# Shadowmasters (1989) #1

Published: 1989-10-01T00:00:00+0000
Series: Shadowmasters (1989 - 1990)
Creators: Jim Novak (letterer), Russ Heath (cover artist), Carl Potts (writer), Steve Oliff (colorist), Dan Lawlis (penciler)

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Learn the extraordinary origin of the Shadowmasters, a clan of ninja assassins seeking to restore their native Japan following the devastation of WWII. But do the Shadowmasters represent a new brand of hero…or vigilante?