| Shadow Lass | |
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.png) Classic 1970s depiction of Shadow Lass | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Adventure Comics #365 (February 1968) |
| Created by | Jim Shooter (writer) Curt Swan (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Tasmia Mallor |
| Species | Talokian |
| Place of origin | Talok VIII |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Heroes |
| Notable aliases | Umbra |
| Abilities | Powers:
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Shadow Lass (Tasmia Mallor) is asuperheroine appearing in books published byDC Comics. She first appeared as a statue inAdventure Comics #354 (March 1967), and was created byJim Shooter andCurt Swan.[1] She was calledShadow Woman and as having been killed in action defending the science asteroid, in anAdult Legion story. Her official first appearance isAdventure Comics #365 (February 1968).
Tasmia Mallor originates from the planet Talok VIII, and possesses darkness-manipulating abilities. She and her cousin Grev (Shadow Kid) received from their ancestors, whose spirits reside in a cave on Talok VIII (Talokians practiceancestor worship). As her ancestors before her from the past thousand years, Tasmia is the hereditary shadow champion of Talok VIII.[2] Her 20th century ancestors, Lydea Mallor and Lyrissa Mallor, were also shadow champions and members of the interstellar police forceL.E.G.I.O.N.
Grev Mallor joinsthe Legion Academy as Shadow Kid, but knows that he cannot join the Legion due to a rule preventing members from having the same powers. However, he believes that he is better prepared to defend Talok in Tasmia's absence.
Shadow Lass joins the Legion after her homeworld is invaded by theFatal Five. She helps the Legion to defeat them.[3] After joining, she became romantically involved withLar Gand and eventually marries him. Their marriage is rocky for years despite their strong feelings for each other, and Tasmia goes into mourning when Gand dies. He is possessed by theTime Trapper's essence and temporarily resurrected before a cataclysmic battle erases the Trapper from existence.
In post-Zero Hour continuity, Shadow Lass is raised by priests and separated from her mother to ensure their safety. After her mother is killed in battle, Tasmia gains her ancestors' shadow powers and joins the Legion asUmbra following a battle withUnited Planets diplomats.
Umbra is later among the Legionnaires who are lost in a space rift and transported to another galaxy.Saturn Girl attempts to telepathically calm her, but a telepathic matrix interferes with her powers, creating a shadow creature fueled by their pain beforeBrainiac 5 heals them.
Umbra later returns to Talok VIII and discovers that her cousin Grev has cloaked the planet in darkness and had it withdraw from the United Planets. However, he is killed by the Shadow's power, and Umbra removes the cloak before leaving.
The events ofInfinite Crisis restore an analogue of the pre-Crisis Legion to continuity. Shadow Lass is included in their number, and is among the group of Legionnaires who helpSuperman defeat theJustice League of Earth.
During the League's xenophobic reign, Shadow Lass works withNight Girl,Timber Wolf, andLightning Lass to help thousands of aliens escape Earth.
Shadow Lass is shown prominently in the teaser image for theFinal Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds mini-series, using her powers to keepMordru and Saturn Queen in the dark.[4] In the story, she,Phantom Girl, and Lightning Lass rescueMon-El from thePhantom Zone, whereEarth-Man had imprisoned him. Upon leaving the Zone, Mon-El once again suffers the effects oflead poisoning, but is cured with an antidote created by Brainiac 5.
InDoomsday Clock, Shadow Lass is among the Legion of Super-Heroes members who appear in the present afterDoctor Manhattan undoes his alternations to the timeline, restoring the Legion and theJustice Society of America.[5]
Shadow Lass in all her incarnations can cast dark fields that block all light. These can either be complete, effectively rendering useless all light sources within the area, or hollow to allow the interior to be lit.[6] She can also solidify these fields, to use as a more direct weapon.
She is also an expert hand-to-hand combatant, and can see in complete darkness (both her own and otherwise). As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Shadow Lass is provided a Legion Flight Ring, which allows her to fly and protects her from the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments.
Shadow Lass makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in theJustice League Unlimited episode "Far From Home".
Shadow Lass appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[9]
