“THE SHADOW” Multi-Episode Marathon 10 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio

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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 Dreams of Death April 28 1946 00 32 38 460 They Kill With a Silver Hatchet May 26 1946 01 00 10 724 Death In a Minor Key June 02 1946 01 28 05 300 The Juggernaut November 06 1946 Australian Episode 01 56 34 171 The Gang Doctor November 24 1946 02 24 56 565 The Devil Takes a Wife December 08 1946 02 52 52 835 Murder On The Main Stem December 15 1946 03 22 44 071 The Scent of Death February 02 1947 03 50 55 383 The Shadow s Revenge May 11 1947 04 16 05 859 Seance With Death May 25 1947 04 46 03 957 Air Freight Fracas June 08 1947 SOURCES 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-010Click here to visit this podcast episode