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| Shadow Fighters | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Eclipso #11 (September 1993) |
| Created by | Robert Loren Fleming Audwynn Jermaine Newman |
Shadow Fighters were a group ofsuperpowered and non-superpoweredDC Comics characters brought together, under the supervision ofAmanda Waller, for the sole purpose of battlingEclipso in theEclipso comic series. They were brought together in issue #11 (September 1993) and disbanded through attrition in issue #13 (November 1993). They were created byRobert Loren Fleming and Audwynn Jermaine Newman.
Eclipso's takeover of a small,South American country is investigated originally by the small team ofBruce Gordon, Mona Bennet, and explorerCave Carson. Cave is attacked by Eclipso's forces, has both his legs broken and is left outside the border of the country.
The slightly mad heroCreeper, along with Bruce and Mona, have several adventures inside Eclipso's country, from which they barely escape.
In #13, the fight against Eclipso has gained new members, led by the formerSuicide Squad leaderAmanda Waller. A portion of the group are sent to Eclipso's stronghold. Creeper,Peacemaker,Doctor Mid-Nite,Major Victory,Commander Steel, the secondWildcat andManhunter all are killed. It is later revealed that the Manhunter slain was a 'ringer', another man brought in to fight under the costume. The only survivor of the strike force isNemesis, at least at the time. Despite parts of his body being found, Creeper would return from his murder.
Another, smaller team is sent in to retrieve the bodies, which had been collected in one spot for Eclipso's amusement. His rage at seeing the bodies gone leads him to murder an innocent slave.
Nightshade andChunk join with Nemesis. Assisted by Doctor Bennet, the father of Bruce's wife, they persist in their observation of Eclipso's territory. Eclipso lobs a nuclear missile at their base, destroying it completely. However, the small group escapes via one of Nightshade's portals, opened onto the floor of theUnited Nations. Midway through the portal, Bennet is kidnapped by Eclipso, but manages to survive this ordeal.
The literal appearance of the Fighters on the floor of the United Nations (and the accidental squashing of an innocent Eclipsedambassador) soon leads to a renewed effort against Eclipso. The surviving Shadow Fighters lead a much larger team of heroes back into Eclipso's territory, driving him out person by person.
