A figure never seen, only heard, the Shadow was an invincible crime fighter. He possessed many gifts which enabled him to overcome any enemy. Besides his tremendous strength, he could defy gravity, speak any language, unravel any code, and become invisible with his famous ability to "cloud men's minds." Along with his team of operatives, the Shadow battled adversaries with chilling names like The Black Master, Kings of Crime, The Five Chameleons, and, of course, The Red Menace.
A killer in prison manages to enact his revenge on those who sent him up by placing their dead bodies in a wax museum.
Unknown to the passengers, munitions for a band of revolutionaries are being smuggled on the luxury steamship "Amazon." When the conspirators find out that their plans might be thwarted, they plan to blow up the ship, killing those on board.
The Shadow and Margot visit an island to find out why a dozen ships have vanished in "The Graveyard of the Pacific."
When "Singing Jim," a blind street singer, is killed, The Shadow goes after a band of extortionists who prey on the city's street beggars
The Shadow rescues Margot Lane who's been kidnapped by pyromaniacs.
In the past three months eighteen ships, all of varying size and service, and all from different countries, have been mysteriously attacked and sunk in the Atlantic, creating a worldwide panic with passenger reservations and freight shipments being cancelled, and even frightened crews deserting their ships.
An inmate who's about to go to the electric chair, convinces his bother to seek revenge on those who put him on death row.
A demented old hag living with her hunchback son kidnaps four boys and holds them captive in their mansion. Two criminals also stay in the mansion, using the place as a hideout. When The Shadow tries to rescue the boys, a pack of vicious dogs are released and chase him up a tree.
A phony mystic conducts seances at society parties in order to rob the women of their jewels. Commissioner Weston believes The Shadow is behind the theft, but Lamont proves him wrong and reveals how the mystic is able to distract his audience, so that he can commit his crime without notice.
A man who's looking for a job mistakenly becomes involved with a bank robbery. He is later sentenced to death for a cop killing he didn't commit. The Shadow investigates and locates a missed piece of evidence, which helps free the wrongly accused man.