FIRST APPEARRANCES

These may or may not be the actual first appearances of each character, these'are just the first times they appear in the available novels.

The Shadow
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Rahman Singh
 12/01/1936 Issue #115 The Seven Drops of Blood [W#118] by Walter Gibson

Count of Santurnia
 05/01/1936 Issue #101 The Gray Ghost [W#106] by Walter Gibson

El Ombre
 09/15/1936 Issue #110 Jibaro Death [W#114] by Walter Gibson

Fritz the janitor
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

George Clarendon
 01/01/1932 Issue #006 The Death Tower [W#006] by Walter Gibson

Henry Arnaud
 03/01/1932 Issue #008 The Black Master [W#008] by Walter Gibson

Isaac Twambley
 12/01/1944 Issue #286 No Time for Murder [W#287] by Walter Gibson

Jose Rembole
 02/15/1937 Issue #120 Quetzel [W#126] by Walter Gibson

Kent Allard
 08/01/1937 Issue #131 The Shadow Unmasks [W#134] by Walter Gibson

L'Ombre
 12/01/1935 Issue #091 Zemba [W#098] by Walter Gibson

Lamont Cranston
 07/01/1931 Issue #002 Eyes of The Shadow [W#002] by Walter Gibson

Phineas Twambley
 12/15/1932 Issue #020 Kings of Crime [W#021] by Walter Gibson

Twambley
 12/15/1932 Issue #020 Kings of Crime [W#021] by Walter Gibson

Ying Ko
 07/01/1935 Issue #081 The Fate Joss [W#089] by Walter Gibson

living blot
 11/01/1940 Issue #209 Crime Over Miami [W#211] by Walter Gibson

B. JONAS
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Bruce Duncan
 07/01/1931 Issue #002 Eyes of The Shadow [W#002] by Walter Gibson

Burbank
 07/01/1931 Issue #002 Eyes of The Shadow [W#002] by Walter Gibson

Carl Dolband
 07/15/1933 Issue #034 The Silver Scourge [W#036] by Walter Gibson

Chance LeBrue
 12/01/1945 Issue #298 The Stars Promise Death [W#299] by Walter Gibson

Claude Fellows
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Cliff Marsland
 04/01/1932 Issue #009 Mobsmen on the Spot [W#009] by Walter Gibson

Clifford Gage
 03/01/1932 Issue #008 The Black Master [W#008] by Walter Gibson

Clyde Burke
 01/01/1932 Issue #006 The Death Tower [W#006] by Walter Gibson

Detective Sergeant Mayhew
 09/01/1932 Issue #014 Hidden Death [W#014] by Walter Gibson

Diamond Bert
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Elliott Bruce
 05/01/1945 Issue #291 Tear-drops of Buddha [W#292] by Walter Gibson

Glanville Frost
 08/01/1945 Issue #294 Murder by Magic [W#295] by Walter Gibson

Harry Vincent
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Hawkeye
 03/15/1934 Issue #050 The Green Box [W#052] by Walter Gibson

Hawthorne Crayle
 02/01/1933 Issue #023 The Shadow's Shadow [W#023] by Walter Gibson

Henry Denwood
 06/15/1939 Issue #176 City of Shadows [W#180] by Walter Gibson

Inspector Delka
 08/01/1935 Issue #083 The Man from Scotland Yard [W#082] by Walter Gibson

Inspector Fennimann
 06/01/1932 Issue #011 Double Z [W#011] by Walter Gibson

Isaac Coffran
 07/01/1931 Issue #002 Eyes of The Shadow [W#002] by Walter Gibson

JONAS
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Jericho
 11/01/1934 Issue #065 The Chinese Disks [W#068] by Walter Gibson

Jerry Vale
 09/01/1947 Issue #315 Svengali Kill [W#316] by Bruce Elliott

Joe Cardona
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Junius Tharbel
 11/15/1933 Issue #042 Mox [W#042] by Walter Gibson

LeBrue
 12/01/1945 Issue #298 The Stars Promise Death [W#299] by Walter Gibson

Lieutenant Wayson
 12/15/1934 Issue #068 Cyro [W#072] by Walter Gibson

M. JONAS
 01/01/1932 Issue #006 The Death Tower [W#006] by Walter Gibson

Margo Lane
 06/15/1941 Issue #224 The Thunder King [W#225] by Walter Gibson

Markham
 06/01/1933 Issue #031 The Red Blot [W#035] by Walter Gibson

Miles Crofton
 12/01/1934 Issue #067 The Unseen Killer [W#069] by Walter Gibson

Ming Dwan
 11/15/1937 Issue #138 Teeth of the Dragon [W#138] by Walter Gibson

Myra Reldon
 11/15/1937 Issue #138 Teeth of the Dragon [W#138] by Walter Gibson

Pietro
 07/15/1933 Issue #034 The Silver Scourge [W#036] by Walter Gibson

Professor Whitburn
 11/01/1931 Issue #004 The Red Menace [W#004] by Walter Gibson

