▁re - print ed ▁correctly ▁in ▁issue ▁# 9 . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁character ▁bi ography ▁Brig id ▁O ' Re illy ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁police ▁detect ive ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁when ▁she ▁learned ▁that ▁Clo ak ▁and ▁D agger ▁were ▁attack ing ▁crim inals ▁in ▁her ▁prec inct . ▁she ▁at ▁first ▁wanted ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁pair ▁to ▁justice , ▁but ▁she ▁eventually ▁learned ▁to ▁trust ▁the ▁young ▁crime - fig h ters . ▁ ▁Later , ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁squad ▁of ▁police ▁officers ▁to ▁investigate ▁a ▁w are house ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁company ▁that ▁was ▁behind ▁Clo ak ' s ▁and ▁D agger ' s ▁powers . ▁Some ▁cor rupt ▁polic emen , ▁led ▁by ▁Roger ▁Fal con e , ▁exposed ▁the ▁other ▁police ▁officers ▁to ▁a ▁gas ▁to ▁as phy xi ate ▁them . ▁ ▁With ▁her ▁dying ▁breath , ▁Brig id ▁sw ore ▁ven ge ance ▁on ▁Fal con e . ▁As ▁Brig id ▁lay ▁dying , ▁Clo ak ▁and ▁D agger ▁found ▁her , ▁and ▁though ▁were ▁too ▁late ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁other ▁police , ▁Clo ak ▁surrounded ▁her ▁and ▁D agger ▁with ▁darkness , ▁while ▁D agger ▁tried ▁to ▁rev ive ▁her ▁with ▁light . ▁When ▁this ▁appeared ▁not ▁to ▁work , ▁the ▁pair ▁abandoned ▁her ▁body ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁those ▁responsible . ▁ ▁Though ▁O ' Re illy ▁died , ▁she ▁was ▁re born ▁as ▁May hem . ▁In ▁this ▁new ▁form , ▁May hem ▁helped ▁Clo ak ▁and