| Shade | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Shade_(DC_Comics_character).jpg) Textless cover of Starman (vol. 2) #6 (April 1994), art by Tony Harris. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Flash Comics #33 (September 1942) |
| Created by | Gardner Fox Harold Wilson Sharp |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Richard Swift |
| Team affiliations | Injustice Society |
| Notable aliases | "Dicky" "Mr. Black" "Louie" Immortal Wielder of Shadows |
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The Shade (Richard Swift) is a comic book character developed in the 1940s for National Comics, first appearing in the pages of Flash Comics in a story titled "The Man Who Commanded the Night", scripted by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Hal Sharp.[1] Debuting as a villain, the Shade was best known for fighting against two generations of superheroes, most notably the Golden Age and Silver Age versions of the Flash.[2] He eventually became a mentor for Jack Knight, the son of the Golden Age Starman, Ted Knight, a hero the Shade had also fought.[3]
Though portrayed in Silver Age comics as a thief with a cane that could manipulate shadows, the character was reinvented in 1994 as a morally ambiguous Victorian-era immortal who gained the ability to manipulate shadows and immortality from an unexplained mystical event. In 2009, the Shade was ranked as IGN's 89th-greatest villain of all time.[4]
The Shade appeared as a major character from the season 1 finale onwards in Stargirl, played by Jonathan Cake.[5]
- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ Vibber, Kelson (May 16, 2007). "The Shade". Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ Harris, Tony, Starman, DC Comics, 1994
- ^ Shade is number 89 Archived 2009-05-09 at the Wayback Machine IGN. Retrieved 10-05-09
- ^ Petski, Denise (26 October 2020). "'Stargirl' Casts Nick Tarabay & Jonathan Cake As Eclipso & The Shade, Adds Ysa Penarejo As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2021-09-08.