The Shadow: The History and Origin

This Video is NOT made for kids, This video is for adult collectors The Shadow: The History and Origin
What evil lurks in the heart of man... The Shadow Knows and now This is The Shadow Explained
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[@nooctip]

THe shadow having a rouges gallery is a bit difficult, considering as a pulp hero he tends to shoot them.

[@WastelandSeven]

LOL that is true. Though a few managed to have several encounters with him. Shiwan Khan was one of them.

[@billcichoke2534]

Crime does NOT pay. The SHADOW knows...hehhehHEHHEHHEH!!...

[@ComicgeddonTV]

very true! thanks for watching!

[@southdraw1017]

The pulp heros rouge gallery is a Kevlar vest

[@pulsarstargrave256]

When talking about comic book adaptations of The Shadow one cannot ignore Howard Chaykin's The SHADOW: BLOOD AND JUDGMENT, a 4 issue prestige format mini series! Published in the 1980s,the series was a big hit and sparked an interest in the character for a new generation of fans!

[@ComicgeddonTV]

thanks for watching!

[@Setebos]

I was hoping I wouldn't be the only one thinking of the Chaykin mini-series.

[@pulsarstargrave256]

@@Setebos I don't know why DC Comics or Time/Warner doesn't buy the character outright, especially given his connection to Batman!

[@ChaoPow]

I love pulp heroes like “The Shadow”!

[@ComicgeddonTV]

Glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching make sure you check out the other videos in our History and Origins playlist there may be more in there you like! We upload frequently... There's more History and Origins videos to come!

[@RazHolly]

of course the Shadow knows who the Shadow is, that like saying only Batman knows who Batman is. I think you meant, "Who Knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men. The Shadow Knows." :)

[@scottfree2248]

The Shadow had multiple alternate identities long before Moon Knight

[@pulsarstargrave256]

Moon Knight is probably a combination of The Shadow and Batman! In his back up stories in HULK magazine, "Moon Knight" artist Bill Sienkiewicz was still imitating Neal Adams!

[@ComicgeddonTV]

glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching!

[@TheBlindDyslexic]

I would love it if Big Finish would do audio dramas of him and several others of the Pulp Comic era heroes.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching!

[@lonknight3197]

The company Radio Spirits has several collections of the 1930-40s Shadow radio dramas if your looking for audio drama's.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

The Alec Baldwin movie is still one of my favourite bad flicks

[@ComicgeddonTV]

It wasn't even that bad... it still holds up. thanks for watching!

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@ComicgeddonTV thankyou for doing positive profiles on obscure characters👍

[@aarontaylor2808]

Wonderful. I'm so glad I don't know everything, butthen when I do learn something new it's So enjoyable. The Shadow team-up adventure MASKS sure to look to be worthwhile read.

[@dinomonzon7493]

Appreciate this one! Along with Doc Savage, The Shadow is one of my fave pulp heroes. First knew him via the 1970s DC Shadow comics. Personally, I think the Shadow's way better than Batman.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

Speaking of the D.C. Comics version of the Shadow, that picture of him with his twin pistols looming over the city (at around the 1:10 mark) is actually the front cover of the first D.C. "Shadow" issue from 1973. I know that because I had that issue when I was 13 years old. It was a story called "The Doom Puzzle." I also used to have the "Batman" issue where the "Dark Knight" (as Batman is called today) meets the Shadow. It was a tale where the latter assists the former in breaking up a counterfeiting ring in a small town out in the West (Batman at first doesn't know the Shadow is helping him, but slowly begins to realize that it's so; he doesn't find out for sure until the very end). There was one rather ridiculous segment where Bruce Wayne (Batman's secret identity) meets Lamont Cranston at the hotel where he's staying. After speaking with him, Wayne/Batman gets the idea that Cranston is the mastermind behind the counterfeiting gang! This is why I say it's ridiculous, because we all know that Lamont Cranston is the Shadow! Anyway, it turns out that the real counterfeiting boss is the old man who owns and runs the hotel. A few scenes after capturing the crook, Batman finally gets to meet the Shadow face to face, which gives the "Caped Crusader" a chance to tell the "Master of other men's minds" that "you were my foremost inspiration." By the way, I'm actually reading a hardcover version of the "Hitler's Astrologer" story.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

Glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching make sure you check out the other videos in our History and Origins playlist there may be more in there you like! We upload frequently... There's more History and Origins videos to come!

[@ComicswithBueller]

Really liked this video. It was like a mini Documentary about The Shadow. I learned a lot that I didnt know, like his real name and that he was a pilot. I just started collecting some of the DC Shadow comics.Thanks this was great.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

The book they did that went along with the movie was also pretty good if you can find it, going into some of his history ect, I was lucky enough to find it at a second hand bookstore

[@ComicgeddonTV]

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[@tenhirankei]

@2:50 The book based on the movie mentions that Allard meets Cranston. The name Yin-Ko is said to be Mandarin Chinese for "Dark Eagle".

