Pulp Action (1999) comic books 1999

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The Mystery of the Sealed Box. Stories by Walter B. Gibson. Art and cover by Vernon Greene. Reprints of the 1940 newspaper comic strip The Shadow, from the Ledger Syndicate. The mysterious crime-fighter with the haunting laugh becomes one of the first pulp heroes to make the leap to comics. This issue features the very first Shadow comics, as a businessman is murdered over the contents of a mysterious sealed box. When The Shadow is blamed for the murder, he must rely on his civilian identity, wealthy Lamont Cranston, to uncover political corruption and expose the real killers. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.