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Cover: Alex Ross
The Shadow #1
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That piercing gaze emerging from the darkness — wide-brimmed hat pulled low, crimson scarf concealing everything below the eyes — sets the tone perfectly for Garth Ennis and Aaron Campbell's 2012 Dynamite run on one of pulp fiction's most enduring figures. Alex Ross's painted cover renders the Shadow with an intensity that feels both timeless and immediate, all deep shadow and smoldering red. "The Fire of Creation Part One" promises exactly the kind of brooding, morally charged storytelling this character demands.
writer Garth Ennis · artist, inker Aaron Campbell · colorist Carlos Lopez · letterer Rob Steen · cover Alex Ross
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Raw (NM) $5
CGC 9.8 · 40 in census $75*
CGC 9.6 · 7 in census $35*
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $30*
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Full credits
writer Garth Ennis
artist, inker Aaron Campbell
colorist Carlos Lopez
letterer Rob Steen
cover pencils, inks Alex Ross
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cover
Cover B - Howard Chaykin cover
Cover C - John Cassaday cover
Cover D - Jae Lee cover
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