Secret Origins, #8 Canadian

Published: November 1986

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Secret Origins #8

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Issue Contents:

Featuring Shadow Lass; Doll Man

1 page superhero
Characters
  • Shadow Lass
  • Doll Man
Credits
The Shadow of the Past

Featuring Shadow Lass

Story 1 22 pages superhero
Storyline

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.

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]

Featuring The Secret Origin of Secret Origins

Story 2 2 pages
Credits
Story Notes

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

Doll Man
Story 3 16 pages superhero
Storyline

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

Characters
  • Doll Man [Darrel Dane]
  • Martha Roberts [Doll Girl]
  • Prof. Roberts
  • Falco
Story Notes

Based on the origin as presented in Feature Comics #27 (Quality, 1939 series). Last page has note by Murphy Anderson crediting Will Eisner as the biggest influence on his career.