LittlePeat — 19 years ago(May 22, 2006 12:13 AM)

It appears Marvel put out a couple comics based on the show (which was, of course, loosely based on a comic). Haven't read them myself. Not sure if these are just retellings of tv episodes or what, but this description says it provides some back-story, revealing how Shalimar became a hero.
one of them's at:
http://www.milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=synopsis&issue=55606950577 1