Secret Origins #8

(November 1986)

The Shadow of the Past (Table of Contents)

Shadow Lass / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz

Pencils:

Tom Mandrake

Inks:

Tom Mandrake

Colors:

Carl Gafford

Letters:

John Workman

Editing:

Robert Greenberger

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Shadow Lass [Tasmia Mallor]; Grev Mallor; Sarven Mallor (spirit); Ambassador Relnic; Mon-El; Brainiac 5 (cameo); Cosmic Boy (cameo); Karate Kid (cameo); Superboy [Kal-El; Clark Kent] (cameo); Fatal Five (cameo) [Tharok; Persuader; Validus; Emerald Empress; Mano]

Synopsis:

Tasmia Mallor is the next member of her family to serve as the hero of her planet, Talok VIII. First, she must trek through the desert and have the legacy bestowed upon her by her late grandfather, Sarven Mallor.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Secret Origin of Secret Origins / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas; Bob Greenberger

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

L-2481

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Dan Preece, Dennis Church, Michael Jankun, Frank Balkin and Jonathan Gilbert.

Doll Man (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Carl Gafford

Letters:

David Cody Weiss

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts [Doll Girl]; Prof. Roberts; Falco

Synopsis:

Darrel Dane tests his shrinking formula on himself and stops Martha's blackmailer.

Indexer Notes

Based on the origin as presented in Feature Comics #27.