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Nightshade

Nightshade

63 appearances · Silver Age · 1966–2026 · 4 key issues
Who is Nightshade?

Eve Eden discovered she could tap into a shadowy dimension — the mystical Land of the Nightshades, her mother's homeland — granting her the power to manipulate darkness, transform into a living shadow, and teleport through that otherworldly realm. She initially fought crime alongside Captain Atom before later serving with the Suicide Squad.

Steve Ditko and Dave Kaler introduced Nightshade to the world in Captain Atom #82 back in 1966, and this Silver Age DC creation has proven to be far more than a footnote — sixty years of appearances across Suicide Squad, Captain Atom, and Shadowpact speak to a character with genuine staying power. Four collector-recognized key issues mark her journey through comics history, a testament to the moments that made fans sit up and take notice. She's kept remarkable company along the way, sharing pages with Captain Atom, Batman, The Flash, Bruce Wayne, and The Enchantress — a roster that spans DC's brightest heroes and its more shadowy corners alike. If you're exploring the rich, interconnected world of DC's Silver Age survivors and the characters who've quietly threaded through decades of storytelling, Nightshade is absolutely worth your time.

Identity

Real name. Eve Eden

Powers. Darkforce/shadow manipulation; can transform into a living two-dimensional shadow; teleportation and access to the dimensional Land of Nightshades; some magical inheritance from her mother's realm.

Affiliations. Suicide Squad / Task Force X; Shadowpact; Sentinels of Magic; formerly partner of Captain Atom

★ First appearance
Captain Atom #82
Sep 1966

Top series

Covers through the years — 1966–2019

Captain Atom #82 1966
Captain Atom #82
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #17 1986
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #17
Suicide Squad #11 1988
Suicide Squad #11
Guy Gardner: Warrior #29 1995
Guy Gardner: Warrior #29
Bizarro Comics #[nn] 2001
Bizarro Comics #[nn]
Firestorm #13 2005
Firestorm #13
DCU: Legacies #5 2010
DCU: Legacies #5
Gwandanaland Comics #176 2017
Gwandanaland Comics #176
Doomsday Clock #9 2019
Doomsday Clock #9

Appearances

Captain Atom (1965)
The Charlton Bullseye (1975)
#2
Hembeck: The Best of Dateline: @!!?# [Hembeck Series] (1980)
#1
The Comics Journal (1977)
#67
Charlton Bullseye (1981)
#7
Bill Black's Fun Comics (1982)
#4
Americomics (1983)
#1
Americomics Special (1983)
#1
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
#3
Justice League International (1987)
#13
Secret Origins (1986)
#28
Checkmate (1988)
#18
Hawkworld (1990)
#8
Guy Gardner: Warrior (1994)
#29
Bizarro Comics (2001)
Firestorm (2004)
#13
Day of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special (2006)
#1
Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special (2006)
#1
Shadowpact (2006)
Robin: Days of Fire and Madness (2006)
Infinite Crisis Companion (2006)
Shadowpact: The Pentacle Plot (2007)
World War III (2007)
Countdown to Final Crisis (2008)
#2
Reign in Hell (2008)
DCU: Legacies (2010)
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
The Infinite Crisis Omnibus (2012)
Absolute Infinite Crisis (2017)
Gwandanaland Comics (2016)
Superman / Batman (2014)
#5
Doomsday Clock (2018)
#9
Bizarro Comics: The Deluxe Edition (2021)
Michel Fiffe Portfolio (2016)
#2
Sinister Tales (1964)
#62