Mobsmen on the Spot
Encyclopedia
"Mobsmen on the Spot" was the ninth pulp magazine
story to feature The Shadow
. Written by Walter B. Gibson
, it was submitted for publication as "The Shadow fights the Rackets" on December 4, 1931, and published as "Mobsmen on the Spot" in the April 1, 1932, issue of The Shadow Magazine.
Pulp magazine
Pulp magazines , also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long...
story to feature The Shadow
The Shadow
The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town"...
. Written by Walter B. Gibson
Walter B. Gibson
Walter Brown Gibson was an American author and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow...
, it was submitted for publication as "The Shadow fights the Rackets" on December 4, 1931, and published as "Mobsmen on the Spot" in the April 1, 1932, issue of The Shadow Magazine.
Summary
- Shadow Disguises: himself and Lamont Cranston.
- Shadow Agents: Cliff Marsland, Clyde Burke, Burbank
- Plot: Warehouse owners are approached by an "Association" and offered 'protectionProtection racketA protection racket is an extortion scheme whereby a criminal group or individual coerces a victim to pay money, supposedly for protection services against violence or property damage. Racketeers coerce reticent potential victims into buying "protection" by demonstrating what will happen if they...
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