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Shadow Thief
Shadow Thief

Shadow Thief

11 appearances Β· Bronze Age Β· 1981–2011
Who is Shadow Thief?

Born from the Bronze Age imagination of Martin Pasko and Joe Staton, Shadow Thief made a striking entrance in World's Finest Comics #273 in 1981, stepping into a DC Universe already populated by legends. Over a career spanning some thirty years, this enigmatic figure carved out a presence across titles like Justice League of America, Hawkworld, and JLA, keeping formidable company alongside the likes of Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern. There's something inherently compelling about a character who endures across three decades in that kind of rarefied air β€” a testament to the dark allure the name carries. For collectors drawn to the shadowy corners of the Bronze Age DC landscape, Shadow Thief is exactly the kind of discovery worth chasing down.

β˜… First appearance
World's Finest Comics #273
Nov 1981

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1981–2009

World's Finest Comics #273 1981
World's Finest Comics #273
Hawkworld #5 1990
Hawkworld #5
Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear #1 1995
Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear #1
JLA #34 1999
JLA #34
Firestorm #6 2004
Firestorm #6
Justice League of America #32 2009
Justice League of America #32

Appearances

World's Finest Comics (1941)
Hawkworld (1990)
Superman & Batman Magazine (1993)
#5
Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear (1995)
#1
JLA (1997)
#34
Firestorm (2004)
#6
Justice League of America (2006)
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2011)
#9