Friday, April 30, 2021

90th Anniversary Special! - 'GANGDOM'S DOOM' and 'THE SHADOW STRIKES: GANGLAND DOOMED'

 



"Nick Savoli," said the sinister voice, "you have led a life of crime. While you were one of
many, you were ordinary. Now you believe yourself supreme. You are wrong. 
You are dangerous—that is all. 
You are mistaken when you believe that you are supreme."

"Is this a warning?" asked Savoli, with a grim smile. "Or is it a threat?"
"It is a judgment," said The Shadow sternly. 

-Gangdom's Doom, 1931


Artwork by Tom Lovell

The Shadow turns 90 years old! 
The Shadowcast commemorates the event with dueling automatics ablaze! Twin crime tales set in
Chicago's Gangland!

First, it's the formative 1931 masterpiece, where The Shadow outwits an obvious stand-in for Al Capone and the Chicago Mob, 'GANGDOM'S DOOM'!

Artwork by Jerome Rozen

Then, The Shadow returns 4 years later, in comic book form, to deal with the fallout of Al Capone's fall in DC Comics' 'THE SHADOW STRIKES: GANGLAND DOOMED!'


Artwork by Eduardo Barreto

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1 comment:

  1. Bradford

    Does Razorfist ever discuss how Gibson came up with the Shadow as well as the influences?
    To me one of them is Arsene Lupin. He was a master of disguises. One of the more vivid is in Madame Castrilago.

    xavier

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