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The Private Files of the Shadow #[nn]

Apr 1989 · DC · 19.95 USD; 24.95 CAD
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This collection brings together the 1989 DC Comics series The Private Files of the Shadow, which delves into the secret history and untold cases of the iconic vigilante. Featuring Lamont Cranston and his ally Margo Lane, the stories explore the Shadow's mysterious origins and his relentless war on crime in a pulp-inspired, modernized setting.

Contains 6 stories
The Doom Puzzle!
20 pp · Crime, Historical
Harry VincentShrevvyOsgood Bamber

In "The Doom Puzzle!", The Shadow faces a cunning adversary as a fortune in worn-out currency is whisked through the streets of New York, with Harry Vincent and Shrevvy hot on the trail. The trail leads to the enigmatic Osgood Bamber, whose motives remain as layered as the puzzle at the heart of the scheme.

Freak Show Murders
20 pp · Crime, Historical
BenzareSpidora [Margo Lane]Damon (villain)Pythias (villain)AlhambraPanchiniAjaxPop SorberSteve KilroyMilton Treft
The Kingdom of the Cobra
20 pp · Crime, Historical
BurbankTim O'ShaugnessyShrevvyHarry VincentWarden Gibson WaltersKing Cobra (villain)

In "The Kingdom of the Cobra," The Shadow and his trusted allies—Tim O'Shaugnessy, Shrevvy, and Harry Vincent—unravel a web of deception when they discover that the notorious crime lord King Cobra has transformed Ainsley Prison into his hidden stronghold. With Warden Gibson Walters either compromised or in league, the team must navigate a fortress of criminal minds, where every cell holds a secret and every guard could be an enemy.

Death Is Bliss!
20 pp · Crime, Historical
ShrevvyClancyBurbankHarry VincentAmbrose "Devil" Devlin (villain)Homer Bliss (villain)Natchez Nate Johnson

In "Death Is Bliss!", the Shadow teams up with Harry Vincent and Margo Lane to dismantle a twisted operation run by the ruthless Homer Bliss, a criminal who profits by eliminating homeless men from his shelter and staging their deaths to help other criminals vanish—giving them new lives under false identities. With the help of a network of informants and a relentless pursuit through the city's underbelly, the Shadow must uncover the truth behind Bliss’s elaborate scheme before another innocent life is erased.

Night of the Ninja
20 pp · Crime, Historical
ShrevvyG. Oyle Proud (villain)Bartlett MogenBurbankHarry Vincent
In the Toils of Wing Fat
15 pp · Crime

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Full credits

artist, inker Mike Kaluta
letterer Ray Holloway
cover pencils, inks Mike Kaluta

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Shadow #1 (1973), The Shadow #2 (1973), The Shadow #3 (1974), The Shadow #4 (1974), The Shadow #6 (1974)

Reprinted in Super Heros #22 (1989), The Shadow #1 (1990), All American Comics #13 (1990), James Bond #11/1990 (1990)

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