I know he's not from the Marvel universe, but I nominate The Shadow. Not as the caped gunslinger, though, but based on his original guise.
I don't know if you're aware of it, but The Shadow started not as a character but as a mysterious announcer. He was the host of a series of detective stories on radio, but was so popular that he became a superhero in his own right, by popular demand. In the original version he was just an unseen figure who knew everything, including What Evil Lurks etc etc etc.
Since nobody ever knew who The Shadow was, nobody could notice when he selected replacements for himself. Thus The Shadow is not the original, but still appears to be the original in all respects.
He has an extensive network of spies. If he appears at all, he appears as Fritz, the doddering and incompetent janitor who just happens to be sweeping the floor nearby when the cops, or main characters, are discussing their cases.
But for your world I see him delivering intelligence to your player characters. He is a voice on the phone, a signal on the radio, an envelope on the table delivered by an unseen hand. He knows all, sees all, and tells what suits him. He is everywhere.
In other words, my dear Boojum Snark... The Shadow is YOU. The voice of the Game Master.
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I don't know if you're aware of it, but The Shadow started not as a character but as a mysterious announcer. He was the host of a series of detective stories on radio, but was so popular that he became a superhero in his own right, by popular demand. In the original version he was just an unseen figure who knew everything, including What Evil Lurks etc etc etc.
Since nobody ever knew who The Shadow was, nobody could notice when he selected replacements for himself. Thus The Shadow is not the original, but still appears to be the original in all respects.
He has an extensive network of spies. If he appears at all, he appears as Fritz, the doddering and incompetent janitor who just happens to be sweeping the floor nearby when the cops, or main characters, are discussing their cases.
But for your world I see him delivering intelligence to your player characters. He is a voice on the phone, a signal on the radio, an envelope on the table delivered by an unseen hand. He knows all, sees all, and tells what suits him. He is everywhere.
In other words, my dear Boojum Snark... The Shadow is YOU. The voice of the Game Master.
Have fun.