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[chernobog13]

THE SHADOW (vol. 1) #11 (July, 1975). Cover by Michael Wm. Kaluta.

The Shadow meets another Street & Smith pulp hero, The Avenger, in this crossover.

The Avenger had only just debuted the previous month in Justice, Inc. (vol. 1) #1 (June, 1975). The powers that be hoped that having him appear in the pages of the more familiar character, The Shadow, would boost his visibility.

Sadly, it didn't work as Justice, Inc. only lasted four issues. The Shadow only lasted one more issue after this one, and then was cancelled.

The Shadow, and Street & Smith's other powerhouse, Doc Savage (who was over at Marvel Comics at the time), would have more luck at DC in the late 1980s/early 1990s. The Avenger, on the other hand, just never seemed to gain much traction with comic book readers.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

The Shadow (1940)

[evilhorse]

The Shadow (Volume 3) #6

[ballpitbee]

Warming up with my most recent obsession <3

[ungoliantschilde]

the Shadow, by Bill Sienkiewicz

[vertigoartgore]

1987's The Shadow Vol.3 #1 cover by artist Bill Sienkiewicz.

[driveintheaterofthemind]

Original Art - The Shadow Model Sheet (1977)

Art by Michael Kaluta

[inhousearchive]

A house-ad for The Shadow (1973) ongoing series running throughout DC Comics titles released in June 1973. The series would debut in November of the same year featuring the creative team of Denny O'Neil and Mike Kaluta. "The Shadow knows!" references the series' tagline of "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?"

[fullcolorfright]

The Shadow doodles. I just read a novel where he fights killer robots and it endeared him to me

[ufonaut]

i've been thinking about this gay joke in the shadow 1994 for twenty-four hours at this point. now you get to think about it too

[chernobog13]

Unseen Shadows, a portfolio of 50 cover concepts by Jim Steranko for paperbacks featuring The Shadow.

[keyblack]

Drawings of "The Shadow" from some recent "Off the Cuff" episodes! You can check out my process for these here!

[ballpitbee]

As you can see I am hopelessly devoted to the angle

[trashbucketadolescence]

Ok. I’m not quite sure what my point here is but. I have a type. I guess lol and I noticed a parallel between these two , in many different ways. Anyway I guess this is an appreciation post for both these guys lol

Similar color schemes. Both use dual twin pistols. The shadow uses psychic powers from a mysterious supernatural element. Jason comes from the Lazarus Pit. I mean. I went a whole neurodivergent ted talk to my fiance comparing these two, both of who I simp for lmao. Anyway I can’t unsee the similarities between Jason Todd and The Shadow and now I’m cursing the fandom with it! lol sorry not sorry

[strange-creature-in-black]

Mario Kart 9 roster

[slaapkat]

batman wishes he could be half as cool as the shadow