Monday, October 24, 2022

Spider-Man and Nightshade

 


Nightshade was one of the more interesting characters that DC Comics acquired from Charlton - but they never seemed to really know what to do with her.  She served time on The Suicide Squad and made various guest appearances over the years, but after a while I lost track of her.  Perhaps a long stint with The Birds of Prey or Justice League of America would have given her more recognition.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Ghost would be a perfect villain for a real-world intercompany crossover. Charlton's version gained the ability to phase interdimensionally after becoming the deified king of an Amazon-like tribe who worshiped a faceless idol! And, to my knowledge, Marvel's version is still canonically unnamed (re: his civilian identity). So, having him be Alec Rois, at least for a one-shot special, makes a lot of sense, storywise.

Carycomic said...

I always thought Marvel's Ghost might be Gary "Firebrand" Gilbert. What with his industrial espionage and sabotage-for-hire being camouflage for a neo-Luddite (anti-technology) stance.

Bob Greenwade said...

You make a good point, Ross; I'm only marginally aware of Nightshade. She's been given nowhere near the attention of Blue Beetle or The Question.

Re: The Ghost, I agree with Anon@7:42; in the STFU, the Charlton and Marvel characters could be the same individual. I think it'd be fun to see him being pursued by the Dark Horse character with that name.

Ken said...

Nightshade was great in the Suicide Squad, but a stint on the JLA might have been more interesting and fun.

Detective Tobor said...

Black Cat would be so jealous of Nightshade. Nice cover to add to the collection.

Bob Buethe said...

Two oddball ideas for STF pairings just popped into my head:

Prof. Henry "Indiana" Jones vs. King Tut (aka Prof. William Omaha McElroy)

Napoleon Solo and Uncle Marvel (in "The Uncle From U.N.C.L.E.")

Anonymous said...

I second both of Bob Buethe's motions.

Simreeve said...

The last that I remember seeing of Nightshade was during the period between 'Infinite Crisis' and 'Flashpoint': She was a member of the team called 'Shadowpact', working out of the Oblivion Bar and sometimes advised by the Phantom Stranger, that also included -- at various times -- Enchantress, Nightmaster, Detective Chimp, Rex the Wonder Dog, Ragman, Blue Devil, Zauriel, and two or three additional (and even less well-known) heroes. This had developed from the group assembled to try stopping the Spectre's rampage in the 'Day of Vengeance' limited series that was one of the set of stories leading into 'Infinite Crisis' (but dropping Black Alice from the line-up), and perhaps helped [OOC] to inspire the creation of 'Justice League Dark'.

Bob Greenwade said...

I, too, support both of Other Bob's ideas, particularly the Jones vs. McElroy one.

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