The Thing in the Swamp - The Shadow | 01/18/1942 (Ep241)

About this episode

This episode features The Shadow, a fictional crime fighter with unique abilities, originally created for radio.

The Shadow was a fictional character created by American magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson . He was an invincible crime fighter who possessed many gifts which enabled him to overcome any enemy. In addition to his great strength, he defied gravity, spoke any language, unraveled any codes and most notably, he became invisible with his ability to "cloud men's minds." The Shadow was originally created to be a mysterious radio show narrator but developed into a distinct literary character. The Shadow has been adapted in many forms of media, such as American comic books, comic strips, serials, video games, and at least five feature films. Hope you enjoy this episode of The Shadow! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. Podcasts @ Apple | Spreaker | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon

Topics covered

• The Shadow
• crime fighter
• radio drama
• invisibility
• adaptations

Keywords

• The Shadow
• Walter B. Gibson
• crime fighter
• radio show
• invisibility
• adaptations
• Old Time Radio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Street & Smith

Books & works: The Shadow

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