Nightshade (Eve Eden) is a fictional character, a superheroine who was owned and published by Charlton Comics and was later acquired by DC Comics. Big C logo, used from Sept. ... DC Comics (originally called Detective Comics, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Captain Atom is a comic book superhero. ... Joe Gill was a writer who worked in the comics industry. ... The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964): Cover art by Ditko. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ... The Shadowpact is a group of magical DC Comics heroes who fought against the Spectre in the 2005 limited series Day of Vengeance. ... Captain Atom is a comic book superhero. ... Suicide Squad is a name for a variety of organizations created for and owned by DC Comics. ... The L.A.W. was a six-issue limited series that ran from September 1999 to February of 2000. ... -kinesis, from Greek kinesis, movement, motion, is a suffix that denotes movement. ... In satellite communication, Teleport refers to a Earth Station Hub, or Uplink Facility. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Batman and Superman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ... Big C logo, used from Sept. ... DC Comics (originally called Detective Comics, Inc. ...

Fictional character biography

Charlton Comics

Nightshade was first introduced in Captain Atom #82, as a partner for Captain Atom. Her real name is Eve Eden and her father is a U.S. senator. She is blonde (unusual for a heroine with darkness-based powers) and wears a black wig as Nightshade. She was romantically involved with Captain Atom for a brief time. Captain Atom is a comic book superhero. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... Captain Atom is a comic book superhero. ...

She appeared several times in the main Captain Atom stories, before getting her own backup series in the last 3 published issues (#87-89). She also appeared in the last unpublished Captain Atom story that appeared in the Charlton Bullseye fanzine. In this series (with art by Jim Aparo), we learn that Tiger (Judomaster's now grown up sidekick), is her martial arts instructor. We would also learn the source of her powers. Her mother, Magda, was actually a visitor from another dimension, where they have the ability to transform into living two-dimensional shadows; these powers she passed on to her son and daughter. On a visit to this dimension, Magda and her children are attacked. Mortally wounded, Magda is able to transport herself and Eve back to Earth. Eve promised to return and find her brother. This never occurs during the Charlton years. Charlton Bullseye was the title of a Charlton Comics related fanzine and later showcase comic series. ... Jim Aparo James N. Jim Aparo (1932-July 19, 2005) was a comic book artist best known for his work on various Batman stories for DC Comics. ... A Charlton Comics super hero created in 1965 by writer Joe Gill & artist Frank McLaughlin in Special War Series #4 Cover. ...

In 1981, Nightshade would appear in issue #7 of the new Charlton Bullseye comic. Her last "Charlton" appearance would be in a story that teamed up all the Charlton "Action Heroes", and be published in a one-shot by AC Comics. Charlton Bullseye was the title of a Charlton Comics related fanzine and later showcase comic series. ... AC Comics evolved out of Paragon Publications, and was known as Americomics in its first year of existence. ...

DC Comics

Nightshade in Suicide Squad, Art Ross Andru.

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With the Suicide Squad

Once integrated into the DC Universe in Crisis on Infinite Earths, she became affiliated with the Suicide Squad. There, it was revealed that her powers came from her heritage as a princess of the Land of Nightshades. Eve Eden's mother Maureen was queen of Land of the Nightshades who fled to Earth to escape the Incubus. The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. ... Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ... Suicide Squad is a name for a variety of organizations created for and owned by DC Comics. ...

Eve believed she was a normal child until her mother took her and her brother Larry into the Land of Nightshades. Everything went wrong when the Incubus killed the queen and abducted Larry. With her dying breath, Queen Maureen told Eve that she possessed hereditary powers over darkness. Eve promised Maureen that she would save her younger brother. Eve was able to travel at will between Earth and the Land of Nightshades, but the Incubus' power prevented her from saving Larry.

The Incubus eventually killed all the human habitants of the Land of Nightshades and rendered it a wasteland. She could create dimensional warps and teleport herself and others, but when teleporting between two places, she always had to pass through the now barren and haunted Land of the Nightshades. Eve later discovered that the Incubus had possessed her younger brother Larry; Deadshot then killed Larry with a bullet to the head. Deadshot (real name Floyd Lawton), is a fictional character in the DC Universe. ...

