The world’s most famous detective joins forces with the T-Men to root out a crime empire which challenges every citizen of New York City! The Phantom battles to smash a death-dealing gambling syndicate which pays off in millions!
The release of Street and Smith’s The Shadow magazine paved the way for the Hero Pulps, those magazines featuring heroic leads who were extraordinary in some form or fashion. Not one to let the opportunity to make a dime go by, Ned Pines, the man behind Thrilling Publications, sent his own crimefighting character into the mix in February 1933, capturing the second slot of such a magazine debuting just a month prior to Street and Smith’s other juggernaut, Doc Savage.
Following The Shadow into pulp magazines, The Phantom Detective bore little to no similarity to Street & Smith’s vigilante. Except for both being born of wealth and having been in the Great War, there is little to compare between the two. While The Shadow worked with a team of agents, The Phantom Detective went to great lengths to fight his war against crime alone, keeping his identity secret from all but one and rarely calling on others to help him. Also, The Phantom Detective is quite possibly the only self-made Pulp hero to hit the newsstands, going to great lengths to teach himself all he needed to be the world’s greatest detective and more. Also unlike The Shadow, The Phantom Detective not only had a good relationship with the police, but they called on him for help so often that his trusted friend installed a beacon on top of a building to summon him when law enforcement needed help only The Phantom Detective could give!
Murder Money was originally published in the Winter 1951 issue of The Phantom Detective Magazine and is read with pulse pounding intensity by award winning voice actor Milton Bagby.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Dead of Night
Chapter 2: The Corpse of a Stranger
Chapter 3: The Phantom Answers
Chapter 4: A Dangerous Game
Chapter 5: Murder in the Offing
Chapter 6: Man Who Was to Die
Chapter 7: First Contact
Chapter 8: Committee of Four
Chapter 9: Dead Man’s Profession
Chapter 10: Raid!
Chapter 11: Four Suspects
Chapter 12: The Finger of Guilt
Chapter 13: Midnight Visit
Chapter 14: Mask or Darkness
Chapter 15: Guns in the Night
Chapter 16: Steel Jacket
Chapter 17: The Closing Net
Chapter 18: Cards on the Table
Chapter 19: Bargain for Your Life
Chapter 20: Money Man Of Murder
