Shadow Strikes #17,18,19. 3 Issue Run!

The Shadow Strikes! was published from 1989 until 1992 spanning a total of thirty-one issues and one Annual. The series centered around the exploits of licensed pulp hero, the Shadow and took place in a 1930s setting outside that of the mainstream DC universe. "I stand in the shadows between justice and injustice. I guard the gate between predators and prey. Lurk in the shadows of crime if you must. But attempt to darken the light that blazes at my back... at your own risk." --The Shadow #17: "Death's Harlequin" December 1935: At an aqua-themed nightclub, Commissioner Weston and "Cranston" witness the drowning of an Olympic diver. Soon after, Inspector Cardona is called in to investigate. Much later, The Shadow questions a financier of the club and learns of a blackmailing scheme being orchestrated by someone called "Number One." At midnight, The Shadow follows the financier to a secret location. Once inside the building, The Shadow is ambushed by several women in bathing suits who are brandishing daggers. During the assault, a harlequin costumed foe appears and fires a gun. A brief confrontation leaves the financier, who The Shadow was following earlier, dead while the deadly clown disappears during the conflict. The next day, the real Lamont Cranston reads an invitation to a special ceremony. He goes to the meeting place, where a harlequin answers the door and promptly shoots Cranston. Bloodied, Cranston stumbles to the street and Shrevnitz's cab pulls up to whisk him to the hospital. The Shadow visits Cranston at the hospital and hears how the millionaire is being blackmailed by "Number One." Cranston reveals more about his past and why others may have been blackmailed too. With new information, The Shadow calls upon Commissioner Weston and others who he believes Number One is targeting. #18: "Death Sits Down" The Shadow comes to the aid of one of his agents who has returned home to face some trouble. #19: "The Strike" The Shadow tries to help in a deadly battle between management and labor