REAL LAMONT CRANSTON
 10/01/1931 Issue #003 The Shadow Laughs [W#003] by Walter Gibson

Ralph Weston
 09/01/1932 Issue #014 Hidden Death [W#014] by Walter Gibson

Richards
 07/01/1931 Issue #002 Eyes of The Shadow [W#002] by Walter Gibson

Roy Tam
 07/01/1935 Issue #081 The Fate Joss [W#089] by Walter Gibson

Rutledge Mann
 06/01/1932 Issue #011 Double Z [W#011] by Walter Gibson

STANLEY
 07/01/1931 Issue #002 Eyes of The Shadow [W#002] by Walter Gibson

Sayre
 09/15/1933 Issue #038 Master of Death [W#039] by Walter Gibson

Senator Releston
 02/01/1935 Issue #071 The Plot Master [W#070] by Walter Gibson

Shrevnitz
 11/01/1934 Issue #065 The Chinese Disks [W#068] by Walter Gibson

Shrevvie
 04/15/1942 Issue #244 The Jade Dragon [W#245] by Walter Gibson

Shrevvy
 04/01/1941 Issue #219 The Time Master [W#221] by Walter Gibson

Slade Farrow
 03/15/1934 Issue #050 The Green Box [W#052] by Walter Gibson

Steve Cronin
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Tam Sook
 02/15/1933 Issue #024 Six Men of Evil [W#025] by Walter Gibson

Timothy Klein
 02/01/1932 Issue #007 The Silent Seven [W#007] by Walter Gibson

Val Varno
 08/01/1945 Issue #294 Murder by Magic [W#295] by Walter Gibson

Vic Marquette
 10/01/1931 Issue #003 The Shadow Laughs [W#003] by Walter Gibson

Wainwright Barth
 09/15/1934 Issue #062 The Garaucan Swindle [W#062] by Walter Gibson

Walt Gibson
 02/01/1949 Issue #323 The Magigal's Mystery [W#324] by Walter Gibson

Yat Soon
 02/15/1934 Issue #048 Gray Fist [W#045] by Walter Gibson

Black Pete
 06/01/1932 Issue #011 Double Z [W#011] by Walter Gibson

Benedict Stark
 04/15/1940 Issue #196 Prince of Evil [W#186] by Theodore Tinsley

Eric Veldon
 09/15/1933 Issue #038 Master of Death [W#039] by Walter Gibson

Li Hoang
 03/01/1938 Issue #145 The Golden Pagoda [W#150] by Walter Gibson

Prince of Evil
 04/15/1940 Issue #196 Prince of Evil [W#186] by Theodore Tinsley

Red Mike
 07/01/1931 Issue #002 Eyes of The Shadow [W#002] by Walter Gibson

Rodil Mocquino
 03/01/1936 Issue #097 The Voodoo Master [W#099] by Walter Gibson

Stanley Warwick
 01/01/1932 Issue #006 The Death Tower [W#006] by Walter Gibson

Shiwan Khan
 09/15/1939 Issue #182 The Golden Master [W#182] by Walter Gibson

Silent Seven
 01/01/1932 Issue #006 The Death Tower [W#006] by Walter Gibson

Spotter
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

The Wasp
 10/01/1940 Issue #207 The Wasp [W#210] by Walter Gibson

Tapper
 03/15/1934 Issue #050 The Green Box [W#052] by Walter Gibson

The Hand
 05/15/1938 Issue #150 The Hand [W#159] by Walter Gibson

The Voodoo Master
 03/01/1936 Issue #097 The Voodoo Master [W#099] by Walter Gibson

The Golden Master
 12/01/1939 Issue #187 Shiwan Khan Returns [W#189] by Walter Gibson

Wang Foo
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Argus mirror
 06/01/1936 Issue #103 The Crime Oracle [W#100] by Walter Gibson

DISAPPEARING INK
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Daily Classic
 10/15/1932 Issue #016 The Ghost Makers [W#016] by Walter Gibson

Mirage
 06/15/1941 Issue #224 The Thunder King [W#225] by Walter Gibson

New York Classic
 05/01/1932 Issue #010 Hands in the Dark [W#010] by Walter Gibson

PURPLISH LIQUID
 12/01/1931 Issue #005 Gangdom's Doom [W#005] by Walter Gibson

WNX
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Xinca
 08/01/1937 Issue #131 The Shadow Unmasks [W#134] by Walter Gibson

autogiro
 01/01/1932 Issue #006 The Death Tower [W#006] by Walter Gibson

devil's whisper
 11/01/1931 Issue #004 The Red Menace [W#004] by Walter Gibson

girasol
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

fire opal
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

radio station
 10/01/1931 Issue #003 The Shadow Laughs [W#003] by Walter Gibson

suction cups
 07/01/1932 Issue #012 The Crime Cult [W#012] by Walter Gibson

Aldebaran Hotel
 10/01/1932 Issue #015 Green Eyes [W#015] by Walter Gibson

Badger Building
 06/01/1932 Issue #011 Double Z [W#011] by Walter Gibson

Beach Club
 05/01/1936 Issue #101 The Gray Ghost [W#106] by Walter Gibson

Black Ship
 07/01/1931 Issue #002 Eyes of The Shadow [W#002] by Walter Gibson

Central Park
 10/01/1931 Issue #003 The Shadow Laughs [W#003] by Walter Gibson

Chinatown
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Club Cadiz
 02/15/1935 Issue #072 The Dark Death [W#073] by Walter Gibson

