The Shadow Magazine #225

Recently I was able to add another original Shadow magazine to my collection.  It is the July 1, 1941 issue (the 225th issue in The Shadow series) which features the story, "The Star of Delhi."  

What's unique about this issue is it is only the second Shadow story to include Margo Lane.  As you may know, Margo Lane is a character that was created for The Shadow radio show which began airing in 1937 and it wasn't until 1941 that Margo's character was included in The Shadow magazines.  Margo's first appearance in The Shadow magazine was in the June 15, 1941 issue in the story "The Thunder King."

The cover features a great action scene with The Shadow fighting a muscular man and a policeman shooting from a window.  The cover art was by Graves Gladney.  It shows that The Shadow was published twice a month, and had a cover price of 10 cents.

The table of contents announces that it contains a complete Shadow novel entitled "The Star of Delhi" as wells as two short stories and regular Shadow magazine features of codes, The Shadow Club, etc.

Here are some of the pages featuring some great artwork, including pictures of some of The Shadow's agents!

These are pictures of Highlights on The Shadow, The Shadow Club and Codes.  These were regular features in The Shadow magazines.  I really wish they would reprint the Codes in The Shadow story reprints!

Here's the back cover which is a full-page ad for Chesterfield cigarettes.  Inside the magazine are ads for products that are still on the market today - Pepsi, Listerine, and Gillette razors to name a few!

On final interesting note about this issue is the information in The Shadow Club section.  It tells the readers to keep their eyes and ears open for "Fifth Columnists" that may seek to sabotage or spy on our country.  Remember, this magazine was published in July of 1941.  At this time WWII was being fought in Europe but the US had not entered the fight.  The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor would happen in just a few months, propelling our nation into the war.  It's always interesting to me to read things from around this time as it gives us a little insight into what was happening in our nation and how it influenced even the information printed in The Shadow magazine!