The Shadow

Real Name: Buster McLeod

Identity/Class: Unknown

Occupation: Member of the police squadron Sky Patrol

Affiliations: Sky Patrol

Enemies:  Unknown

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Unknown

Base of Operations: Unknown

First Appearance: Unknown

Powers/Abilities: Unknown

History: Unknown

Comments: There appear to have been two distinct Australian characters called the Shadow.

Thanks to Dansen T.Stahl who provided the following information, gleaned from an old fan magazine "Rocket Blast Comi-Collector".

"Costume: Jodhapur pants. Tall leather boots. Belt with two pistol holsters. Wide-cuffed gauntlets. WWII aviator's cap with goggles and hanging cloth covering his face {like the mask on Grifter of WildC.A.T.s}. Long-sleeved leotard {with waist section under the pants} with a circle in the middle of the chest and a very stylized "S" occupying much of the circle. This Aussie version was drawn by Len Lawson and appeared as the back up story in a comic having the strange title "the Rubber Foot Mystery". He was, in reality, Buster McLeod of the Sky Patrol, a police squadron. He left a card on his victims that bore his silhouette and "S" symbol. He had no powers." The original contributors to the magazine were John Ryan and Howard P. Siegel

CLARIFICATIONS: Not to be confused with

• The Shadow, archetypal dark avenger of the night from the Pulps

• The Shadow, Victorian era crimefighter from Hurricane

• The Shadow, the other Australian hero of that name

• Shadow, UK Ultra Knight

Any Additions/Corrections? Please let me know.

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