MURDER TRAIL. (#18 in Series; Vintage Paperback Reprint of the SHADOW Pulp Series; );

New York, NY, USA.: JOVE Publication / HBJ (Hartcourt Brace Jovanovich) Books Pub, 1977. Book. Illus. by STERANKO, Jim / James - Painted Cover Art.. FINE+, Near New. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 159 Pages; "A European philanthropist was sending a secret emissary to America to collect money for the good of mankind. But where money was involved, no secret could be knept from the overlord of crime! The emissary himself was the first to die. Then followed cold-blooded murder after cold-blooded murder-and with every innocent soul who died, more millions of dollars heaped up in the dark coffers of the underworld. The police were baffled - for this was the work of an archvillain who called himself only 'Crix,' a criminal genius so adept at covering his tracks that no man alive could discern them. No man, that is, except one. And in the darkness that man watched and waited, following the murder trait, employing all his uncanny powers, fingering the triggers of his two huge-mouthed automatics inpreparation for the blazing confrontation with evil. It was The Shadow! A strange creature clad in black, with the power to cloud men's minds which he learned in the Orient, and a mocking laugh which is the avenger's chilling note of triumph. The Shadow is one of the most exciting suspense figures of all time." *** SCARCE in HIGH GRADE Collectible Condition, as with this beautiful example; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..