Shadow Comics #v2#5 (v2#4) [16]
(May 1942)

Street and Smith, 1940 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bimonthly
On-sale Date
1942-02-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Street & Smith Publications Inc.
Editing
William De Grouchy (credited as William DeGrouchy) (editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia incorrectly labels this as vol 2 no 5, but the cover correctly has it as vol 2 no 4.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2. There are two entries in the Catalog of Copyright Entries of Vol. 2 #5: one with a publication date of May 1942 and one with a publication date of July 1942.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Shadow / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Vernon Greene (signed as V V G)
Inks
Vernon Greene (signed as V V G)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Shadow [Lamont Cranston]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Shadow / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Gibson (credited as Maxwell Grant)
Pencils
Vernon Greene (signed as Vernon V. Greene)
Inks
Vernon Greene (signed as Vernon V. Greene)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am Shiwan Khan, the Golden Master
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Shadow [Lamont Cranston]; Shiwan Khan (villain, introduction); Margo Lane; Moe Shrevnitz; Commissioner Weston
Reprints
  • from The Shadow daily (Ledger Syndicate) 1941-04-21 - 1941-07-26 [The story: The Shadow vs. Shiwan Khan.]

Indexer Notes

This story was adapted from the pulp story "The Golden Master" by Walter Gibson [as Maxwell Grant] appeared in The Shadow (Street and Smith, 1937 series) v31#2 (September 15, 1939).

The writer's credit was originally given as Otto Binder.

[The Missing Four Months] (Table of Contents: 2)

Danny Garrett / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Formes ?
Pencils
Pete Riss
Inks
Pete Riss
Colors
?
Letters
?

And Here's News of the Comics (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
William De Grouchy ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
An article on William DeGrouchy's speech about comics mentioned that Walter Gibson, Jack Binder, and Robert McCay were in attendance.

There is another item on The Shadow radio program noting that members of Orson Wells' Mercury Theatre are currently involved.

And a third advertises a Street and Smith 64 page publication, How to Draw for the Comics"(1942 series).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Supersnipe / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
George Marcoux (credited)
Pencils
George Marcoux (credited)
Inks
George Marcoux (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And so, the cause of freedom was served
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Supersnipe [Koppy McFad]; Emma McFad (Supersnipe's mother)

[The Summons of King Morpheus] (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Nemo / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder (credited as R. Windsor McCay)
Pencils
Bob McCay (credited as R. Windsor McCay)
Inks
Bob McCay (credited as R. Windsor McCay)
Colors
Bob McCay ?
Letters
Bob McCay

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Little Nemo; King Morpheus; the Princess; Mr. Presto; Prof. Figgers; Flip; Impie; Peppy

The Adventure of the Mayan Museum (Table of Contents: 6)

The Shadow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Gibson (credited as Maxwell Grant)
Pencils
Bill Smith (credited as William Smith)
Inks
Bill Smith (credited as William Smith)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Shadow [Lamont Cranston]; Xitli [Eugene Brendle] (introduction, death); Margo Lane

Indexer Notes

This story was adapted from the pulp story "Xitli, God of Fire" by Walter Gibson [as Maxwell Grant] which appeared in The Shadow (Street and Smith, 1937 series) v36#1 (211) (December 1940).

[Jad Wallace] (Table of Contents: 7)

Air Warden Cadets / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Binder (signed as Binder)
Inks
Jack Binder (signed as Binder)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Shadow
  2. 1. ["I am Shiwan Khan, the Golden Master"]
    The Shadow
  3. 2. [The Missing Four Months]
    Danny Garrett
  4. 3. And Here's News of the Comics
  5. 4. ["And so, the cause of freedom was served"]
    Supersnipe
  6. 5. [The Summons of King Morpheus]
    Little Nemo
  7. 6. The Adventure of the Mayan Museum
    The Shadow
  8. 7. [Jad Wallace]
    Air Warden Cadets
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Nuno Miranda
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Allen Ross
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky