Shade, the Changing Man (1990) #4

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"Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know"
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Shade, the Changing Man Vol 2 #4
October, 1990
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Brendan McCarthy
Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know
Writers	Peter Milligan
Pencilers	Chris Bachalo
Inkers	Mark Pennington
Colorists	Daniel Vozzo
Letterers	Todd Klein
Editors	Karen Berger Tom Peyer
Previous Issue	Shade, the Changing Man Vol 2 # 3
Next Issue	Shade, the Changing Man Vol 2 # 5

When I was given the Madness Vest it became part of my soul or lifeforce or whatever you want to call it...

— Shade

Shade, the Changing Man (Volume 2) #4 is an issue of the series Shade, the Changing Man (Volume 2) with a cover date of October, 1990. It was published on August 30, 1990.

Appearing in "Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know"

Featured Characters:

• Kathy George
• Shade (Flashback and main story) (Also in Troy Grenzer's corpse) (Narrator) (Origin)

Supporting Characters:

• Mellu Loran (First appearance) (Flashback only) (See Notes)
• Troy Grenzer (Appears only as a corpse) (Possessed)

Antagonists:

• The American Scream
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Mister Connor
  • Mister Stringer

Other Characters:

• Metans (Flashback only)
  • Radhu (Shade's former love interest) (Single appearance)
  • Shade's mother (First appearance; unnamed)
  • Wizor the Changemaster (Flashback and main story) (Also as an illusion) (See Notes)
    • The Changemasters (First appearance) (Flashback only) (Also as corpses)
• God (Mentioned only)
• The Grim Reaper (Mentioned only)
• Jesus Christ (Mentioned only)
• Kate George (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Lord Byron (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Area of Madness
• Earth-85 (Unnamed)
  • Earth
    • United States of America
      • Arizona
        • U.S. Route 93
          • Motel Arizona (First appearance)
        • Phoenix (Mentioned only)
      • Texas
        • Dallas
      • New York
        • New York City (Mentioned only)
• Meta-Zone (Unnamed)
  • Meta (Flashback only)
• Heaven (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Alcohol
• Madness Vest

Events:

• Middle Ages (Mentioned only)
• The Night of the Insane Sky (Flashback only)

Concepts:

• Madness
• Magic
  • Astral Projection
• Unseen Ways (Behind the scenes)
  

Notes

• This issue reintroduces Mellu Loran and Wizor into the Post-Crisis continuity. These versions are completely different from their Pre-Crisis selves and they have not experienced the events of Shade, the Changing Man (Volume 1).
• The issue is reprinted in the Shade, the Changing Man: The American Scream collection.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Shade, the Changing Man series

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