MADISON ON THE AIR: “THE SHADOW: THE CAT THAT KILLED”
ADAPTED BY CHRISI TALYN SAJE: FEB 2021
SCENE ONE
LAMONT
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows…
ANNOUNCER
The Shadow, mysterious character who aids the forces of law and order, is in reality Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town–
MADISON
The 30s were so different. People could actually believe wealthy guys were secretly fighting crime. Now we know they’re just secretly destroying our democracy.
ANNOUNCER
Lamont Cranston, who, years ago in the Orient, learned the hypnotic power to cloud men’s minds so that they cannot see him. His friend, the lovely Margot Lane, is the only person who knows to whom the unseen voice of the Shadow belongs–
MADISON
And me.
ANNOUNCER
Who exactly are you?
MADISON
Madison Standish filling in this week for Margot Lane. Say, she Lois Lane’s sister or something? Cousin, maybe?
ANNOUNCER
Not to my kn– Why are you here?
MADISON
Glitch in the Matrix or somethin’. I dunno. I’ve just been rollin’ with it.
ANNOUNCER
Oh… All right then… um…
MADISON
I’m sorry, I interrupted. Go ahead, finish your announcer thing.
ANNOUNCER
Ah, yes. Um… Today’s story: “The Cat that Killed!”
MADISON
“The Cat that Killed.” Seriously? That’s the name of it? These old timey shows are high-larious!
ANNOUNCER
Our story opens at midnight. Lamont and Margot–
MADISON
Madison.
ANNOUNCER
You’re definitely going to be here the entire episode?
MADISON
That’s usually how it plays out.
ANNOUNCER
Wonderful. Lamont and Madison are walking near a waterfront warehouse in search of well… why don’t you just listen…
MADISON
So you’re telling me we’re looking for a tugboat captain with a wooden leg?
LAMONT
In order to win this scavenger hunt, yes.
MADISON
A scavenger hunt as a party game for grown adults? Is prohibition still goin’ on or somethin’?
LAMONT
Why, scavenger hunts are all the rage! Aren’t you having fun, Madison?
MADISON
I’ve had more fun sitting through hours of online zoom meetings. I mean, at least there’s a chance of seeing someone’s cat.
LAMONT
Haven’t you ever played a game like this before?
MADISON
I tried Pokemon Go for about a week but after tripping up a flight of stairs, a near miss by a bus and walking into the middle of one of those dancing water fountains, I quit.
LAMONT
Well, if we find the tugboat captain we have a good chance of winning the game.
MADISON
I don’t think we’re gonna find anybody down here. This place is dead with a major creep vibe.
LAMONT
The waterfront warehouse district is a sketchy part of town after dark for sure. Especially with this thick fog.
MADISON
This would be the point in the movie where the audience starts yelling “go back”.
MAN
Screams
MADISON
And I’d agree with them!
LAMONT
That voice. It came from up there on the roof of that warehouse. Stay here.
MADISON
Hell, no! I don’t want my body found tomorrow morning by SVU.
LAMONT
Oh, well, come on then. But hurry, Madison, hurry!
MADISON
Not a problem. When I’m shook I book.
SCENE TWO
MADISON
Dude, Lamont, how many more stairs?
LAMONT
It’s ten stories. But we’re almost at the roof. One more flight.
MADISON
Woo! Gettin’ my steps in today. I think I’m gonna deserve some French fries after this.
LAMONT
Stop a moment. There’s the door leading to the roof. Now get behind me. No telling what’s on the other side.
MADISON
If we’re lucky, it’s a rooftop bar with a jacuzzi. What the hell was that?
LAMONT
It sounds like a cat.
MADISON
It sounds like a really pissed off cat.
LAMONT
Quiet, I’m going to open this door.
MADISON
What do you see?
LAMONT
It’s pretty dark. The fog is clearing, though. The moon will be out in a second. For the time being, let’s wait here.
MADISON
That cat’s either really hungry or in heat. Either way, I’d like to avoid it.
LAMONT
Here comes the moon. I can see the roof now and–
MADISON
What the actual F is that?!
LAMONT
A cat! It’s almost as big as I am.
MADISON
I’d hate to see the hairball that cat coughs up.
LAMONT
Don’t move, Madison. He may spring for us.
MADISON
Open up your coat. Make yourself look big!
