Who Is Shadow Lass? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Shadow Lass is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Tasmia Mallor, with over 582 comic issue appearances. Tasmia Mallor is the champion of her homeworld of Talok VIII and has the power to project and control darkness. As Shadow Lass, she is a long-time member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

Who is Shadow Lass?

Current Events Shadow Lass currently stars in the ongoing Legion of Super-Heroes series since the DC Universe was rebooted with the new 52 . Tasmia and her teammates are presently fighting a villainous Daxamite and a group of Controllers on the planet of Panoptes . She was particularly vital in subduing the Daxamite while Mon-El battled him directly, as she provided confusion in the form of darkness to which Mon-El was relatively accustomed (as their previous relationship hinted at). Origin Tasmia Mallor (Original Appearance) Tasmia Mallor is the latest in a line of hereditary shadow champions of her desert homeworld of Talok VIII , as were her ancestors before her for the past thousand years. Tasmia possesses the blue skin and pointed ears typical of her race, and as the Talokian champion she has the power to create and manipulate darkness. Tasmia is well adapted to the harsh desert terrain of Talok VIII and has kept very true to her people's beliefs and rituals, training hard from an early age to assert her family's power and status among her people. She and her younger cousin Grev Mallor received their powers from their ancestors, whose spirits reside in a mysterious and forbidd.

Key facts

Shadow Lass is of alien origin and first appeared in "Escape of the Fatal Five!; Mocked By The Master!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 582 recorded issue appearances, Shadow Lass ranks among the most featured characters in comics.