A little update today on Cullen Bunn's upcoming graphic novel featuring Houdini and The Shadow. According to
Bleeding Cool,
The Shadow #0 will be published in July along with three other 10th Anniversary special releases from Dynamite. The book will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors' May
Previews catalog.
In The Shadow #0, secrets of The Shadow’s past are revealed as he meets Houdini! The Shadow infiltrates the sanctum of an esoteric society of murderous magicians, who are hell-bent on escaping the ultimate trap-death itself! In order to thwart their plans, he must evade twisted traps and solve spellbinding puzzles. A good-or evil-magician never reveals his secrets… but The Shadow knows.
When I reported on this
last month, I noted that The Shadow's creator, Walter B. Gibson (below), was Houdini's friend and his ghostwriter. Since then I've learned that Houdini actually called Gibson "Shadow." What's interesting is that was well
before Gibson created his famous pulp hero in the 1930s.
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| Houdini's "Shadow". |
Walter was a good friend. He did the original Houdini Seances with us just about every year when we were in New York City. Milbourne Christopher attended most of them as well. We also visited him at his home North of us. His beautiful ex showgirl, performer wife was there also. We even interviewed him on tape. A most amazing man, who talked for hours on end about magic and of course Houdini. It is amazing how much he was able to put out in one lifetime. He asked me to continue the tradition of the Houdini seances as Bess asked him to do. I even have the authors copy of one of his Houdini books in our collection, signed by him.
ReplyDeleteRemembered and much missed.
Dorothy Dietrich
Houdini Museum
The Only Building in the World Dedicated to Houdini
The Original Houdini Museum in NYC.
I'd love to hear that interview.
DeleteA great pulp era character. Look forward to the books release.
ReplyDeletePart of some of them were printed in our Hocus Pocus Magazine. Jan-March 1981. It is quoted several times in "Walter B. Gibson and the Shadow"
ReplyDeleteBy Thomas J. Shimeld
Also Hocus Pocus Magazine April-May(June) 1981. They would be Vol 3, issue 1, and Vol 3, issue 2.
ReplyDeleteI believe we have some back issues available.
Dorothy Dietrich
Houdini Museum
The Only Building in the World Dedicated to Houdini
The Original Houdini Museum in NYC.
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