The Phantom goes into action when the monkey-wrench of sabotage threatens to stall the machine of national defense! Follow the world’s greatest sleuth on the trail of a master conspirator!
With a publishing history spanning nearly twenty years, The Phantom Detective is a character that one would think had developed and gone through a variety of changes over two decades. In all fairness, the overall consistency of the character from his first appearance through his last is one of the reasons that fans still thrill to his adventures today. For the most part, The Phantom, as he was referred to in the stories, remained unchanged in almost all the important ways. Largely a street level hero, he relied on his tremendous crime fighting skills as well as talents in psychology, acting, and other areas, all self-taught throughout each story. He did not develop amazing powers like The Shadow, nor did he transform into a near perfect human like Doc Savage. He maintained a relatable level of being with his readers. Granted, he was a millionaire with resources at his disposal that most of his audience would never have, but with just a bit of suspension of disbelief, they could see in Van Loan someone similar to them; just a guy who saw a need to fight crime and using his own skills to do so.
The Phantom Detective’s tales, for a large part, contain a modicum of mystery, some puzzle or clue to be uncovered, whereas The Shadow is in many ways more super hero like, taking on supervillains for the safety of the entire world. This would make sense, seeing as how Detective is in the title of The Phantom Detective Magazine.
The Sabotage Murders was originally published in the July 1941 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: Thunder on the Hudson
Chapter 2: The Phantom Answers
Chapter 3: The Fifth Column Looms
Chapter 4: Silent Prisoner
Chapter 5: Ordeal by Fire
Chapter 6: A Glimmer of Light
Chapter 7: In the Enemy’s Camp
Chapter 8: Heavy Odds
Chapter 9: Death Trap
Chapter 10: Triple Alliance
Chapter 11: The Phantom Speaks
Chapter 12: Poisoned Sweets
Chapter 13: The Red Barn
Chapter 14: The Infernal Key
Chapter 15: Conclave
Chapter 16: Funeral Pyre
Chapter 17: The Treasure Hunt
Chapter 18: The Fatal Furnace
Chapter 19: Race with Death
Chapter 20: Revelation!
Chapter 21: Touch and Go
