Black Shadow: Volume 1, Issue 9

Black Shadow: Volume 1, Issue 9 is the ninth Issue of Black Shadow: Volume 1, and the ninth Black Shadow Issue overall.

Chronology

 * Previous: Volume 1, Issue 8
 * Next: Volume 1, Issue 10

Featured Characters

 * Jack Calvin/Black Shadow

Supporting Characters

 * Detective Amy Baker
 * Lyall Mason
 * David Calvin
 * Mary Calvin

Villains

 * Joseph Murphy/Leadhead (death)
 * Alec Murphy (first appearance)
 * Delilah Murphy (first appearance)

Locations

 * Dark City

Organizations

 * Dark City Police Department
 * Murphy Crime Family

Items

 * Black Shadow Armor Mark 1
 * Leadhead Armor

Plot Details
Joseph Murphy escapes from prison and decides to get revenge on Black Shadow and Amy. He returns to his children Alec and Delilah, both young adults and assures them he will get justice for his brother. He attacks the precinct and Amy barely escapes with her life. She retreats to the safety of Jack’s home, and David and Mary promise to protect her. Jack assigns Lyall to look after her whilst he decides to go after Murphy.

Black Shadow hunts for Murphy. He finds Murphy outfitting himself with new technology. Murphy sees Black Shadow and attacks him, severely wounding him. Murphy adopts the name Leadhead and uses his suit to attack Black Shadow. Black Shadow barely escapes with his life, but not before grabbing the specs detailing Murphy’s new suit.

Stoneheart looks at the Leadhead prototype and learns that it is made of a special alloy and that Jack will have difficulty defeating him. Jack receives a call from Murphy, who states he has learnt his identity and that he will kill his friends and family if he does not meet him. Jack puts on his suit and meets with Leadhead, who explains that he learnt his identity because of the fibre left behind from Black Shadow’s suit. The two battle but Leadhead gains the upper hand, almost beating Black Shadow to death. He is only stopped when Amy arrives and shoots at him.

As Leadhead is distracted, Black Shadow takes the opportunity to attack Leadhead and remove his suit. An angered Murphy attempts to kill him but is shot and killed by Amy. Amy asks Black Shadow who he is, but Black Shadow disappears into the night as Amy looks on.