LAMONT
What?
MADISON
That’s what you’re supposed to do to scare off mountain lions.
LAMONT
Look! He’s backing away towards the edge of the roof.
MADISON
It’s working! Another victory for Patagonia!
LAMONT
Now we’ll see what this is all about.
MADISON
Don’t follow it!
LAMONT
I’ve got to get a better look at it. It’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen.
MADISON
You gotta death wish? The things the size of a tiger. You’re just gonna walk up to it? Who are you, Joe Exotic?!
LAMONT
I don’t think it will spring. It’s still backing toward the edge of the roof. It has no where to go. It can’t jump ten stories.
MADISON
Yeah, and once it gets to the edge and feels cornered, it will defend itself. Jeez! Don’t you people have some kind of NatGeo in the 30s?!
LAMONT
There! It’s at the edge of the roof!
MADISON
I can’t watch! Which is exactly what I said about the Cats movie.
LAMONT
Careful now… steady…
MADISON
OHMAHGOD! You scared the cat and it jumped off the roof! I do not want to see what Peta is gonna do to you.
LAMONT
It leaped alright. Ten stories. But I don’t think he’s dead. I don’t see anything down there.
MADISON
It popped-a-Houdini.
LAMONT
Well, we’d better have a look at this body over here.
MADISON
Don’t tell me– it’s a sewer rat the size of Chevy Suburban.
LAMONT
Strike a match so we can see better.
MADISON
How ’bout I use the flashlight on my phone, grandpa.
LAMONT
Oh, don’t look, Madison!
MADISON
Too late. Gonna vomit.
LAMONT
Pretty nasty stuff.
MADISON
That is so not a rat.
LAMONT
It’s a man, all right. It looks as if the claws of the cat just dug in and ripped his throat open. He’s–
MADISON
Practically decapitated.
LAMONT
This is unbelievably weird.
MADISON
This isn’t “weird”. This is American Horror Story on steroids.
LAMONT
A cat that kills. A cat the size of a tiger. A cat that can leap into space and fall ten stories.
MADISON
Are we done with this scavenger hunt now?
LAMONT
Well, you said you wanted a chance at seeing a cat.
MADISON
I meant a cute kitty cat. Not a Stephen King “Cat from Hell” cat!
SCENE THREE
WESTON
Oh, Mr. Barton, if you would only calm down, I–
BARTON
Calm down?! How on earth do you expect me to calm down, Commissioner Weston? When these horrible things are happening in my warehouse. The death of that watchman last night is the third murder in a month. You’ve got to do something, Commissioner! My business is being ruined! The men are all quitting, the warehouse is getting a bad name.
WESTON
Mr. Barton, I told you we are doing everything we possibly can. There are some cases that just can’t be broken overnight. The whole thing is fantastic. I’ve never heard anything like it.
LAMONT
Greetings, Commissioner Weston.
WESTON
Oh, it’s you, Cranston. Well as long as you’re here, come on in.
LAMONT
I thought I’d bring a little cheer into your life so I dropped around and brought Madison with me.
MADISON
Aw! That’s sweet in a sexist sorta way.
WESTON
Hello, Madison, nice to meet you.
MADISON
‘Sup.
WESTON
I can’t visit with you right now, Cranston. I’m up to my eyes in one of the strangest cases to ever come my way.
LAMONT
Really?
WESTON
Fantastic, Cranston, unbelievable. I– Oh, by the way, this young chap is Barton.
BARTON
Hello.
LAMONT
Nice to meet you.
MADISON
Hey.
WESTON
Barton owns a warehouse on Water Street.
MADISON
A warehouse on Water Street? Dude, Lamont, isn’t that where we– OW!
LAMONT
Please, Madison!
WESTON
Three murders have been committed on the roof of that warehouse this month.
LAMONT
Three in one month? Who are the victims?
BARTON
All watchmen, Mr. Cranston. The bodies were all… horribly mangled.
MADISON
Yeah, we know. We saw the– OW!
WESTON
Are you alright, Madison?
MADISON
Shin-splints. Apparently.
BARTON
I’m telling you, Commissioner, this thing has got to end. You simply have got to do something and you’ve got to do it fast!
WESTON
Mr. Barton, please. My men have been investigating this case for weeks. There’s absolutely nothing to go on. Nothing but those confounded claw marks we found on the neck of every victim.
