Follow the Phantom Detective, Richard Curtis Van Loan, on the perilous and exciting trail of a nefarious, sinister criminal whose pernicious activities are cloaked in grim mystery. Prominent citizens met gruesome deaths — crime was rampant — and the police were at a loss. There was no possible solution, no clue to aid them in putting their fingers on the sinister instigators of these lawless activities. And then the Phantom Detective entered the case and took charge! This gripping epic of crime astonishes with its swift-moving action and startling developments. You will be amazed at the resourcefulness, skill and daring of the world’s greatest enemy of crime — The Phantom Detective!
The Phantom Detective’s name is a perfect description of Thrilling Publications’ own answer to The Shadow. Richard Curtis Van Loan undertook a rigorous training program that not only turned him into a fine physical specimen, but also honed apparently natural abilities to think critically and solve problems and mysteries. Becoming an expert in crime detection and all the sciences related to it, Van Loan most definitely earned the Detective part of his alter ego’s name. The Phantom half of the name was also earned by his dedication to his mission, to take on the underworld single handedly. Focused on his identity remaining a secret and being able to get out of any jam he might get into, the millionaire turned masked man taught himself to be a master escape artist and a wizard at disguises. Over the course of 170 stories, The Phantom Detective assumes several identities, including chemist Dr. Paul Bendix and Lester Cornwell.
‘The Yellow Murders’ was originally published in the December 1933 issue of The Phantom Detective Magazine and is read with pulse pounding intensity by award winning voice actor Milton Bagby.