Club Caprice
 12/15/1934 Issue #068 Cyro [W#072] by Walter Gibson

Club Drury
 04/01/1932 Issue #009 Mobsmen on the Spot [W#009] by Walter Gibson

Club Fiesta
 06/01/1941 Issue #223 Crime Under Cover [W#224] by Walter Gibson

Club Galaxy
 11/01/1933 Issue #041 The Killer [W#041] by Walter Gibson

Club Madrid
 01/15/1934 Issue #046 The Wealth Seeker [W#046] by Walter Gibson

Club Marimba
 08/01/1944 Issue #282 Death in the Crystal [W#283] by Walter Gibson

Cobalt Club
 10/01/1931 Issue #003 The Shadow Laughs [W#003] by Walter Gibson

Death Island
 11/01/1931 Issue #004 The Red Menace [W#004] by Walter Gibson

Egyptian Museum
 06/15/1934 Issue #056 The Crime Crypt [W#048] by Walter Gibson

Gargantuan Hotel
 02/01/1933 Issue #023 The Shadow's Shadow [W#023] by Walter Gibson

Goliath Hotel
 12/01/1931 Issue #005 Gangdom's Doom [W#005] by Walter Gibson

Goliath
 12/01/1931 Issue #005 Gangdom's Doom [W#005] by Walter Gibson

Goona Club
 02/15/1943 Issue #264 Wizard of Crime [W#266] by Walter Gibson

Grand Central Station
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Hilo Club
 03/15/1936 Issue #098 The Third Shadow [W#093] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Barlingham
 02/01/1935 Issue #071 The Plot Master [W#070] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Bontezan
 12/15/1934 Issue #068 Cyro [W#072] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Clairmont
 03/15/1939 Issue #170 The Vindicator [W#172] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Clairwood
 04/01/1941 Issue #219 The Time Master [W#221] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Cosmopole
 03/01/1938 Issue #145 The Golden Pagoda [W#150] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Delbar
 03/01/1936 Issue #097 The Voodoo Master [W#099] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Framton
 04/01/1935 Issue #075 Lingo [W#079] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Goliath
 06/01/1932 Issue #011 Double Z [W#011] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Halcyon
 02/01/1935 Issue #071 The Plot Master [W#070] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Hidalgo
 02/15/1937 Issue #120 Quetzel [W#126] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Imperator
 10/15/1933 Issue #040 The Death Triangle [W#040] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Marmora
 06/01/1942 Issue #247 Twins of Crime [W#248] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Metrolite
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Monolith
 12/01/1939 Issue #187 Shiwan Khan Returns [W#189] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Royal
 02/15/1935 Issue #072 The Dark Death [W#073] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Santiago
 04/15/1934 Issue #052 Crime Circus [W#061] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Spartan
 04/01/1932 Issue #009 Mobsmen on the Spot [W#009] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Talleyrand
 12/01/1935 Issue #091 Zemba [W#098] by Walter Gibson

Hotel Thurmont
 04/01/1935 Issue #075 Lingo [W#079] by Walter Gibson

Lake Marrinack
 11/01/1931 Issue #004 The Red Menace [W#004] by Walter Gibson

Lotus Club
 12/15/1935 Issue #092 The Case of Congressman Coyd [W#087] by Walter Gibson

Merrimac Club
 02/01/1932 Issue #007 The Silent Seven [W#007] by Walter Gibson

Metrolite Hotel
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Metrolite
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Palace Hotel
 07/15/1933 Issue #034 The Silver Scourge [W#036] by Walter Gibson

Parkview Hotel
 08/15/1935 Issue #084 The Creeper [W#088] by Walter Gibson

Phoenix Hotel
 01/15/1935 Issue #070 The Blue Sphinx [W#071] by Walter Gibson

Pink Rat
 04/01/1931 Issue #001 The Living Shadow [W#001] by Walter Gibson

Talleyrand Hospital
 10/15/1934 Issue #064 The Death Sleep [W#065] by Walter Gibson

Top Hat Club
 07/01/1937 Issue #129 Crime, Insured [W#133] by Walter Gibson

Union Club
 07/01/1933 Issue #033 The Living Joss [W#034] by Walter Gibson

Zenith Hotel
 09/01/1934 Issue #061 Spoils of The Shadow [W#060] by Walter Gibson

Doranic
 04/15/1935 Issue #076 The Triple Trail [W#076] by Walter Gibson

Theo D. Shaw
 10/01/1936 Issue #111 City of Crime [W#112] by Walter Gibson

*sanctum
 05/01/1932 Issue #010 Hands in the Dark [W#010] by Walter Gibson