LAMONT
How about sending a few officers along to guard the watchmen?
MADISON
Or maybe Carole Baskin.
WESTON
We tried that, Cranston. Nothing happened while my men were there.
LAMONT
Oh, I see.
WESTON
We didn’t think it necessary to keep men on continuous duty. But as it turned out–
BARTON
As it turned out, the very next night another watchman was murdered. His throat completely… well… there’s no need to describe it.
MADISON
Yeah, no need. Again, Lamont, sorry about pukin’ on your shoes.
LAMONT
Mmm.
WESTON
If we only had some idea as to how the murders are committed.
LAMONT
Have you taken adequate precautions, Commissioner?
WESTON
Night and day, yes. We’ve surrounded that warehouse with men. We’ve guarded the entrance — every exit –and yet the murderer is still able do his work. Without leaving a single clue, mind you. I’m beginning to believe in ghosts.
BARTON
All I know is that I’m losing business. The warehouse is getting a bad reputation. Now I need a watchman and I can’t get one.
LAMONT
They all think it’s too dangerous to take the job, I suppose?
MADISON
Oh, please. Every time I did the night deposit at Applebee’s I ran the risk of having my throat cut. And that was just from the cooks.
LAMONT
I was just thinking, Mr. Barton, I might be able to help you out.
BARTON
Oh, if you could, Mr. Cranston, that would be wonderful.
LAMONT
I have a friend. A rather old fellow who would be all too glad to get the job, I think.
MADISON
This somebody you don’t particularly like?
LAMONT
If I sent him to see you, will you try him?
BARTON
Try him? I’ll welcome him with open arms. Send him around to my office at the warehouse tonight, will you?
LAMONT
I certainly will. Well, Madison, we had best get along. We’re interrupting the inspector’s business. Goodbye, Mr. Barton.
BARTON
I’m indebted to you, Mr. Cranston. Goodbye.
WESTON
So long.
MADISON
Later. Dude! Why were you kickin’ me like that?
LAMONT
I’m sorry, Madison. But little girls should be seen and not heard. OW!
MADISON
You wanna say that to me again?
LAMONT
I was only trying to keep you from revealing what we know. I’ve got the edge on Weston and the police. They know nothing about the monstrous cat that we saw last night. They don’t know what to look for. But I do.
MADISON
So you knowingly withheld vital information necessary for the police to do their job?
LAMONT
Well–
MADISON
Vigilantes usually take the law into their own hands because they believe the legal agencies are inadequate, but how can Weston and the police do the best job possible when you are actively withholding information that may help them solve the case?
LAMONT
If you’ve got a problem with this, why don’t you go on over to the “Lone Ranger” and help that boy scout?
MADISON
Truth hurts, don’t it, Shadow?
LAMONT
Then perhaps I won’t share with you the rest of my plan.
MADISON
Mmmm…. Gotta say, a giant killer cat is worth stickin’ around for. Okay. What’s the plan?
LAMONT
The old man I’m going to send around to Mr. Barton tonight for the watchman job will be me in disguise.
MADISON
Okay.
LAMONT
And… that’s it. That– That’s the plan.
MADISON
Oh.
LAMONT
What? It’s a good plan.
MADISON
Why didn’t you just volunteer to be the watchman yourself? Why the plan with the elaborate disguise?
LAMONT
Because I’m Lamont Cranston. Wealthy young man about town. Why would I take a watchman job?
MADISON
Why does the wealthy young man about town hang out at the police department?
LAMONT
Look, you’re new, I get it. This is just how I do things, all right?
MADISON
Wait! When are you going to show me that clouding men’s minds trick?
LAMONT
It’s not a tri– I’ve got a murderer to catch. I don’t have time to deal with this.
MADISON
Do you have a “Clouding Men’s Minds for Dummies” book? Or maybe a YouTube tutorial I could watch? Lamont?
SCENE FOUR
LAMONT
It’s chilly up here. I should’ve worn a coat.
MADISON
Pssst!
LAMONT
Who’s there?
MADISON
Psst!
LAMONT
Oh, the cat again, eh? Well, I’ve come prepared!
MADISON
Geez! Indiana Jones! Cool it with the whip! “Cool whip.” See what I did there?
LAMONT
Madison, what are you doing here?!
