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When it comes to heroes who are imposed in darkness and use fear and intimidation to awaken their enemies, Batman is leading the indictment. After all, the dark knight protects Gotham City for almost 90 years and has been more than one of the most popular superheroes in the world at the time. However, Batman was not the first hero to boast of the mentioned features - and some people may claim that he tore the hero of the pulp known as the shadow, aka the man who knows what evil that lurks in the hearts of men.

The shadow started his life as a radio host in 1930, providing a program called "Detective Story Hour". However, the mysterious character proved to be more popular than the stories told on the air, so the bosses of the publisher Street and Smith have hired William B. Gibson to miss a crime, mystery, horror and stories of adventure in the center of the shadow. As his name suggests, the hero has a fire to hide in dark corners and be practically invisible, which is useful for downloading the various threats he opposes. Sound known?

The shadow has remained the cornerstone of pop culture over the years - not to mention the Starwear of numerous books, comics and radio plays. And let's not forget about the 1994 film starring Alec Baldwin, who ironically exists as a result of Success in Tim Batton's box office and the wave of pulp adaptations with the lower 90s that followed. Not only that, but the shadow is also considered one of the earliest influences on the genre of superhero - and he even teamed up with one of the capitals who most inspired them. However, before we get into that, let's talk about how Batman plagiarized the shadow early.

Batman was influenced by Dracula And a lot of things, but the DNA of the shadow is through his early stories. Before Batman wearing Batarang and flying with Batgiro, the shadow used boomerangs and flew with auto Gigiros. Once, long ago, Batman also wore a 0.45 gun, the same shade used during the day. The story of "Death of Harlequin" in 1939 even the shadow struggles with the murderous clown with a Fingian laughter, much like the Socker after him. Not to mention, the shadow is known as the knight of darkness, which is similar to one of Batman's most famous nicknames.

Coincidence does not end there, but plagiarism is obvious in the debut of Batman's comic, the "case of the chemical union", which copied the "partners in Paryl" of the shadow. Both stories focus on chemical corporations and shows scenes in which their heroes use wipes to stop spreading toxic gases, as well as the mention of their protagonists being similar to bats. Batman's original creators fully recognized the similarities, with Fink once describing the "Chemical Trade Union Case" as a riff of the mentioned "Shadow" adventure.

Elsewhere, Bruce Wayne's wealthy person, the socialist, reminiscent of the shadow of Lamont Cranston Alter-Ego. Until he mentioned this specific person as an impact on Bruce, co-creator Batman Bob Caine admitted that the shadow inspired the secret lifestyle of his character. As he remembered at Will Murray "Lord of the Mystery: The Rise of Shadow" Book:

"I assume that the role of the shadow costume and the role of double identity, as well as Douglas Ferbanks's acrobatics, have been imposed.

However, in the spirit of entertainment, the Batman franchise seems to have admitted its plagiarism roots, as "partners in Paryl" is the title of the episode of "Batman's Adventures" and the 1996 video game. Moreover, both characters learned how to coexist and point out as special entities.

Batman teamed up with teen mutants ninja turtles And other incredible heroes, so to join forces with the character who inspired his creation is not the craziest concept he believes. When DC Comics released its own "The Shadow" comics in the 1970s, even brought the knight of darkness in contact with the dark knight in "Batman" #253 and #259, respectively.

In the first story of Dennis O'Neal and Irv Novick, Lamont Cranston's aging is handed over Bruce Wayne's torch after making sure to be the task of fighting crime - which Gotham's hero is required to falsify the counterfeiting. The second story, meanwhile, sees the team to stop a robber who has just been released from prison and wants to kill Batman and the shadow. In short, the latter prevented the thief from killing a young Bruce Wayne and other innocent years ago, and Buddy wants revenge.

Batman's original adventurous team gives them the Alliance built on respect, but subsequent stories portray them as unpleasant allies. In Scott Snyder and Steve Orlando "Batman/Shadow: Genius for Murder", For example, the dark knight suspects that his colleague is a killer, causing some tension before they join forces to find the real culprits. This topic is extended to Orlando and Ovovani Timpano "Batman/Shadow", " But our heroes are forced to set aside their differences to prevent Shivan Khan, Ras Al Gul and the quiet seven to cause chaos.

These days, Batman is more popular than the shadow, but it is good to see that comic books respect the impact of the latter on Gotham's dark knight. That said, maybe it's time to finally return to Hollywood Let Raimi direct that film "Shadow" that he longed to do For years - maybe then, the knight of darkness will receive a widespread recognition it deserves in modern times.