THE SHADOW RADIO SHOW PUBLICITY STILL PHOTO BLUE COAL ANTHRACITE 1930S VG

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Up for your consideration is an 8" x 10" publicity still sent to listeners of the radio show "The Shadow". Photo says "Compliments of 'blue coal' America's Finest Anthracite The ShadowCondition: The photo is in very good condition. There is a small corner crease and a small chip on the lower left edge. Minor wear to the other corners. There is a thin white line on the hat and a small white line on the middle left side. Please see the photos and zoom in for a good look at the condition. Please view all photos as they are intended to be part of the descriptionAdditional history of The Shadow radio show follows and I think dates this photo to the 1930s-- Radio History of The ShadowPulp magazine publisher Street and Smith decided that instead of advertising their magazines on newsstands, they would try something new: radio. In 1930, they sponsored a weekly show called the Detective Story Hour featuring adaptations of mystery stories from their magazine of the same name. The shows were first announced, then later narrated by a strange and shadowy figure named - appropriately - The Shadow. The voice was done by James La Curto, and later Frank Readick Jr.Much to Street and Smith's amazement, it was the narrator that became more popular than the show. Audiences were requesting for "that Shadow Detective Magazine". Walter B. Gibson was soon read more
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