MADISON
I thought I was supposed to be helping you. Nice disguise, by the way. What did you do, hit Party City on the way over?
LAMONT
Why were you making that “psst” noise?
MADISON
I was trying to quietly get your attention. Not my fault you startle easier than a cat with a cucumber.
LAMONT
This is no place for you, Madison. You need to get out of here. That cat may show up at any minute. I don’t want you in the way when it does.
MADISON
Well, I’m not leavin’. If I can get a video of that cat it would totes go viral. I might even get a kitty litter endorsement.
LAMONT
I don’t know, Madison. But I’m almost sure it’s not actually a cat.
MADISON
Not a cat? Maybe a were-cat? Ya know in “Thriller,” Michael Jackson actually turns into a were-cat not a were-wolf as is the common misconception.
LAMONT
But it can’t be a man. Maybe some form of a… leopard. A black leopard, perhaps.
MADISON
Black Panther? No, Dude, he’s a good guy. And he’s Marvel. Shadow is DC, isn’t it?
LAMONT
My point is, I just don’t know. A man could never leap ten stories into the yard below and live to tell about it.
MADISON
But a cat could…?
LAMONT
We’ll soon find out. I intend to drive the cat into that corner over there with the whip. It’s the one spot on the roof where he can’t leap off. Then I’ll– Listen! Here he comes.
MADISON
Ah, man, I wish I’d brought my whip.
LAMONT
You have a whip?
MADISON
Uh… Picked it up on “Gunsmoke.” Let’s just leave it at that.
LAMONT
Now, listen to me, Madison, when the cat reaches here, he’ll do something to attract the attention of the watchman it believes to be somewhere in the building. That’s how those other watchmen were lured up here to the roof. They heard something that attracted their–
MADISON
I can see it! Damn that’s a big cat. He reminds me of the head guy from Thundercats. Is it wrong to be attracted to a cartoon cat?
LAMONT
Quiet. Just… watch it.
MADISON
It broke the skylight. Murder and vandalism. Shame on you, Lion- O.
LAMONT
That’s to attract the watchman inside the building. Look out now, I’m going to swing this bullwhip and try to frighten it into that corner. Whatever you do, Madison, don’t leave this spot.
MADISON
Congratulations, you just royally pissed him off!
LAMONT
I think this whip will soon subdue him!
MADISON
I don’t think so! He looks like he’s gonna jump you!
LAMONT
Madison, run for it! Run for it!
MADISON
Ah! Nice kitty! Nice kitty-kitty!
LAMONT
Let go of me you foul feline!
MADISON
He’s going to leap off the roof!
LAMONT
Not if I can help it!
MADISON
Shadow-dude! Watch out!!!
LAMONT
Ahhh!!!!
MADISON
Oh… that’s not good. I don’t suppose the Shadow can fly?
SCENE FIVE
WESTON
You say Cranston sent the man over as he promised?
BARTON
He started work last night. But now he’s nowhere to be found. There’s not a trace of him anywhere. I tell ya, Commissioner, I’m going out of my mind!
WESTON
Yeah, you and me, both. Frankly, Barton, I’m up a tree.
BARTON
Oh, I’m not blaming you, Commissioner. I know you’re doing everything you possibly can.
MADISON
Maybe not everything he possibly can.
BARTON
Who is that speaking, Commissioner?
WESTON
I was going to say “The Shadow” but that voice sounds a bit… hmmm… feminine?
BARTON
Are you here to help us, Mr. Shadow?
MADISON
Did you seriously just assign me gender?
BARTON
To be fair, I can’t see you.
MADISON
You don’t think a woman could cloud men’s minds?
BARTON
It’s not that–
MADISON
You think men’s minds are all that complicated? It’s mostly just beer and video games in there.
BARTON
I had heard of the Shadow but I never believed he– er, she, really existed.
MADISON
Believing in things you can’t see that sound totally made up is called, “faith.”
WESTON
Shadow, did you come here for a reason?
MADISON
Sorry. It’s my first time. Trying to get used to this invisibility thing. It was a bitch riding the bus over here, let me tell you. The driver nearly shut the door in my face and two guys tried to sit on me.
WESTON
I’m… sorry to hear that.
MADISON
No biggie. Okay, let’s get down to business. I’m gettin’ a major migraine from this hypnotism stuff. Commissioner, I’ve come to help you break this warehouse case.
