Recap / The Shadow

This is an index of recaps of The Shadow Magazine and the radio show it inspired, The Shadow. About 2/3 of the radio shows are lost, including six of the first nine episodes with Orson Welles, and almost all of the episodes from September 1949 to the end of the series in December 1954.

Magazine Stories issues 1- 100

These issues cover the first five years of The Shadow Magazine, from April 1931 until April 1936. Starting in October, 1932, the magazine was bumped from monthly to semi-monthly publication. All of these stories were written by Walter Gibson, under the pen name of Maxwell Grant.

1. The Living Shadow, published April 1, 1931
2. Eyes of the Shadow, published July 1, 1931
3. The Shadow Laughs, published October 1, 1931
4. The Red Menace published November 1, 1931
5. Gangdom's Doom, published December 1, 1931
6. The Death Tower, published January 1, 1932
7. The Silent Seven, published February 1, 1932
8. The Black Master, published March 1, 1932
9. Mobsmen on the Spot, published April 1, 1932
10. Hands in the Dark, published May 1, 1932
11. Double Z, published June 1, 1932
12. The Crime Cult, published July 1, 1932
13. The Blackmail Ring, published August 1, 1932
14. Hidden Death, published September 1, 1932
15. Green Eyes, published October 1, 1932
16. The Ghost Makers, published October 15, 1932
17. The Five Chameleons, published November 1, 1932
18. Dead Men Live, published November 15, 1932
19. The Romanoff Jewels, published December 1, 1932
20. Kings of Crime, published December 15, 1932
21. Shadowed Millions, published January 1, 1933
22. The Creeping Death, published January 15, 1933
23. The Shadow's Shadow, published February 1, 1933
24. Six Men of Evil, published February 15, 1933
25. Fingers of Death, published March 1, 1933
26. Murder Trail, published March 15, 1933
27. The Silent Death, published April 1, 1933
28. The Shadow's Justice, published April 15, 1933
29. The Golden Grotto, published May 1, 1933
30. The Death Giver, published May 15, 1933
31. The Red Blot, published June 1, 1933
32. The Ghost of the Manor, published June 15, 1933
33. The Living Joss, published July 1, 1933
34. The Silver Scourge, published July 15, 1933
35. The Black Hush, published August 1, 1933
36. Isle of Doubt, published August 15, 1933
37. The Grove of Doom, published September 1, 1933
38. Master of Death, published September 15, 1933
39. The Road of Crime, published October 1, 1933
40. The Death Triangle, published October 15, 1933
41. The Killer, published November 1, 1933
42. Mox, published November 15, 1933
43. The Crime Clinic, published December 1, 1933
44. Treasures of Death, published December 15, 1933
45. The Embassy Murders, published January 1, 1934
46. The Wealth Seeker, published January 15, 1934
47. The Black Falcon, published February 1, 1934
48. Gray Fist, published February 15, 1934
49. Circle of Death, published March 1, 1934
50. The Green Box, published March 15, 1934
51. The Cobra, published April 1, 1934
52. Crime Circus, published April 15, 1934
53. Tower of Death, published May 1, 1934
54. Death Clew, published May 15, 1934
55. The Key, published June 1, 1934
56. The Crime Crypt, published June 15, 1934
57. Charg, Monster, published July 1, 1934
58. Chain of Death published July 15, 1934
59. 'The Crime Master, published August 1, 1934
60. Gypsy Vengeance, published August 15, 1934
61. Spoils of The Shadow, published September 1, 1934
62. The Garaucan Swindle, published September 15, 1934
63. Murder Marsh, published October 1, 1934
64. The Death Sleep, published October 15, 1934
65. The Chinese Disks, published November 1, 1934
66. Doom on the Hill, published November 15, 1934
67. The Unseen Killer, published December 1, 1934
68. Cyro, published December 15, 1934
69. The Four Signets, published January 1, 1935
70. The Blue Sphinx, published January 15, 1935
71. The Plot Master, published February 1, 1935
72. The Dark Death, published February 15, 1935
73. Crooks Go Straight, published March 1, 1935
74. Bells of Doom, published March 15, 1935
75. Lingo, published April 1, 1935
76. The Triple Trail, published April 15, 1935
77. The Golden Quest, published May 1, 1935
78. The Third Skull, published May 15, 1935
79. Murder Every Hour, published June 1, 1935
80. The Condor, published June 15, 1935
81. The Fate Joss, published July 1, 1935
82. Atoms of Death, published July 15, 1935
83. The Man From Scotland Yard, published August 1, 1935
84. The Creeper, published August 15, 1935
85. Mardi Gras Mystery, published September 1, 1935
86. The London Crimes, published September 15, 1935
87. The Ribbon Clues, published October 1, 1935
88. The House That Vanished, published October 15, 1935
89. The Chinese Tapestry, published November 1, 1935
90. The Python, published November 15, 1935
91. Zemba, published December 1, 1935
92. The Case of Congressman Coyd, December 15, 1935
93. The Ghost Murders, published January 1, 1936
94. Castle of Doom, published January 15, 1936
95. Death Rides the Skyway, published February 1, 1936
96. The North Woods Mystery, published February 15, 1936
97. The Voodoo Master, published March 1, 1936
98. The Third Shadow, published March 15, 1936
99. The Salamanders, published April 1, 1936
100. The Man From Shanghai, published April 15, 1936

Magazine Stories issues 101- 200

May 1936-June 1940. To help lighten some of Gibson's workload, Theodore Tinsley was brought on to write some of the novels beginning with issue 113, Partners of Peril. A 1932 Shadow story written by Lester Dent as a "tryout" for Street and Smith (and that ultimately won him the job of writing Doc Savage) was likewise dusted off and polished by Gibson for publication around this time.

