Ethan Shade, the last remaining supervillain on Earth, has his troubles compounded as he tries to evade detection by the world's heroes. After a disturbing scuffle with a dynamic pair of vigilante detectives, Shade makes his getaway. Or does he? Aided and abetted by a holographic projection of his former mentor, Shade runs afoul of dozens of heroes, and ends up squarely in the sights of the world's most powerful superhuman, The Foreverman!