BARTON
You mean, my warehouse? Do you know who the murderer is?
MADISON
The murderer, the thing that has been killing your watchmen, is a cat.
WESTON
A cat?
BARTON
I don’t believe it!
MADISON
Oh, but you believe in a disembodied voice talking to you?
WESTON
She has a point.
MADISON
It’s no ordinary cat. This one is as big as me.
BARTON
Again, can’t see you.
MADISON
I’m really hittin’ the downsides of this invisibility thing.
WESTON
But a cat?
MADISON
I know, right? And it’s able to leap off the warehouse to escape.
BARTON
Oh, that’s impossible. That warehouse is ten stories high.
MADISON
No lie! I totes saw it with my own eyes! I’m thinkin’ we need to seal off the whole block so the cat can’t escape. Commissioner, I need every available officer stationed down there. I want SWAT, National Guard, it should look like the end of “Ghostbusters” meets the end of “Blues Brothers” times twenty.
BARTON
Is there anything I can do, Shadow?
MADISON
You’re gonna wait on the roof for the cat to show up.
BARTON
Me?
MADISON
Yeah. To lure the cat. It’s your warehouse. This whole thing clearly has to do with you. Oh! And Commissioner, I’m gonna need some spotlights. We’re gonna light that roof up like a Super Bowl halftime show.
WESTON
Whatever you say, Shadow.
BARTON
I can’t help but think I’ve heard your voice somewhere before, Shadow.
MADISON
Gotta go! Ooo… mysterious unseen voice… fading… fading… Ow! Son-of-a–
BARTON
Maybe I should just… sell the warehouse.
SCENE SIX
BARTON
What a cold, dark night this is.
MADISON
Hey, Barton!
BARTON
Ah!!!
MADISON
Sorry, forgot you can’t see me. But you shoulda seen your face. I’m so gonna use this trick at parties when I get back.
BARTON
This is very nerve racking. I’m beginning to wish my father had left this blasted warehouse business to his partner instead of me.
MADISON
Wait, pause the game. A partner?
BARTON
My father had a partner, a fellow named Blanchard. Blanchard was a crook so my father finally bought him out. Then when Dad died, Blanchard came to me with some crazy story about how the warehouse business rightfully belongs to him.
MADISON
Your employees are getting murdered causing your business to go on permanent lockdown and you’re casually like, “Oh, yeah, I totes have a pissed-off ex-partner. Didn’t I mention it?”
BARTON
The cat! It’s here!
MADISON
Just stay calm, okay?
BARTON
Look at the size of it! It’s a monster!
MADISON
Dude! Seriously! Chill!
BARTON
No! I’m not going to let it do to me what it did to the others!
MADISON
C’mon! I’m invisible here! How do you know you’re not shootin’ at me?!
BARTON
The thing sees me! It’s coming for me! Look at those eyes!
MADISON
What did I just say about that gun?!
BARTON
Ow! My wrist! Something has my wrist!
MADISON
That’s me, you douche-nozzle! Now chill the hell out! I’m gonna deal with this. All right, you can drop the act, Eartha Kitt. You’re not a cat. You’re a dude.
BARTON
Look, Shadow, it’s backing towards the edge of the roof!
MADISON
What’re ya gonna do, huh? You gonna jump?
BARTON
There he goes!
MADISON
Lights! Turn on the spotlights!
BARTON
They are lighting up everything plain as day!
MADISON
I know. Cool, right? I got the idea from the L.A. police choppers. When one of those babies hits you with the brights, it’s like God, Himself, reaching down and touching the roof of your Honda Civic.
BARTON
Look at it! It’s swinging back and forth!
MADISON
Okay, who’s on follow spot! C’mon! Stay with him! Uck. Amateurs.
BARTON
How is he doing that?
MADISON
He’s on a trapeze, Dude. It’s totes Cirque Du Soleil. There’s a wire strung between this warehouse and the next one.
BARTON
He’s pulling himself across to that window! He’ll get away! They’ll never get to him in time.
MADISON
Maybe the cops can’t, but my eight years of cheerleading and a childhood full of gymnastics say otherwise.
BARTON
You don’t mean you’re going to leap for that trapeze? It’s suicide!
MADISON
I don’t even know if I can die in these old timey shows. So… Yolo!!