1. The Gray Ghost published May 1, 1936
2. City of Doom, published May 15, 1936
3. The Crime Oracle published June 1, 1936
4. Murder Town , published June 15, 1936
5. The Yellow Door, published July 1, 1936
6. The Broken Napoleons, published July 15, 1936
7. The Sledgehammer Crimes published August 1, 1936
8. Terror Island, published August 15, 1936
9. The Golden Masks, published September 1, 1936
10. Jibaro Death, published September 15, 1936
11. City of Crime, published October 1, 1936
12. Death by Proxy, published October 15, 1936
13. Partners of Peril by Theodore Tinsley, published November 1, 1936
14. The Strange Disappearance of Joe Cardona, published November 15, 1936
15. Seven Drops of Blood, published December 1, 1936
16. Intimidation, Inc., published December 15, 1936
17. Vengeance is Mine, published January 1, 1937
18. Fox Hound by Theodore Tinsley, published January 15, 1937
19. Loot of Death, published February 1, 1937
20. Quetzal published February 15, 1937
21. Death Token, published March 1, 1937
22. Murder House, published March 15, 1937 :
23. Washington Crime, published April 1, 1937
24. The Masked Headsman, published April 15, 1937
25. The Cup of Confucius by Theodore Tinsley, published May 1, 1937
26. Treasure Trail, published May 15, 1937
27. Brothers of Doom, published June 1, 1937
28. The Shadow's Rival, published June 15, 1937
29. Crime, Insured, published July 1, 1937
30. House of Silence, published July 15, 1937
31. The Shadow Unmasks, published August 1, 1937
32. The Yellow Band, published August 15, 1937
33. Buried Evidence, published September 1, 1937
34. The Radium Murders, published September 15, 1937
35. The Pooltex Tangle by Theodore Tinsley, published October 1, 1937
36. The Keeper's Gold, published October 15, 1937
37. Death Turrets, published November 1, 1937
38. Teeth of the Dragon, published November 15, 1937
39. The Sealed Box, published December 1, 1937
40. Racket Town, published December 15, 1937

Magazine Stories issues 201- 300

July, 1940-February, 1946. The magazine was decreased to digest size during this era, due to paper rationing for World War II.

Magazine Stories issues 301- 325

Walter Gibson was the primary writer until issue 305, when he was fired during a salary dispute and replaced with Bruce Eliot. The stories quickly became In Name Only, with The Shadow not even appearing in some of adventures of the Eliot era, instead featuring Lamont Cranston and Commissioner Weston. As a last-ditch attempt to win back the readership, Gibson was rehired and much of the old style of the glory days of the magazine was restored (including undoing the move to digest size). The changes came too little, too late, and The Shadow Magazine was terminated only four issues after Gibson's return.

1. Malmordo, published July 1, 1946

Belmont Continuation Novels

These were novels written in the '60s that largely, with the exception of the first novel written by Gibson himself, were written by Dennis Lynds and which took a radically different view of the character, placing him in the James Bond style of spy adventure prevalent at the time. to be added

Radio Show: Season 1

1. The Death House Rescue
2. The Red Macaw
3. The Temple Bells of Neban
4. The Three Ghosts
5. Circle of Death
6. The Death Triangle
7. Cold Death
8. The League of Terror
9. Sabotage
10. The Society of the Living Dead
11. The Poison Death
12. The Phantom Voice
13. Hounds in the Hills
14. The Plot Murder
15. The Bride of Death
16. The Silent Avenger
17. The White Legion

Radio Show: Season 1-A (summer series)

1. The Hypnotized Audience
2. Death from the Deep
3. The Firebug
4. The Blind Beggar Dies
5. Power of the Mind
6. The White God
7. Aboard the Steamship Amazon
8. Murders in Wax
9. Message From the Hills
10. The Creeper
11. The Tenor With the Broken Voice
12. Murder on Approval
13. The Tomb of Terror
14. The Old People
15. The Voice of the Trumpet
16. He Died at Twelve
17. The Reincarnation of Michael
18. The Mark of the Bat
19. Revenge on the Shadow
20. The Mine Hunters
21. The Hospital Murders
22. The Caverns of Death
23. Death Under the Chapel
24. The Black Buddha
25. The Witch Drums of Salem
26. Professor X

Radio Show: Season 2

1. Traffic in Death
2. The Black Abbot
3. Death Stalks the Shadow
4. Night Without End
5. Gun Island
6. The Isle of Fear
7. Shyster Payoff
8. Black Rock
9. Death Is Blind
10. Fountain of Death
11. Murder in E Flat
12. Murder by Rescue
13. Guest of Death
14. The Man Who Murdered Time
15. Island of the Devil
16. Ghosts Can Kill
17. Valley of the Living Dead
18. Prelude to Terror
19. The Ghost of Captain Bayloe
20. Hypnotic Death
21. Friend of Darkness
22. Horror in Wax
23. Sabotage by Air
24. Appointment with Death
25. Can the Dead Talk?

Radio Show: Season 3

1. Dead Men Talk
2. The Night Marauders
3. The Diamond Murders
4. Village of Doom
5. House of Fun
6. Phantom Fingerprints
7. Mansion of Madness
8. The Inventor of Death
9. The Shadow Returns
10. The Sandhog Murders
11. Death Shows the Way

Radio Show: Season 4

1. Ghost Town
2. The House of Horror

Radio Show: Season 8

1. The Brief Fame of John Cooper

Radio Show: Season 18

1. Murder in the Sun
2. The Case of the Vanishing Killer
3. The Blackball Murder
4. Heartbeat of Death
5. The Nightmare Combination
6. Murder Before the Storm
7. The Hands of Death
8. Tunnel of Terror
9. The Final Hour
10. The Long Arm of Death