THE CREEPING DEATH. (#14 in Series; Vintage Paperback Reprint of the SHADOW Pulp Series; ); de Grant, Maxwell (house Pseudonym Used By Walter B. Gibson) - 1977

New York, NY, USA.: Pyramid Books, 1977. Book. Illus. by STERANKO, Jim / James - Painted Cover Art.. Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 144 Pages; (May 1977 printing); "The lure of gold - that lust which has made men kill throughout the ages - had gripped the enemies of justice. The swindle of the century threatened to put the world at the mercy of either a power-hungry, underhanded financier and his cohorts, or an accentric creator of synthetic gold. But the common purpose which brought Forster, Morsles, and Armagnas to inventor Lucien Partridge did not stop them from cunningly plotting behind each other's backs. Only The Shadow could halt the creation of a Gold Empire. Garbed in black, silently stalking the streets, he alone could triumph over evil. The insidious princes of the underworld would be crushed by this Master Crime-Fighter - 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." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..