DARK AVENGER The Strange Saga of the Shadow Hardcover

The inside story of The Shadow's transition from mysterioso broadcaster to a crime-fighting detective who rivaled Sherlock Holmes and inspired Batman. Packed with numerous quotes from the creators responsible for bringing The Shadow to life, this book explores and illuminates his legendary history through the pulp years, broken into seven distinct periods from 1931 to 1949. Will Murray edited Duende, a magazine devoted to The Shadow, for many years. When he wrote the prequel to this volume, The Rise of the Shadow, he purposely held back on his interviews with Walter Gibson, Theodore Tinsley and others, and over ten years he revised and adapted them into this excellent companion volume. Will's acknowledgements list reads like a who's who of pulp history, from Jim Steranko and John Nanovic, to Bob Sampson and publisher Ken Crossen. Original cover by Joe DiVito. Inside illustrations culled from the long-running Shadow fan magazine, Duende, by Frank Hamilton and Rick Roe. Also great photos of Shadow writers, radio players and others, and more interesting bonus artwork. The Shadow's secrets are finally laid bare? Many believe him to be millionaire world traveler, Lamont Cranston. But the master avenger also claimed other identities, and there were whispers that he may have been someone else entirely. For only The Shadow truly knows…. Dark Avenger: The Strange Saga of The Shadow is the companion volume to Master of Darkness: The Rise of the Shadow. The hardcover edition has a different back cover than the trade edition, a handsome shadow painting, otherwise the contents are the same.