The first issue was released a few months ago and being a fan of the property, naturally I paid for a subscription. The second issue just arrived in the mail this week and like the first issue it contains articles, profiles, artwork, reviews, and interviews about the pulp-radio-comic book character known as The Shadow.
Reprinting the Table of Contents so you can see what all is included in this issue:
- Staff, Contributors, & Corrections
- Editorial: It Takes A Village To Grow A Pulp Journal - Steve Donoso
- Stories of World History and The Shadow, Part 1 - 1941: Hitler’s Astrologer - Malcolm Deeley looks at how The Shadow was sometimes skillfully blended into world events.
- Shadow Play - Will Murray reflects on the process and surprises that he and Anthony Tollin experienced in pairing Shadow novels for the Nostalgia Ventures/Sanctum Books Shadow novel reprints.
- The Shadow’s New York - Steve Donoso collaborates with the work of noted 20th century photographer Berenice Abbott to create a photo and text essay of New York in the 1930s during The Shadow’s time.
- Casting A Long Shadow: The Dark Avenger in Military Heraldry - Tim King discovers Shadowy imagery in the Military and Intelligence Services.
- Book Review: Will Murray’s Master of Mystery: The Rise of The Shadow - Steve Donoso reviews Will Murray’s recent and fascinating non-fiction volume of Shadow essays and interviews.
- Comments & Letters
- The Shadow Laffs - John Sies offers another Shadowed Circle Cartoon.
- The Shadow: Mysterious Being of the Night - The Pulp Years, Part 1 - Todd Severin and Keith Holt detail the history of The Shadow’s pulp years.
- The Shadow and The Explorers Club - Julián Puga proposes that The Shadow may very well have been a member of The Explorers Club.
The most fascinating article in the latest issue is Steve Donoso's view of what New York City looked like in the 1930s during the time period these Shadow pulp adventures took place.
If you are a fan of THE SHADOW, click the link below and buy issue #1 and #2 today.