[@archangel5627]

I actually liked the Alec Baldwin Shadow movie. With that being said, it would be absolutely amazing to get a rebooted live action movie that’s a more faithful adaptation of the Shadow. He’s such a cool character and because DC/WB can’t seem to make a great Batman movie that showcases the character perfectly, it would be perfect to get that quintessential Shadow film.

[@GlenHallstrom]

For the record, Baldwin was an excellent Shadow. Quite faithful.

[@ericcorley1160]

The movie was ok. They combined the shadow from the pulp and the shadow from the radio together. I wish they hadn't done that, and made the film more faithful to the pulp.

[@johnkaiser353]

Yeah, he did a good job as the Shadow. Always hoped he would do another. Too bad he's a twit in real life.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching!

[@TheMovieUniverse]

Yes it was. its too bad it never got the recognition that it deserves

[@KendrickHarrisKenfinity]

He was very dedicated and unforgettable as the laughing but tortured mystic vigilante.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

I listened to a bunch including several Orson Welles episodes. Man oh man they were so awesome in that old is new kind of way.

[@alankohn6709]

I loved the Shadow movie with Alex Baldwin. I love those Pulp hero movie that came out about that time The Shadow, The Phantom, The Rocketeer (don't watch the new TV series if you are fan of the movie it is girly kiddy tripe). Going back further the Doc Savage man of bronze movie is a lot of fun but I will admit a little cheesy. I would love to see these characters get another movie outing especially the Shadow or even the proposed Doc Savage movie starring the Rock Dwayne Johnson with bleach blonde hair would be a sight to see.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

I'm glad you liked the movie "The Shadow," with Alec Baldwin. Most of the film critics didn't like it, though. But I saw it years ago, when I rented a VHS tape of it from Blockbuster Video (remember those? Ahh, memories!), and my parents and I didn't think it was so bad. I heard that the Doc Savage character was the inspiration for Superman. Is that true?

[@alankohn6709]

@@michaelpalmieri7335 He's generally considered to be an inspiration for superman coming out about 3 years beforehand but looking at his skills, equipment and abilities he is closer to Batman (super rich, peek of physical condition, martial artist, genius and detective.).

[@obsidiansands]

If handled correctly, I believe The Shadow would have a home in today's climate as a crime detective procedural. It actually has the potential to be a good, stylized modern-day noir series ala SIN CITY if someone in Hollywood has the balls enough to do it justice. He's certainly more accessible for TV than Batman since DC and WB can't make up their minds on actually making a Batman TV series due to having that titular character bringing bank as a movie franchise.

[@WastelandSeven]

I loved it too! They tried to blend the radio and the magazine stories together. In the short stories The Shadow is more a ninja than an invisible mystic. He uses some of the same techniques. The cloak is there to break up his outline in the shadows. And his jinking while he moved in combat was to throw the bad guys aim off.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching!

[@readhistory2023]

DC Comics also did a limited series in 1984 drawn by Howard Chaykin.

[@Hanmerhack]

When mentioning the celebrities of time the Shadow met in the Comic series how could you fail to mention the issue where he met Orson Welles?

[@moonled]

The Shadow Strikes! had him meet more than Doc Savage and real life celebrities. He met Terry (and the Pirates) and Popeye as well.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching!

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

The Shadow met Terry and the Pirates and POPEYE? Isn't that a little silly? It would be like Madonna meeting the original Madonna, by which I mean the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.

[@dinomonzon8853]

The Shadow's one of my favorite heroes. He was the inspiration for Batman- and he's definitely cooler & better than the Darknight Detective IMHO.

[@pulsarstargrave256]

Indeed, The Batman's costume was originally going to be RED and BLACK, a color scheme influenced by The Shadow! While Kane and Finger went in another direction, Bruce Timm and Paul Dini revised the color combo for their futuristic BATMAN BEYOND!

[@ironox8480]

The Shadow is amazing! It's just a shame that he never gets the credit due.

[@maddoxtolliver]

*actually the phantom was the inspiration for many of the **_"underwear over the tights"_** heroes that came out of the 30s and 40s. cowls, secret lairs, detective skills, etc.*

[@billcichoke2534]

Amen to that. Go thru as many of the radio shows you can find on KZbin or whatever, and the amount of cool REALLY becomes apparent. This is a character that still has relevant stories people would want to hear and see. Someone even did a treatment that portrays Lamont and Margo's son Harry starting to follow in his mysterious father's footsteps. THAT would be SO FRIGGIN' AWESOME if that happened, minus any SJW interference. Just think of the possibilities for stories relevant today...

