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Archive for September, 2006

Character Profile: The Five O’Clock Shadow

The scourge of the late afternoon [1], The Five O’Clock Shadow receives his devastating Shadow Powers [2] at the stroke of 5pm, only to lose them again an instant later.

As a result, The Five O’Clock Shadow is one of Wisdom City’s more frustrated superheroes, since it’s surprisingly difficult to combat crime when all you have is a single second in which to do it.

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Footnotes:
1.Or the early evening, depending on how you look at it…
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2.i.e., the terrifying ability to block light.
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