Cloak And Dagger

Sure, Cloak and Dagger are two characters, but the fact is they come as a package, so you bet your bottom dollar that they’re being included as one entity in this article.

They are Tyrone “Ty” Johnson (Cloak) and Tandy Bowen (Dagger), who met when they were both teenage runaways – Tyrone was seventeen and Tandy was sixteen – from very different backgrounds. Ty was relatively underprivileged with a debilitating stutter and Tandy was from a very rich family. They became unlikely friends but, when some strange men offered them shelter, their lives changed forever.

The duo were tested on as guinea pigs for a new synthetic form of heroine. The Maggia had been testing it on runaway kids, with fatal results, but both Tyrone and Tandy miraculously survived – even developing superpowers as a result.

Tyrone developed a link to the Darkforce, giving him the ability to teleport himself and others to the Darkforce Dimension and turn intangible. He became Cloak. Tandy gained the ability to create daggers of light, which could drain or heal targets when they were struck by them. Using their powers, they became heroes by waging a war on drugs – fueled by the fact that they were used as drug guinea pigs – and a television show depicting this war would be awesome (they have links to the likes of the Avengers too, giving major scope for crossovers).

What do you think? Do these characters deserve television shows? Which other unused Marvel characters should get a shot on the small screen? Have your say below!