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Shadow: The Master of Darkness Books in Order

Shadow: The Master of Darkness contains 74 books, published between 1931 and 1967. The first book is The Living Shadow (1931) and the newest is Destination: Moon (1967). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
74
Published
1931–1967
Pages on record
2,610 in 18 of 74 books
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Shadow: The Master of Darkness is a pulp crime series built around the Shadow, a masked figure working against gangs and criminal conspiracies. The Living Shadow (1931) opens the run and Destination: Moon (1967) closes it, 74 books in total. Early titles set the tone: Eyes of the Shadow, Gangdom's Doom, Death Tower and The Black Master. The median volume runs 140 pages, and the 1930s produced most of the series.

How many Shadow: The Master of Darkness books are there?

Shadow: The Master of Darkness has 74 books, released between 1931 and 1967.

Shadow: The Master of Darkness Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 74 Shadow: The Master of Darkness books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Living Shadow by Maxwell Grant, book 1 of the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series (1931)
  2. Cover of The Shadow Laughs! by Maxwell Grant, book 3 of the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series (1931)
  3. Cover of The Red Menace by Maxwell Grant, book 4 of the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series (1931)
  4. Cover of The Blackmail Ring by Maxwell Grant, book 13 of the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series (1932)
  5. Cover of Hidden Death by Maxwell Grant, book 14 of the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series (1932)
  6. Cover of The Ghost Makers by Maxwell Grant, book 16 of the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series (1932)
  7. Cover of The Shadow's Justice by Maxwell Grant, book 28 of the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series (1933)
  8. Cover of The Living Joss by Maxwell Grant, book 33 of the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series (1933)
  9. Cover of Master of Death by Maxwell Grant, book 38 of the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series (1933)
  10. Cover of The Cobra by Maxwell Grant, book 51 of the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series (1934)
  11. Cover of Tower of Death by Maxwell Grant, book 53 of the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series (1934)
  1. 1
    The Living Shadow1931 · 172 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1931172
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  2. 2
    Eyes of the Shadow1931 · confirmed 2/4
    1931–
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  3. 3
    The Shadow Laughs!1931 · 156 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1931156
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  4. 4
    The Red Menace1931 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1931176
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  5. 5
    Gangdom's Doom1931 · confirmed 2/4
    1931–
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  6. 6
    Death Tower1932 · confirmed 2/4
    1932–
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  7. 7
    The Silent Seven1932 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1932142
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  8. 8
    The Black Master1932 · confirmed 2/4
    1932–
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  9. 9
    The Mobsmen On The Spot1932 · confirmed 2/4
    1932–
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  10. 10
    Hands in the Dark1932 · confirmed 2/4
    1932–
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  11. 11
    Double Z1932 · confirmed 2/4
    1932–
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  12. 12
    The Crime Cult1932 · confirmed 2/4
    1932–
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  13. 13
    The Blackmail Ring1932 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1932128
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  14. 14
    Hidden Death1932 · 138 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1932138
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  15. 15
    Green Eyes1932 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1932158
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  16. 16
    The Ghost Makers1932 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1932120
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  17. 17
    The Five Chameleons1932 · confirmed 2/4
    1932–
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  18. 18
    Dead Men Live1932 · confirmed 2/4
    1932–
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  19. 19
    The Romanoff Jewels1932 · confirmed 2/4
    1932–
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  20. 20
    Kings Of Crime1932 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1932160
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  21. 21
    Shadowed Millions1933 · confirmed 2/4
    1933–
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  22. 22
    The Creeping Death1933 · confirmed 2/4
    1933–
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  23. 23
    The Shadow\'s Shadow1933 · confirmed 2/4
    1933–
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  24. 24
    Six Men of Evil1933 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1933128
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  25. 25
    Fingers of Death1933 · confirmed 2/4
    1933–
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  26. 26
    Murder Trail1933 · confirmed 2/4
    1933–
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  27. 27
    The Silent Death1933 · confirmed 2/4
    1933–
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  28. 28
    The Shadow's Justice1933 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1933128
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  29. 29
    The Golden Grotto1933 · confirmed 2/4
    1933–
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  30. 30
    The Death Giver1933 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1933160
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Do you have to read Shadow: The Master of Darkness books in order?

You should read the Shadow: The Master of Darkness books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Shadow: The Master of Darkness book also stands alone.

Where to start with Shadow: The Master of Darkness

Start with The Living Shadow (1931), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Shadow: The Master of Darkness book?

Destination: Moon (1967) is the newest Shadow: The Master of Darkness book released so far.

Is there a new Shadow: The Master of Darkness book coming?

No next Shadow: The Master of Darkness book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Shadow: The Master of Darkness at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Shadow: The Master of Darkness title on record dates from 1967, 59 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Shadow: The Master of Darkness books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,610 pages across the 18 of 74 books with a recorded length, a median of 140 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Shadow: The Master of Darkness books, 65 of 74, were published in the 1930s.
Attribution
Of the 74 titles, 64 are credited to Maxwell Grant and 8 to Dennis Lynds. 2 titles carry no credit.

What the Shadow: The Master of Darkness books are about

8 of the 74 Shadow: The Master of Darkness books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.