Attack on The Shade (Earth-2: Post-Crisis)

"Look, seeing The Shade at the diner, at his house, that took me back. Shade was the one that told me that the key to stopping Eclipso was to kill Bruce Gordon. I took that to the JSA, and we killed a man in cold blood. I'm not running away from that. It's just... it all started with The Shade. JSA broke up. Got back together, still broken, to take on the ISA. Yeah, Shade, he played a role, but... It's not him I'm mad at. It's me."

- Sylvester Pemberton explains why he attacked The Shade

The Attack on The Shade was a heated and aggressive confrontation with Richard Swift, The Shade, regarding his involvement in The Gambler's murder.

Background
After Steve Sharpe, The Gambler, was mysteriously killed in his trailer, Sylvester Pemberton and Pat Dugan approached Richard Swift, The Shade, and questioned his involvement. During the confrontation, Pemberton accused Swift of the crime and that he only visited Sharpe in order to murder him, as opposed to Swift's claim that he went there to make amends. As Swift insulted Pemberton, the latter turned aggressive and assaulted Swift, only to be calmed by Dugan.

Conflict
Pemberton later brought Courntey Whitmore along the Cosmic Staff, hoping to apologize for his aggression at the diner. Unfortunately, Swift once more insulted Pemberton of being unwanted and revealed that only Dugan attended his funeral, while other members of the Justice Society of America had elaborated ones. Pemberton was angered by his insults and summoned the Cosmic Staff, impulsively blasting Swift with the staff's energy. Moments after the attack, Swift told the duo that he was present at the diner with Maria Carmen Saravia and was not present during Sharpe's murder, making him innocent for the crime.

Aftermath
With Pemberton's attack proving that both his and Swift's ego cannot coexist in Blue Valley, the latter decided to leave the town after apologizing to Rick Tyler for his inability to resurrect Solomon Grundy. Swift claimed that he had other business to attend to, and subsequently vanished in shadows with green sparks.