The Shadow Strikes #21

The Shadow looms large on Eduardo Barreto's cover — hat pulled low, red scarf billowing, pistol leveled straight at the reader — while behind him a woman in a purple gown struggles against a knife-wielding attacker as the ominous tagline "The Revenge of Shiwan Khan!" sets the stakes. Gerard Jones scripts the interior tale "Two Million Eyes!" with art by Rod Whigham and inks by Gerry Fernandez, promising the kind of pulp-tinged intrigue that made this 1991 DC series such a satisfying revival of the classic crimefighter. Fans of hardboiled heroics and atmospheric villainy will find plenty to draw them in here.