[@ComicgeddonTV]

Glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching make sure you check out the other videos in our History and Origins playlist there may be more in there you like! We upload frequently... There's more History and Origins videos to come!

[@jamesedwardthurmond7735]

Great channel! Huge fan of the classic age of heroes and villains - thanks!

[@Stablemable2]

Adam Driver would be perfect casting as the Shadow in a new film.

[@lilithdemonia74]

Nonsense. Adrien Brody.

[@elijahblechman8633]

@@lilithdemonia74 they have a big enough nose for it.

[@rfletch62]

Geez! Never made the connection between Shadow and V. "Well, silly me!"

[@CuteLesbo69]

Excellent video, I want to read all of the Shadow pulps, but that is a chunk of money. I have a couple and love them.

[@pawprints1403]

Kevin Lake they have reprints for like 15 bucks

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

@@pawprints1403 15 bucks? I'll bet back in the day, they probably cost only 15 CENTS each!

[@ComicgeddonTV]

Glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching make sure you check out the other videos in our History and Origins playlist there may be more in there you like! We upload frequently... There's more History and Origins videos to come!

[@bjbell52]

Thank you for an excellent history of The Shadow. It's nice to hear someone who gets the facts correct.

[@ilitardo160]

Appreciate this video!

[@ComicgeddonTV]

Glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching make sure you check out the other videos in our History and Origins playlist there may be more in there you like! We upload frequently... There's more History and Origins videos to come!

[@SoraMatt]

Are we not gonna mention that the Shadow served as a clear inspiration for the character Cybersix even down to the look of the red/black cape and fedora? Cause that in it of itself was a great comic and you can see where A went to B

[@arigprasomthong2852]

Cool very cool.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching!

[@TheBiohazardKick]

He is my favorite hero, wish I could have read all the comics and pulps though.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Coyote the shadow is my favourite hero as well he's awesome

[@ComicgeddonTV]

Glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching make sure you check out the other videos in our History and Origins playlist there may be more in there you like! We upload frequently... There's more History and Origins videos to come!

[@oveson88]

You can find the comic prints on ebay.

[@thegunslinger8806]

Plagerism thy name is the batman

[@Bolbi145]

Player Juan He started out as a combo of Zoro and the Shadow, but he became much more unique as time went on

[@rowdydog]

love how you ended, that video

[@brandisummers23]

The sun is shining

[@CuteLesbo69]

But the ice is slippery.

[@billcichoke2534]

You are now one of my agents, like others all around the world... God, wouldn't THIS be a kick in the butt for kids today? Drop the f---book and grab your imaginations, kids!

[@ComicgeddonTV]

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[@hexxed13]

Bill Cichoke I agree.

[@CigaresBretagneBusinessClub]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching!

[@CigaresBretagneBusinessClub]

@@ComicgeddonTV My deep honour. I think that Fantomas would made a tremendous opponent to The Shadow : kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2KqY5yXea6Nac0

[@tenhirankei]

@2:35 The book that covered the movie with Alec Baldwin actually mentioned that he wasn't really Lamont Cranston, but had assumed his identity. They were almost twins and had come in contact with each other once. When Lamont found out what he was doing he wanted no part of it and disappeared again.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

I'm going to have to get my hands on that comic

[@pooptrainconductor815]

wow thanks for this.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching!

[@jamesmoss3424]

The shadow knows everything. 😀👍

[@ShinKyuubi]

My mom loved the movie..it's how I found it..Him along with ninja "rule of cool" is why I have a soft spot for long scarves..impractical as all get out for crime fighting or stealth especially when you wear a bright red scarf while everything else is jet black..but dang if it don't cut an image..also in the Fallout series of games...Fallout 4 specifically there is The Silver Shroud who is based on the Shadow as well, complete with his own radio drama for the time which you can listen to during a specific quest line to get his outfit..and it will even change your dialog options for certain characters and a fan created Shroud Manor complete with hidden rooms is available from the creation club..it's one of my favorite quest lines to go through in the game.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching!

[@frankjennings5441]

There should be a Batman vs The shadow movie!

[@jalenikezeue4114]

I really really love the shadow he is my all time biggest favourite old school superhero I just can't get enough of him his origin is awesome as Well you know the Motto who knows were evil lurks in the hearts of men The shadow Knows!

[@ComicgeddonTV]

Thanks for watching!

[@jalenikezeue4114]

ComicgeddonTV who's your favourite Old school superhero

[@VinnyS9143101982]

There's talk that DC will do a Black Label studio to continue movies such as Joker. Shadow would be a great idea. BUT it has to be Noir siumply because no one can impersonate a billionaire in a large city in the 21st century

[@ComicgeddonTV]

DC doesn't own the rights to the Shadow though. thanks for watching

[@jinnadelanh8258]

In the shadows I know those Shadows

[@tenhirankei]

@3:24 Bernard Stark wouldn't happen to be related to Howard Stark, would he?

