| Issue | #1 |
| Published | October-November 1973 |
| Frequency | bi-monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.20 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Denny O'Neil |
| Characters | The Shadow [Lamont Cranston] |
| Genre | detective; superhero |
| Pencils | Michael W. Kaluta (signed) |
| Inks | Michael W. Kaluta (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | The Shadow [Lamont Cranston]; Margo Lane; Harry Vincent; Shrevvy; Osgood Bamber |
| Genre | detective; superhero |
| Script | Denny O'Neil |
| Pencils | Michael W. Kaluta |
| Inks | Michael W. Kaluta |
| Reprinted | in Private Files of the Shadow, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn ([February] 1989); in Millennium Edition: The Shadow #1 (DC, 2001 series) #nn (February 2001) |
| Characters | The Shadow [Lamont Cranston]; Dennis O'Neil |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Includes a story about the creation of the series, starring the Shadow and Dennis O'Neil, as well as the solution to the code on page 4 of the main story. |