: The character first appeared as the ghostly, laughing narrator of the radio show Detective Story Hour on July 31, 1930. His catchphrase— "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" —became legendary.
: In early novels, his "true" identity is often cited as Kent Allard , a WWI flying ace. However, he is most famously known by his alter-ego Lamont Cranston , a wealthy "young man about town" whose identity the Shadow adopted to move freely in high society. L'uomo ombra
: Trained in the Orient, he possesses the hypnotic power to "cloud men’s minds," rendering himself invisible to those he hunts. Visual Style : The character first appeared as the ghostly,