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The Shadow

fictional character
Person Literary Character Q967116
The Shadow
Charles Joseph Coll (April 15, 1889 - January 18, 1949) · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
literary character, film character, fictional human, radio character, comics character[11][12][13][14]
Sex or gender
male[10]
Occupation
aircraft pilot, superhero, businessperson, detective, hypnotist, vigilante[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Creator
Walter B. Gibson[9]
Derivative work
The Shadow[27]
Family name
Allard, Cranston[18][19]
From narrative universe
DC Universe[22]
Given name
Kent, Lamont[20][21]
Name in native language
The Shadow[26]
Native language
English[7]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
Participated in conflict
World War I[17]
Present in work
Detective Story Magazine, The Living Shadow[24][25]
Publisher
Street & Smith, Condé Nast[15][16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kent Allard en Lamont Cranston en Shadow en The Shadow ar ذا شادو es La Sombra es The Shadow fa سایه (کمیک) fi Lamont Cranston he הצל ja シャドウ ja ザ・シャドー ja ザ・シャドウ ko 섀도 ko 러몬트 크랜스턴 ko 켄트 앨러드 ko 더 섀도 pt O Sombra pt Sombra ru Shadow
🔖 Identifiers · 16
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nb2016024343
GND ID
1270519255
Comic Vine ID
4005-28923
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
shadow_the
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/the-Shadow-fictional-character
Fandom article ID
pdsh:Shadow_(Radio)
Fandom wiki ID
thelivingshadow
Freebase ID
/m/0sx6_
HAND ID
6DF7-06B8-C1D3-02C3-8125
IMDb ID
ch0020398
J9U entity ID
987007536447705171
MusicBrainz artist ID
8425f0ae-7f41-46d1-bfae-aed7a6a56eff
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Personality Database profile ID
1869508
Subreddit
TheShadowPulp
Topic's main category
Category:The Shadow
Yale LUX ID
person/e433e483-676c-4991-97d6-27748fbb7769

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
aircraft pilot, superhero, businessperson, detective, vigilante, hypnotist
← Mb:voice actor 4
Orson Welles, John Archer, Bret Morrison, William Johnstone
Publisher 2
Condé Nast, Street & Smith
Creator 1
Walter B. Gibson
Derivative work 1
The Shadow
Family name 1
Allard
From narrative universe 1
DC Universe
Given name 1
Kent
Instance of 1
literary character
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Sex or gender 1
male
← Based on 1
The Shadow
← Inspired by 1
Batman
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Summary

The Shadow is a literary character[1]. He has worked as an aircraft pilot[2], superhero[3], businessperson[4], detective[5], and hypnotist[6].

FAQs

What did The Shadow do for work?

The Shadow worked as an aircraft pilot[2], superhero[3], businessperson[4], detective[5], and hypnotist[6].

Related Entities

Orson Welles

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Guise · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → The Shadow
    Creator → Walter B. Gibson
    Image → Charles Coll - The Shadow Annual Pulp Cover Original Art (St
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Image: Charles Coll - The Shadow Annual Pulp Cover Original Art (Street & Smith, 1947).jpg"
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