The Shadow Fan

The Shadow (1929-2004) Radio Shows

The first radio show to star The Shadow was called Detective Story Hour and it began on July 31, 1930. In this radio show series The Shadow was just the narrator. Then due to fan response The Shadow starred in his own radio show called The Shadow which started on September 26, 1937 and ended in 1954. The Shadow radio show was the most successful radio show ever! Voice actors were replaced many times over all those seasons for all different reasons. Most went seeking another career.

In the 1980s a biography about The Shadow radio show was made. In it they interview many members of the cast. I hope you enjoy this historical gem.
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Below is a list that has all the known broadcasts of The Shadow radio show!

37.09.26_The Death House Rescue
37.10.17_ Murder by the Dead
37.10.24_ The Temple Bells of Neban
37.10.31_ The Three Ghosts
37.11.28_ Circle of Death
37.12.12_ The Death Triangle
37.12.26_ The Voice of Death
38.01.09_ League of Terror
38.01.16_ Sabotage
38.01.23_ Society of the Living Dead
38.01.30_ The Poison Death
38.02.06_ The Phantom Voice
38.02.13_ The House of Horror
38.02.20_ Hounds in the Hills
38.02.27_ The Plot Murder
38.03.06_ The Bride of Death
38.03.13_ The Silent Avenger
38.03.20_ The White Leigon
38.04.17_ The Blind Beggar Dies
38.04.24_ Power of the Mind
38.05.19_ The Fire Bug
38.05.21_ Murder on Approval
38.06.05_ Hypnotized Audience
38.06.12_ Death from the Deep
38.06.19_ The Fire Bug
38.06.26_ The Blind Beggar Dies
38.07.10_ The White God
38.07.17_ Aboard the Steamship Amazon
38.07.24_ Murder Sin Wax
38.07.31_ Message from the Hills
38.08.07_ The Creeper
38.08.14_ Tenor with the Broken Voice
38.08.21_ Murder on Approval
38.08.28_ Tomb of Terror
38.09.04_ Death under the Chapel
38.09.11_ Caverns of Death
38.09.25_ Traffic in Death
38.10.02_ The Black Abbot
38.10.09_ Death Stalks the Shadow
38.10.16_ Night Without End
38.10.23_ Gun Island
38.10.30_ The Isle of Fear
38.11.06_ The Shyster Payoff
38.11.13_ Black Rock
38.11.20_ Death Is Blind
38.12.04_ Murder in E Flat - *Warning* A bit disturbing
38.12.18_ Guest of Death - *Warning* A bit disturbing
39.01.01_ The Man Who Murdered Time
39.01.08_ Island of the Devil
39.01.15_ Ghosts Can Kill
39.01.22_ The Valley of the Living Dead
39.01.29_ Prelude to Terror
39.02.05_ The Ghost of Captain Bayloe
39.02.12_ Hypnotic Death
39.02.19_ Friend of Darkness
39.02.26_ Horror in Wax
39.03.05_ Sabotage by Air
39.03.12_ Appointment with Death
39.03.19_ Can the Dead Talk?
39.09.24_ Dead Men Talk
39.10.01_ The Night Marauders
39.10.22_ The House of Fun
39.10.29_ Phantom Fingerprints
39.11.05_ Mansion of Madness
39.11.12_ The Inventor of Death
39.11.19_ The Shadow Returns
39.11.26_ The Sandhog Murders
39.12.03_ Death Shows the Way
39.12.10_ The Flight of the Vulture
39.12.17_ Murder Incorporated
39.12.24_ The Stockings Were Hung
39.12.31_ The Cat That Killed
40.01.07_ Murder in the Death House
40.01.21_ The Precipice Called Death
40.02.04_ The Return of Carnation Charlie
40.02.11_ Death Is an Art
40.03.03_ Death on the Bridge
40.03.10_ The Laughing Corpse
40.03.17_ Murderer’s Vanity
40.03.24_ The Plot That Failed
40.09.29_ Death in a Minor Key
40.10.06_ Ghost Town
40.10.13_ The Isle of the Living Dead
40.10.20_ The Oracle of Death
40.10.27_ The Mark of the Black Widow
40.11.03_ The Creeper
40.11.10_ Carnival of Death
40.11.17_ The House of Horror
40.11.24_ The Green Man
40.12.01_ The Curse of Shiva
40.12.08_ The Voice of Death
40.12.15_ The Killer’s Rendezvous
40.12.22_ Joey’s Christmas Story
40.12.29_ The Ghost of the Stair
41.01.05_ The Leopard Strikes
41.01.12_ Ghost Building
41.01.19_ The Shadow Challenged
41.01.26_ The Ghost of Caleb Mackenzie
41.02.02_ Nightmare at Gaelsberry
41.02.09_ The Man Who Lived Thrice
41.02.16_ The Phantom Voyage
41.02.23_ The Chess Club Murders
41.03.02_ Death Rides a Broomstick
41.03.09_ Murder Underground
41.03.16_ The Ghost Walks Again
41.03.23_ Death Prowls at Night
41.03.30_ Voodoo
41.04.06_ Murder from the Grave
41.04.13_ Death on the Rails
41.10.19_ The Hoodoo Ship
41.11.16_ Case of the Three Frightened Police Men
41.11.23_ The Circle of Light
42.02.01_ The Return of Anatole Chevanic
42.02.15_ Death Speaks Twice
