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Walter Brown Gibson (September 12, 1897 – December 6, 1985) was an American writer and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant , wrote "more than 300 novel-length" Shadow stories, writing up to "10,000 words a day" to satisfy public demand during the ...
The Shadow is a fictional character created by American magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson.Originally created to be a mysterious radio show narrator, [2] and developed into a distinct literary character in 1931 by Gibson, The Shadow has been adapted into other forms of media, including American comic books, comic strips, serials, video games, and at least five ...
The first of these novels, Return of the Shadow, was the only one written by Walter B. Gibson. The rest were pastiches written by Dennis Lynds (a.k.a. Michael Collins). 326. Return of The Shadow, published September 1, 1963 (a new novel written by Walter B. Gibson) 327. The Shadow Strikes by Dennis Lynds, published October 1, 1964; 328.
Maxwell Grant was a pen name used by the authors of The Shadow pulp magazine stories from the 1930s to 1960s. [1] [2]Street & Smith, the publishers of The Shadow, hired author Walter B. Gibson to create and write the series based on popular interest in the character who was first used as a radio narrator.
Cover to The Living Shadow from The Shadow Magazine #1, April 1931. Art by Modest Stein.. The Living Shadow was the first pulp novel to feature The Shadow.Written by Walter B. Gibson, it was submitted for publication as Murder in the Next Room on January 23, 1931, and published as The Living Shadow in the April 1, [citation needed] 1931 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
Walter B. Gibson’s Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring’’ (1976) ... A Guide to Their Use in Daily Living (by the author of The Shadow), with Litzka R. Gibson;
The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible and is attempting domination of major financial and business concerns. Victor Jory's Shadow is faithful to the radio character, especially the radio show's signature: the sinister chuckle of the invisible Shadow as he confronts the villain or his ...
The Shadow Strikes is a 1937 black and white American film based on the story Ghost of the Manor written by Walter B. Gibson under the pen name Maxwell Grant. [1] [2] The Shadow was featured on a popular radio show and also as a pulp magazine crime fighter. The film was directed by Lynn Shores and stars Rod La Rocque [3] as Lamont