What really got my attention was the cover (art by Graves Gladney). The cover features Lamont Cranston getting the third degree from Detective Joe Cardona! The cover proclaims, "Not even Joe Cardona thought of connecting Lamont Cranston, being grilled under the glaring light, with The Shadow!" The cover price was 10 cents.
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The table of contents indicate there is a complete Shadow novel as told to Maxwell Grant! It also includes three "thrilling stories" and regular Shadow magazine features of The Shadow Club, Codes, and Highlights on The Shadow.
Here are some pages from the inside of the magazine.
The back page is a full page ad for Lucky Strikes cigarettes.
There are a couple of interesting things about this issue. First, in the Highlights on The Shadow section it talks about the upcoming issue of The Shadow that readers won't want to miss, for the next issue will be the premier of Shiwan Khan! They also say that readers will want to get the cover, painted by Graves Gladney, and frame it!
The second item of interest is the mention of a Shadow photo that would be available to readers, they just had to mail in a 3 cent stamp to receive it. However, prior to that, readers would have to cut out and mail in 3 coupons for the picture. It says, "you'll have a nice print suitable for framing to put in your room, den, or club rooms. The Shadow's signature is printed in the bottom corner, and the picture is on card stock strong enough to be tacked to a wall without a frame." This is my first time hearing of such a photo - do any Shadow fans know what this photo looked like?
I hope you enjoy this brief look at the September 1, 1939 issue of The Shadow magazine!