42.02.22_ Death Gives an Encore
42.03.15_ Altar of Death
42.10.24_ Mystery of Mad Mans Deep
42.11.01_ Death Keeps a Deadline
42.11.08_ The Wailing Corpse
42.11.22_ The Lady in Black
42.12.06_ Death Shoots an Arrow
43.02.28_ The Touch of Death
43.09.26_ The Gibbering Things
43.10.03_ The Crystal Globe
43.12.05_ Bubbling Death
43.12.19_ Club of Doomn
44.02.06_ A Pass to Death
44.03.12_ Death to the Shadow
44.03.19_ Drums of Doom
44.11.19_ The Man Who Dreamed Too Much
45.01.21_ Death Is Dust Around the Corner
45.02.11_ The Face of Death
45.03.11_ The Brief Fame of John Copper
45.03.25_ The Destroyer
45.04.08_ The Little Man Who Wasn’t There
45.11.04_ Spotlight on the Duchess
45.11.11_ Spider Boy
46.01.27_ Dream of Death
46.02.03_ Murder with Music
46.02.10_ The Living Dead
46.03.03_ Island of Ancient Death
46.03.10_ The Ghost Without a Face
46.03.17_ Etched with Acid
46.03.24_ The Walking Corpse
46.03.31_ Mind over Murder
46.04.07_ The Ghost Wore a Silver Slipper
46.04.14_ The Unburied Dead
46.04.21_ Gorilla Man
46.04.28_ Dreams of Death
46.05.05_ The White Witchman of Lawaiki
46.05.12_ The Bride Wore Black
46.05.19_ The Touch of Death
46.05.26_ They Kill with a Silver Hatchet
46.06.02_ Death In A Minor Key
46.10.13_ Curse of the Cat
46.10.13_ The Valley of Living Terror
46.10.20_ Blood Money
46.11.24_ Gang Doctor
46.12.01_ Makeup for Murder
46.12.08_ The Devil Takes a Wife
46.12.15_ Murders on the Main Stem
46.12.22_ The Fine Art of Murder
46.12.29_ Shadow of Suspicion
47.01.05_ The Werewolf of Hamilton Mansion
47.01.12_ The Cat and the Killer
47.01.26_ Death by Imagination
47.01.26_ Death by Imagination
47.02.02_ The Scent of Death
47.02.23_ The Witch of the Crescent Moon
47.04.27_ Death Stakes a Handout
47.05.04_ Suicide League
47.05.11_ The Shadow’s Revenge
47.05.18_ Death Rides High
47.05.25_ Seance with Death
47.06.01_ Spider Boy
47.09.07_ The Phantom of the Lighthouse
47.09.14_ When the Grave Is Open
47.09.21_ The Face
47.09.21_ The Face
47.09.28_ Death Takes the Wheel
47.10.05_ The Curse of the Gypsies
47.10.19_ The Ruby of Karvahl
47.10.26_ Death Hunt
47.11.02_ Death Has Eight Arms
47.11.16_ Doom and the Limping Man
47.11.23_ The Comic Strip Killer
47.11.30_ Murder and the Medium
47.12.21_ A Gift of Murder
47.12.28_ Terrible Legend of Crownshield
48.01.04_ The Chill of Death
48.01.11_ The Bones of the Dragon
48.01.18_ Death and the Black Fedora
48.01.25_ The House That Death Built
48.02.01_ One Dead and Two to Go
48.02.08_ The Thing in the Cage
48.02.15_ The Terror at Wolf’s Head Knoll
48.02.22_ The Nursery Rhyme Murders
48.02.29_ The Man Who Was Death,
48.03.07_ The Beast of Darrow House
48.03.14_ Stake outs
48.03.21_ Death Coils to Strike
48.03.28_ Death and the Easter Bonnet
48.04.04_ The Ghost That Gleams
48.05.02_ The Legend of the Living Swamp
48.05.09_ Reflection of Death
48.05.16_ The Giant of Madras
48.09.12_ Murder at Dead Man’s Inn
48.09.19_ Revenge Is - Murder!
48.09.26_ Death Is a Coloured Dream
48.10.03_ The Phantom Racketeer
48.10.10_ A Mask for Murder
48.10.17_ Dead Man’s Ride
48.10.24_ The Drum of Obi
48.10.31_ Murder by a Corpse
48.11.07_ Evil in the House
48.11.28_ The Wig Makers of Doom Street
49.01.02_ Death and the Crown of Odalph
49.02.20_ Trail of the Knifer
49.02.27_ Collectors of Death
49.03.06_ Until Death Do Us Part
49.03.13_ The Ring of Mahlalayee
49.04.17_ Death And The Easter Bonnet
49.05.29_ Monkey Woman
49.06.05_ Preview of Terror
54.03.28_ Death in the Deep
54.06.27_ The Vengeance of Angela

1970s Shadow convention
Air Freight Fracas
The Computer Calculates but the Shadow Knows!

The Shadow references on the radio
Listerine® Pocket Packs® (2001)
In the radio commercial for Listerine® Pocket Packs® (2001), there is a spoof of Orson Welles’s version of the radio Shadow.

WKYS 93.9 FM radio
Around 6:45am the DJs on the WKYS 93.9 FM radio morning show in Potomac, Maryland, were discussing hilarious fictional horoscopes when The Master of Darkness popped up (2003).

They got into this conversation which I forgot what it was even about, but one of the hosts actually said “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!” and that just made my day already! Then the other host says “What you talkin’ about!?” and he replies “Good times good times.”