@𝗪𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖇𝖆𝖑𝖑
Yup, that’s the one. The Shadow came first, and a lot of early Batman stuff was ripped off of it. I believe a bit was taken from The Spider (which is less well-known), but there’s a lot of early DC comics that ripped off those pulp novels and radio serials. There was even a lawsuit over a Superman comic that ripped off a Spider novel, which DC settled out of court (reportedly, the author of the book actually made more off his share of the settlement than he did off the book itself).
Yup, that’s the one. The Shadow came first, and a lot of early Batman stuff was ripped off of it. I believe a bit was taken from The Spider (which is less well-known), but there’s a lot of early DC comics that ripped off those pulp novels and radio serials. There was even a lawsuit over a Superman comic that ripped off a Spider novel, which DC settled out of court (reportedly, the author of the book actually made more off his share of the settlement than he did off the book itself).
