Cloak and Dagger Omnibus #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis omnibus collects the early adventures of Cloak and Dagger, Marvel's iconic duo of light and darkness, from their debut in Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #64 through their first ongoing series and various crossovers. Featuring stories by Bill Mantlo, Rick Leonardi, and others, it covers the pair's origin, their war on crime and drugs, and their place in the larger Marvel Universe during the 1980s.
In "Cloak and Dagger!", Spider-Man intercepts the duo as they pursue Simon Marshall, a former pharmacist turned drug runner. As the chase unfolds, Dagger ends the confrontation with a fatal strike, and the pair vanish—only to reveal their harrowing past on Ellis Island. There, Cloak and Dagger share the truth: they were among the runaway children experimented on by the mob, and the drugs that nearly killed them instead granted their powers. With Spider-Man now aware of the full scope of their history, Cloak takes decisive action against those responsible.
In "The Great Cloak & Dagger Hunt!", Silvermane—reborn with a cybernetic body after a brutal defeat—turns his vengeance on Cloak and Dagger, unleashing a relentless pursuit fueled by rage and new power. As the hunt escalates, Spider-Man finds himself drawn into the chaos, while Peter Parker’s friend Debra Whitman grapples with unsettling doubts about her own mind.
In "Stalkers in the Shadows," Spider-Man tracks the Punisher through the city’s underbelly, drawn into a collision course with Cloak and Dagger as they pursue the same target. With Felicia Hardy recovering from her ordeal and the Punisher closing in on the Kingpin, shadows deepen and alliances shift in the crossfire.
In "The Hunter and the Hunted!", Spider-Man and a team of New Mutants race against time to rescue two captured teammates, drawn into a dangerous game orchestrated by a mob exploiting experimental drugs meant to replicate the fateful event that gave Cloak and Dagger their powers. With shadows and secrets closing in, the line between hunter and hunted blurs in a high-stakes showdown that tests loyalty, power, and the cost of control.
In "The Dagger At the End of the Tunnel!", Dagger finds herself caught in a deadly race across a crumbling urban landscape, pursued by the relentless Silvermane—whose own fragmented soul is tied to her. With enemies and allies alike closing in, she must navigate the shifting dangers of the city’s underbelly, where every shadow could hold a threat or a clue.
In "The Final Answer!", Jo and Tyrone face a desperate race against time as The Answer delivers Dagger to the Kingpin, setting off a chain of confrontations with Spider-Man, the Black Cat, Cloak, and Silvermane closing in. When The Answer revives Dagger using his own life force, his disappearance leaves the team reeling—just as the true stakes of the mission come into focus.
In "Chapter I: Such Sweet Sorrow...", Cloak and Dagger dismantle a low-level drug operation, but after the fight, Dagger slips away from Cloak to wander the city, seeking something beyond the weight of their mission—light in the dark, a moment of freedom, or maybe just a spark of connection. The story captures the quiet tension between duty and desire as the two heroes navigate the city’s pulse, their bond tested not by violence, but by the space between them.
In "Chapter III: Dagger's Light," Cloak battles the shadows of the city’s drug trade, his hunger for darkness growing uncontrollable without Dagger’s light to balance him. Meanwhile, Dagger is captured and brought to mobster Uncle Saldino, where she awakens to confront her own rising power—unstable and wild. When Cloak sees her light from afar, the two are drawn back together, their connection offering a fragile calm amid their unraveling.
In "Shadowman," Selene and Emmanuel DaCosta make their move within the Hellfire Club, while Sunspot’s sudden transformation consumes Colossus. Aletys summons Magneto to his secluded island, and as Mirage and Cannonball track Wolfsbane through the streets of New York City, they begin to suspect that Wolfsbane and Sunspot are hiding powers far greater than anyone expected.
In "The Hollow Heart," a rift opens between allies as Sunspot and Wolfsbane turn to Father Bowen for help, while Magik attempts to mend what’s broken through sorcery. Cloak and Dagger step in when the stakes grow too high, and even Magneto offers a quiet apology—yet the true cost of unity remains uncertain.
In "The Only Thing to Fear . . .", Cloak and Dagger are brought to Limbo by Magik, guided by Professor X’s counsel, where they reclaim their powers from Sunspot and Wolfsbane. Reunited with their abilities, the duo prepares to face new challenges, determined to continue their fight against injustice.
In "Sinners All!", Cloak and Dagger dismantle a porn shop built on exploitation, uncovering a network of enslaved workers hidden behind its neon facade. After learning the truth from Father Delgado, Dagger makes the unexpected decision to seek out her birth mother, setting her on a path that tests her past and her purpose.
In "Mayhem," the tragic death of Detective O'Rielly at the hands of a corrupt mob and a gas chamber tied to the dark legacy of Simon Marshall sets off a shocking transformation. When the deadly gas—originally designed to destroy—interacts with Cloak and Dagger’s powers, it resurrects O'Rielly not as a victim, but as the vengeful, newly empowered Mayhem.
In "Stowaways!", Cloak and Dagger slip aboard a smuggling vessel bound for Marseille, France, where they’re forced to navigate dangerous waters—both literal and criminal—alongside a mysterious new ally, Bill Clayton, as they uncover the web of a ruthless drug ring. The trio’s uneasy alliance sets off a high-stakes journey that tests their instincts and pushes them beyond the shadows they’ve always known.
In "The Lady and the Unicorn," Dagger joins a traveling circus in Europe, drawn into its mysterious rhythms and hidden corners. As she steps into the glittering world of acrobats and illusions, the line between performance and peril begins to blur—until a new lead on the drug ring pulls her away, leaving behind the spectacle and the strange, fleeting connection she’s begun to feel.
In "O Little Town of Bethlehem," Cloak and Dagger follow the trail of a drug-for-weapons scheme to Bethlehem, where the truth about Bill Clayton’s involvement comes to light. As the investigation deepens, Clayton’s growing remorse leads to a final, desperate act that changes everything.
In "The Golden Triangle," Cloak and Dagger track a drug trafficking ring to the opium fields of Cambodia, where they find themselves caught in a brutal conflict between government forces and rebels—and trapped under the iron grip of a super-powered warlord. The story unfolds with relentless tension as the duo navigates a landscape of violence and desperation, testing their limits in a place where shadows and light are as dangerous as the people who wield them.
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