Black Shadow: Volume 1, Issue 1

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

Chronology

 * Previous: N/A
 * Next: Volume 1, Issue 2

Featured Characters

 * Jack Calvin/Black Shadow (first appearance)

Supporting Characters

 * Detective Amy Baker (first appearance)
 * Jane Calvin (first appearance)
 * David Calvin (first appearance)
 * Mary Calvin (first appearance)
 * Timothy Colby (first appearance)

Villains

 * Kato Nakamura/Swordsmaster (first appearance)
 * Joseph Murphy (first appearance)
 * Mick Murphy (only appearance) (dies)

Locations

 * Dark City

Organizations

 * Calvin Incorporated (first appearance)
 * Dark City Police Department (first appearance)
 * Murphy Crime Family (first appearance)

Items

 * Black Shadow Armor Mark 1 (first appearance)
 * Swordsmaster's Blade (first appearance)

Plot Details
Jack Calvin is a lawyer and the wealthy son of David and Mary Calvin. Jack is against becoming CEO of Calvin Incorporated and argues with his father that his sister Jane is better for the job. By night, Jack is the Black Shadow, a high-tech superhero who hunts down and apprehends criminals. The Black Shadow encounters a man named Mick Murphy and witnesses his death at the hands of a masked assailant. The Black Shadow learns that Murphy is the brother of notorious crime lord Joseph Murphy. Jack speaks to his childhood friend Detective Amy Baker about Murphy and learns that Murphy is intent on taking revenge on the man responsible.

The following night, Black Shadow re-encounters the masked assailant and gives chase. The two fight before the masked assailant names himself as the Swordsmaster. The Swordsmaster wounds Black Shadow and escapes, although Black Shadow is intent on capturing him.

Jack researches the Swordsmaster and later remembers that the Swordsmaster is a term used from an old rival. He contacts another friend named Timothy Colby, a captive of the Ministry of Blades led by Master Akuza. As they speak, Swordsmaster attacks Jack in his home and removes his mask, revealing himself to be Kato Nakamura.

Trivia

 * This is the first ever appearance of Black Shadow.
 * This is the first ever Infinite Comic.