Shade
Richard Swift
6 series
243 issues
The Shade is Richard Swift, an immortal Englishman who commands the Shadowlands, an extradimensional plane of living darkness. He arrived in Flash Comics in the 1940s as a top-hatted thief, and James Robinson later rebuilt him in Starman as a wry, cultured mentor to Jack Knight.
Real Name
Richard Swift
Hero Name
Shade
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Flight, Energy absorption, Teleport, Healing, Magic, Phasing / Ghost, Shape Shifter, Insanely Rich, Immortal, Astral Projection, Swordsmanship, Levitation, Dimensional Manipulation, Shadowmeld, Time Travel, Darkforce Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Illusion Casting, Time Manipulation, Willpower-Based Constructs, Stealth
Gender
Male
Race
Human
Aliases
Richard Swift, James Black, Louie Fox, Mr. Black, Dicky, The Shade, The Duke of Darkness, Dickie Swift, The Dark Colossus
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