In the first novel Shadow - this man who perfectly mastered the fantastic ability to hide in the shadows disappear , distracting and take the appearance of others. His real face and name are unknown . In the fight with the criminals he helped several people who owe him my life , but who also did not know about it and interact with it , leaving a

4-part mini-series from Howard Chaykin, reconstruction shadow character in a modern setting and injecting it with some trademark extreme violence. Although it did not get too enthusiastic fans traditional Shadow, a series of really good and lead to a continuing series of Shadow (1987).