Number 2395: He and his shadow...

I think the character, Nightshade, was originally inspired by the Shadow. The creator of Nightshade might have thought, what if my version of the the Shadow wasn't a man, but an actual shadow? So “scientist Howard Hall is able to bring his shadow to life” (from Public Domain Super Heroes). He has a way of doing it with flashlights strapped to his ankles which cause him to cast a shadow. I don’t see those flashlights. He puts his hand on his trouser cuff but that’s all we see. Damn it! Show us the flashlight, Howard!

Nightshade, appearing as he did in Centaur’s Amazing Man Comics (numbers 24-26), did not last long. Centaur closed shop, and Amazing Man #26 was the last issue. I give the character of Nightshade a Pappy pat on the head award for being one of the more off-the-wall super heroes I have seen.

This shady story is from Amazing Man Comics #26 (1942). The Grand Comics Database credits Charles Verral with the script, and Homer Fleming for the artwork.

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