"Shackles of the Past" is the 13th issue of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons comics series set in the Forgotten Realms and published by DC Comics. It was written by Dan Mishkin, drawn by Jan Duursema, and edited by Elliot S. Maggin. It is the first part of "Spell Games", which related Vajra Valmeyjar's past and relationship to Conner and revealed the mystery of the cat child.