The Shadow Strikes #5

Eduardo Barreto's cover for this 1990 DC issue is a clever visual treat — the Shadow looms in the foreground in his signature wide-brimmed hat and scarf, while behind him a muscular, red-shirted figure bursts through shattering glass on the cover of a pulp magazine titled Double Danger Stories. The banner proclaiming "The Greatest Team-Up of All Time!" and the callout featuring the Shadow alongside Doc Savage set an irresistibly pulpy tone for "The Conflagration Man, Chapter 1: Twin Trails," a four-part novel by Jones, Barr, Whigham, and Barreto. Fans of classic pulp adventure will find plenty to love in this atmospheric issue.