Eve stayed with the Squad up until the end, she then went to work for Sarge Steel at the CBI. Sarge Steel was a detective/spy character published by Charlton Comics during the 1960s. ...

After the Suicide Squad

Nightshade made several appearances in the Superboy and the Ravers comic and would also be part of the L.A.W. mini-series, which would reunite all the Charlton Action Heroes owned by DC. During the Superman/Batman story arc "Public Enemies", she was under control for a brief time by Gorilla Grodd, trying to capture Superman for a $1 Billion ransom. The L.A.W. was a six-issue limited series that ran from September 1999 to February of 2000. ... Superman/Batman is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publishers two most popular characters: Superman and Batman. ... Gorilla Grodd is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an opponent of The Flash. ...

Day of Vengeance and the Shadowpact

Main article: Day of Vengeance

Nightshade has since then re-emerged as a member of the Shadowpact in the Day of Vengeance miniseries. She has been paired with the Detective Chimp, resulting in some good-natured bickering. Day of Vengeance #1; cover by Walter Simonson. ... The Shadowpact is a group of magical DC Comics heroes who fought against the Spectre in the 2005 limited series Day of Vengeance. ... Day of Vengeance #1; cover by Walter Simonson. ... In the fictional DC Universe, Detective Chimp (alias Bobo T. Chimpanzee) is a deerstalker-wearing chimpanzee (in honor of Sherlock Holmes) with human-level intelligence who solves crimes, often with the help of the Bureau of Amplified Animals, a group of intelligent animals, like Rex the Wonder Dog. ...

In Shadowpact #1, Nightshade and the other Shadowpact members entered the town of Riverrock, Wyoming which was shielded from the outside world. She met a villainous counterpart named Sister Shadow.

Alternate versions of Nightshade

• The Silk Spectre in Watchmen is often said to be based on Nightshade, much as many other heroes in that work are based on her fellow Charlton Action Heroes. However, Alan Moore has stated that he found Nightshade "boring," and that Silk Spectre was modeled on sexier characters such as the Phantom Lady and Black Canary.
• Nightshade was briefly shown in flashbacks in Alex Ross and Mark Waid's comic Kingdom Come as a member of Magog's Justice Battalion, along with the rest of the Charlton 'Action Heroes'. She was apparently killed with the other members when Captain Atom was killed.

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Powers and abilities

• Nightshade's powers are hereditary due to her being the only surviving royal family member from the Land of Nightshades. She can teleport herself and others by passing them through the Land of Nightshades, can magnify shadows, and can create shadow homunculi. Nightshade absorbed the Succubus into her body after the Suicide Squad mission on which Larry died, and doing so made her appear less human: her skin turned pale white and her hair became living shadows. She is now the only person capable of accessing the haunted dimension known as the Land of Nightshades. At this writing, it is unknown whether or not the Land of Nightshades is in any way related to the Shadowlands accessed by both Obsidian, and Ian Karkull.

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Other Nightshades

• An enemy of the Golden Age Sandman (Wesley Dodds) was named Nightshade. Upon his revival in the 1980s series All-Star Squadron, he was renamed "Ramulus" to avoid confusion with the Eve Eden character.
• Two male characters were named Nightshade in the Flash television series. The first was a hero from the 1950s, while the second was a villain who believed he was emulating the first (the second is also known as the Deadly Nightshade).
• Two female characters in Marvel Comics' universe are named Nightshade. One is an African American biochemistry-themed mad scientist supervillain who has fought Luke Cage, Captain America, and the Black Panther. The other is a member of Marvel Comics' Imperial Guard, who is their analogue of Shadow Lass of the Legion of Super-Heroes; her name was later changed to Nightside to avoid confusion with the other Marvel character.

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External links

• International Catalogue of Superheroes entry on Nightshade
• Index to the Earth-4 adventures of the Charlton Action Heroes