July 31, 1938
The Shadow has been putting the hurt on organized crime in the city. Three gangsters—Mike Matthews, Dutch Broder, and Slick Scarpell—who are usually busy fighting each other decide that they have to team up to defeat The Shadow. But how? They enlist the aid of a fourth bad guy, Vedangi, a Hindu mystic. Vedangi, who has the powers of hypnotic mind control, uses hypnosis to kidnap Mayor Collins and Margo, forcing The Shadow to come after them.