“THE SHADOW” Multi-Episode Marathon 09 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio

Play This Episode

2 Votes

Get full-length pulp audiobooks pulp eBooks and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing WeirdDarkness RadioArchives com One of the most popular radio shows in history The Shadow went on the air in August of 1930 Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men The Shadow knows The opening lines of the Detective Story program captivated listeners and are instantly recognizable even today Originally the narrator of the series of macabre tales the eerie voice known as The Shadow became so popular to listeners that Detective Story was soon renamed The Shadow and the narrator became the star of the old-time mystery radio series which ran until 1954 A figure never seen only heard the Shadow was an invincible crime fighter He possessed many gifts which enabled him to overcome any enemy Besides his tremendous strength he could defy gravity speak any language unravel any code and become invisible with his famous ability to cloud men s minds Along with his team of operatives the Shadow battled adversaries with chilling names like The Black Master Kings of Crime The Five Chameleons and of course The Red Menace The Shadow s exploits were also avidly followed by readers in The Shadow magazine which began in 1931 following the huge success of the old-time mystery radio program The magazine was published by Street amp Smith who had also sponsored the old-time mystery radio program Over the course of 18 years Street amp Smith published 325 issues of The Shadow each one containing a novel about the sinister crime fighter These stories were written by Maxwell Grant a fictional name created by the publishing company Although several different people wrote under the pseudonym Walter B Gibson wrote most of the stories 282 in all Most of the novels published have been reprinted in paperback and The Shadow adventures remain popular today with Shadow comic books magazines toys games cds and cassettes of old-time radio shows and books bringing top dollar among collectors the world over 00 00 00 000 INTRODUCTION00 01 54 735 The Crystal Globe October 03 1943 00 30 34 896 The Juggernaut December 26 1943 00 59 03 948 Death To The Shadow March 12 1944 01 28 07 124 Brief Fame of John Cooper March 11 1945 01 56 57 513 The Case of the Burning Skull March 18 1945 02 22 28 431 The Destroyer March 25 1945 02 51 02 158 The Little Man Who Wasn t There April 08 1945 03 20 16 979 Out of This World October 21 1945 03 47 50 972 Spotlight On The Duchess November 04 1945 04 15 16 627 Etched With Acid Marcy 17 1946 LOW QUALITY04 40 16 669 The Walking Corpse March 24 1946 LOW QUALITYSOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS This episode is sponsored by http RadioArchives comWeird Darkness Retro Radio theme by Storyblocks I have come into the world as a light so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness John 12 46Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https weirddarkness com eternaldarknessWeirdDarkness – is a registered trademark Copyright Weird Darkness 2024 CUSTOM WEBPAGE https weirddarkness com theshadow-marathon-009Click here to visit this podcast episode