Shiwan Khan

Real Name: Shiwan Khan

Identity/Class: Human with psychic powers

Occupation: Would-be conqueror of the world

Affiliations: Unknown

Enemies: The Shadow, the Avenger

Known Relatives: Genghis Khan (distant ancestor)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Unknown

First Appearance: Shadow #182 "The Golden Master" (September 15th, 1939)

Powers/Abilities: Shiwan Khan is physically at the peak of human fitness. He is skilled in a variety of forms of combat. His greatest power however is his psychic abilities - he can hypnotise most people in seconds, create mental illusions capable of fooling entire cities, and has demonstrated an unspecified level of telekinesis.

History: Shiwan Khan was a descendant of the infamous Genghis Khan, leader of the Mongol hordes. Like his illustrious ancestor, Shiwan Khan had dreams of conquest, only he would settle for nothing less than ruling the entire world. However he was constantly thwarted by the Shadow.

Comments: In the 1994 movie The Shadow the role of Shiwan Khan was played by John Lone.

CLARIFICATIONS: None.

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