{"product_id":"dark-avenger-the-strange-saga-of-the-shadow-hardcover","title":"DARK AVENGER The Strange Saga of the Shadow Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\n\nWill Murray edited \u003cem\u003eDuende, \u003c\/em\u003ea magazine devoted to The Shadow, for many years. When he wrote the prequel to this volume, \u003cem\u003eThe Rise of the Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e, he purposely held back on his interviews with \u003cstrong\u003eWalter Gibson, Theodore Tinsley \u003c\/strong\u003eand 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.\n\nOriginal cover by \u003cstrong\u003eJoe DiVito. \u003c\/strong\u003eInside illustrations culled from the long-running Shadow fan magazine, \u003cem\u003eDuende, \u003c\/em\u003eby \u003cstrong\u003eFrank Hamilton\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRick Roe\u003c\/strong\u003e. Also great photos of Shadow writers, radio players and others, and more interesting bonus artwork.\n\nThe Shadow's secrets are finally laid bare?\n\nMany 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.\n\nFor only The Shadow truly knows….\n\n\u003cem\u003eDark Avenger: The Strange Saga of The Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e is the companion volume to \u003cem\u003eMaster of Darkness: The Rise of the Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e.\n\nThe hardcover edition has a different back cover than the trade edition, a handsome shadow painting, otherwise the contents are the same.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Image Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59640485282078,"sku":"DARAVH","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/daravh-dark-avenger-strange-saga-of-the-shadow-hc-book.jpg?v=1784498064","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/dark-avenger-the-strange-saga-of-the-shadow-hardcover","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}