SCENE SEVEN
LAMONT
Oh, you’re back.
BLANCHARD
Something went wrong. Those bungling fools tried to trap me. I was too smart for them. By the time they get here, I’ll be gone.
LAMONT
What are you gonna do with that knife?
BLANCHARD
You don’t think I’m gonna leave you here alive so you can give me away to the police, do you? I should’ve killed you when I brought you here last night.
LAMONT
Then why didn’t you?
MADISON
Because you’re the lead in the series.
BLANCHARD
What?! Who’s there?! I can’t see anyone!
MADISON
I’m… the Shadow.
LAMONT
Dammit, I knew I should’ve locked my study.
BLANCHARD
The Shadow?
MADISON
And you’re gonna drop that knife!
BLANCHARD
My wrist! Something is crushing my wrist!
MADISON
Come on, drop it! Drop it! Drop it!
LAMONT
He’s not dropping it.
MADISON
Well, just because I cloud men’s minds doesn’t mean I have superhuman strength!
LAMONT
Would you like some help?
MADISON
You’re tied up!
LAMONT
Oh, I’ve had these ropes loosened for hours.
BLANCHARD
Hey! How’d you do that?! Uh!
LAMONT
I may be a millionaire, but I still have a few tricks up my sleeve. Like this pocket knife.
MADISON
If you could escape on your own all along, why didn’t you?
LAMONT
Well, Shadow, I wanted to get the final proof necessary to catch the cat. Your searchlights are just what I needed.
MADISON
They’re cool right? I got the idea from–
BLANCHARD
So what? What do those searchlights prove?
MADISON
Hey, I was tellin’ a story.
LAMONT
Your true identity, Blanchard.
BLANCHARD
What?!
LAMONT
I know all about you. Twenty years ago you were a pretty famous trapeze artist in the circus. You had an act in which you dressed as a cat and did dangerous dives from a trapeze. Later, you became Barton’s partner in the warehouse business.
MADISON
Wait, you knew about the partner thing? I just found out about the partner thing.
BLANCHARD
That business belonged to me. Barton cheated me!
LAMONT
And you took this method of forcing Barton’s son to sell out to you cheaply. Well, the game is up.
BLANCHARD
That’s what you think. But you haven’t got me yet.
MADISON
The building is surrounded by cops. Just, ya know, FYI.
BLANCHARD
There’s still the trapeze. I can still get away. You can’t stop me!
MADISON
W-w-wait! Hang on! Don’t–
BLANCHARD
Later, suckers! Ahhhh!!!!!
MADISON
I… kinda broke the trapeze when I used it to get over here.
LAMONT
A madman like that got what was coming to him. I bet he wishes he actually had nine lives.
MADISON
Ew… he did not land on his feet.
SCENE EIGHT
MADISON
So you’re saying you allowed yourself to be captured?
LAMONT
We’re alone. You can stop clouding my mind.
MADISON
Woo! Thank god. That hypnotism is rough on the brain cells. I feel like it’s the morning after I mixed Boone’s Farm with tequila.
LAMONT
It did take me years to perfect the technique.
MADISON
So why didn’t you use it when you were captured by that cat guy?
LAMONT
He’d already seen my face. He would know I was the Shadow.
MADISON
And you got captured on purpose because–
LAMONT
I suspected that he must have some means of crossing to the other building. By being in his hide out, I was able to see exactly how he worked his set up with the trapeze. Then your searchlights stunt brought it all together.
MADISON
That’s cool. I’m glad it all worked out.
LAMONT
What’s the matter?
MADISON
Well… being the Shadow for a day, now I know what evil lurks in the hearts of men and honestly, I already had a pretty low opinion of people.
LAMONT
The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay! The Shadow knows…
MADISON
Cut that out. That’s creepy.
EPILOGUE
MADISON
The Shadow first appeared in 1930 as a mysterious narrator on the radio program “The Detective Story Hour” to boost sales of the monthly pulp publication, “Detective Story Magazine.” The character was such a hit, that less than a year later, “The Shadow Magazine” premiered. By 1937, Lamont Cranston’s “Shadow” had his own radio drama with his famous tag line and maniacal laugh. And although DC does claim “The Shadow” as part of its catalogue, they are only a small part in the long legacy since the character’s original inception.