“We are the Silent Seven,“ said the central figure, in a low-pitched voice.
Every word was audible; some peculiar acoustic condition of the room gave the tone an awe-inspiring sound.
“The Silent Seven,” repeated the others, in a whisper.
“We command the Faithful Fifty,” was the whispering echo.
“Our identities are unknown,” declared the speaker, “Each of us was appointed by the founder of our order—he who first was Number One. Should new members be needed, I shall appoint them. Their names will be known to me alone. That is my oath.”
“You have declared the oath of Number One,” was the response.
-‘The Silent Seven’ (1932)
Art by Tom Lovell
The Shadowcast is joined by venerated pulp historian WILL MURRAY, author of the recent Shadow bookumentary ‘Master of Mystery: The Rise of The Shadow’.
Art by Joe DeVito
Then, we continue our reviews of classic pulps when The Shadow tackles a secret society of prominent criminal conspirators in THE SILENT SEVEN!
I typically play this game in a “shoot them from a safe distance” manner, but I have to admit that lately I’ve found having the lawyer get up close and personal has been rather fun.
Hi, Clair. I’d like to come in and talk with you. Would that be all right?
This is the Batman we need to see more often. The one who remembers what it was like to be a scared child, one who knows how to handle situations delicately.
One of the reason why I love batman so much. He is portrayed as a very careful and guarded man. But he is probably the most human out of anyone. It’s why he is the knight that gotham deserves.
Re: that last panel -
Batman, when he’s written correctly, is an extremely compassionate person.
I always feel the need to reblog this because it’s definitely something I feel was lost in the Nolan films.
The thing about Bruce is he believes he is not a good man, but he is.
“I’m stepping a little closer now, okay?”
That sentence means so much
I always see this post without the follow up, which is my favorite part
To quote Red from OSP - “Can you imagine your Batman comforting a scared child? If yes, congratulations, that’s a genuine Batman! If no, you haven’t written Batman, you’ve just written Punisher in a funny hat.”
omg that’s the truth.
The new Batman movie looks great, but can we please get THIS Batman on the big screen?