[@ComicgeddonTV]

I don't think so Tim lol

[@midhvn]

I have been searching for a comic cover of The Shadow with just an American Flag depicted on the front . I caught a glimpse of it featured in the HBO show, The Pacific ep 5. Can't find the issue anywhere. If anyone knows what it's about or where I can find it , please let me know! Thanks ;)

[@schristy3637]

Can I watch this. I am 53,but with a kid like mentality... HA!HA!HA! WOW! More than I ever knew. But why is this not a Netflix,Hulu,or Amazon prime show yet. Two men being the same person. That would be KOOL!!! I know that is not the radio Shadow,but mix the radio and com-x together. That would be good. Like the Esp. man.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching!

[@THEBANDIT7979]

The movie wasn’t bad it had the “ look “ perfectly. I just wish Alec Baldwin had taken the role seriously the same way Michael Keaton took the Batman role seriously. Alec is just sleepwalking through the role that could’ve been an iconic role for him. He didn’t understand the weight of the role. It’s shame cause Alec had the look.

[@nlhpens]

I have enjoyed the 3 Big-Little books - which you don't mention.

[@sheldonwheaton881]

Waiting for a R-rated Shadow movie.🗿

[@THEBANDIT7979]

Carrying the 1911s

[@alexius23]

Surprised you never mentioned Orson Wells

[@edlaprade]

He also missed the early movies and serials.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

No, they just showed his picture.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

no one's perfect thanks for watching!

[@KendrickHarrisKenfinity]

"The Shadow knows" everything I want to reconnect with and know the only true victories and distinct abilities of our unstoppable mystic vigilante. "HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!" Stay safe everyone!

[@ConcreteRoseFilm]

Hey, I only have one question. Is there anything that states why the shadow fights crime in the first place. Like a origins story out there?

[@ComicgeddonTV]

There are origins out there I believe Glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching make sure you check out the other videos in our History and Origins playlist there may be more in there you like! We upload frequently... There's more History and Origins videos to come!

[@jefffriedberg]

Interrrresting….

[@antovald20]

Is this character in the public domain? I know DC Comics uses him here, and there, but can anyone use him, and not get in trouble?

[@ComicgeddonTV]

No he's not... he has been continuously published since his introduction. Conde Nast currently owns the copy right

[@antovald20]

@@ComicgeddonTV Oh ok. Thanks.

[@antovald20]

@@ComicgeddonTV He will be soon right? Unless they change the law

[@ComicgeddonTV]

nope, as long as he's being continually published he can't go into the public domain... This is how Disney characters have remained out of the public domain. Walt Disney hired a legal team years back to lobby for a change in copyright and public domain laws.

[@antovald20]

@@ComicgeddonTV www.grunge.com/165037/popular-characters-that-will-soon-be-public-domain/ I don't know. I think there time will be up soon according to this. It checks out.

[@jordentaylor2455]

If you want to really want the true history of the Shadow, read the novels written by it's creator, Walter Gibson.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

Walter Gibson actually wrote his "Shadow" novels under the pen name of "Maxwell Grant."

[@ComicgeddonTV]

Glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching make sure you check out the other videos in our History and Origins playlist there may be more in there you like! We upload frequently... There's more History and Origins videos to come!

[@pavelyankouski4913]

I would like to see some continue, something like a mix between old one and new movies like Kin. Kin was interesting movie where timeshift soldier lost his weapon, and some random kid found it

[@ComicgeddonTV]

Glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching make sure you check out the other videos in our History and Origins playlist there may be more in there you like! We upload frequently... There's more History and Origins videos to come!

[@energicko]

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of the cast in "Rust" ?

[@geraldstephens6612]

Hope you could do a follow-up to the Shadow by interviews with Dennis O' Neil & Mike Kaluta.

[@ComicgeddonTV]

glad you enjoyed. thanks for watching!

[@ZZaughtONE]

Sadly, O’Neil died three years ago (June 11, 2020). Michael Wm. Kaluta’s birthday is about a week away (August 25, 1947).

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Another great character dc doesn't use he got low telekinesis powers he can read people minds is a master of material arts ect

[@ComicgeddonTV]

They dont use him, because they dont own the rights to him.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

@@ComicgeddonTV owns the right?

[@ComicgeddonTV]

DC comics does not own the publishing rights to use him. They have to borrow the rights in order to use the Shadow in comics like they did in the 80's... If you watch the entire video, it tells you who owns the rights to the Shadow... Currently Dynamite Entertainment has a licensing agreement in order to publish comics based on The Shadow.

[@KajiRider1997]

First time? what was this then? www.shadowsanctum.com/images/shadow_docsavage.jpg