The Shadow legend has it, was an inspiration for the Batman. I tell you know that the Batman will always be a mere amateur crime fighter compared to the Shadow. In their few meetings over the years The Shadow has always outwitted if not confounded Batman. Lamont Cranston nee' Kent Allard is far more advanced in the spiritual arts than Bruce Wayne will ever be. I expect by the end of this series Batman will have learned a thing or two and be a better man for it. Long live the Shadow!