The character 'The Shadow' was created by Walter B. Gibson under the pen name Maxwell Grant for a pulp magazine to serve as the narrator for the 'Detective Story Magazine'.
The Shadow made his radio debut on the program 'The Detective Story Hour' before receiving his own radio show, with Orson Welles eventually portraying the character.
The first independent pulp magazine dedicated to The Shadow was published, featuring stories written primarily by Walter B. Gibson.
The launch of a comic book series centered around The Shadow, expanding the franchise into the comics medium.
Republic Pictures released a film serial adaptation of The Shadow, further popularizing the character in cinema.
A major Hollywood feature film adaptation of The Shadow starring Alec Baldwin was released, bringing the character to a modern audience.
The Shadow pulp magazine was revived with new stories and reprints, tapping into the nostalgia and continued popularity of the character.
Lamont Cranston, after being trained in the mysterious East, returns to America with the power to cloud men's minds, becoming The Shadow, a mysterious crime-fighter.
The Shadow debuts as a mysterious narrator on radio, developing into a crime-fighting persona uncovering the plans of criminals and masterminds.
The Shadow confronts Shiwan Khan, the Mongol warlord with hypnotic powers and a major recurring adversary.
Lamont Cranston employs several agents who assist in gathering intelligence and carrying out missions in The Shadow's name.
The Shadow confronts and defeats The Golden Master, a villain with advanced scientific prowess and dangerous inventions.
Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, The Shadow dismantles multiple crime syndicates operating across various cities.
At various points, The Shadow loses his power to cloud men's minds and later regains them through retraining or mystical means.
The Shadow faces off against The Chimera, a villain capable of taking on various identities and manipulating others.
In later stories, The Shadow adapts to changing times, confronting newer types of criminal threats and technology.
