I wish I could find more images and information about the model who became the face of The Shadow. William Magner modeled for many pulp covers (one is in the background of this image) over his career. He was in a couple of movies but I can find no other pictures of him or biography. I think the image I am posting has been heavily Photoshopped but that doesn't diminish the power of his face or those massive hands. He must have been a dream model for pulp artists much Steve Holland was for Bama and those Doc Savage covers.
Like The Shadow, his origin and life are shrouded in the shadows of time.
I can see the Magner influence with these covers.
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