The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in 1930s pulp novels, and then in a wide variety of media. Details of the title character have varied across various media, but he is generally depicted as a crime-fighting
vigilante with
psychic powers posing as a "wealthy, young man about town". One of the most famous adventure heroes of the twentieth century, The Shadow has been featured on the radio, in a long-running pulp magazine series, in
comic books,
comic strips,
television, serials,
video games, and at least five
motion pictures. The
radio drama is well-remembered for those episodes voiced by
Orson Welles.