Tigress (comics)
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- For the Heroic Publishing character of the same name, see Tigress (Heroic comics); For other uses, see Tiger (disambiguation).
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Tigress is the name of three different DC Comics supervillains.
The original Tigress was a Golden Age villainess who battled Zatara. The second Tigress was a member of the Young All-Stars, who later became a villainess named the Huntress. The third Tigress is the daughter of the second Tigress, and is a member of the Injustice Society.
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[edit] Foe of Zatara
[edit] Character history
The first Golden Age Tigress was a thief/spy and foe of Zatara in the late 1930s. She debuted in Action Comics #1 (June 1938), and was created by Fred Guardineer.
She wore tiger-striped sweaters and ran gangs of thieves and murderers. Apparently, she had no powers.
[edit] List of appearances
- Action Comics #1 - The Mystery of the Freight Train Robberies
- Action Comics #3 - Death from the Air
- Action Comics #6 - The Emerald of Cheops
- Action Comics #7 - Zulu Diamond Mine
- Action Comics #9 - The Mad Lama
- Action Comics #10 - Treasure of Ghengis Khan
- Action Comics #22 - The Mask
Synopsis: Recently returned from England, Zatara dines at the El Storko Club, where he notices the Tigress. He sees her poison the drink of Ed Burton, a banker. Zatara saves him. The Tigress meets with the Mask and discusses their plans to kill Ed. Zatara hunts after the Tigress to stop them.
- Action Comics #23 - The Treasure Tower
- Action Comics #30 - Mottled Death
Synopsis: Regan of police headquarters asks Zatara for help in a case where wealthy men are killed by the "mottled death." Zatara deduces that it was from the bite of an insect, a South American jungle jumbo. Shortly, he finds out that the Tigress is involved. He follows her and a magician named only The Master to South America.
- Action Comics #35 - The Inheritance
Synopsis: A sharper cons young Bill out of his watch and ring, and Zatara helps him track the man down. They discover that the ring has some special value. At the pawnshop of Pawnshop Pete, they encounter the Tigress, who tells them that Pete wants to replace young Bill to secure a million dollar inheritance. Zatara leaves Bill with the Tigress, but she quickly double-crosses him. Now Zatara must deal with two fiends.
- Action Comics #42 - The Man who Could Control Minds
Synopsis: Zatara spots the Tigress and Frosty Parke and decides to follow them. He catches them trying to rob a bank and quickly stops them, putting Frosty into the hospital. There, Frosty uses an experiment that allows him to control men's minds, and somehow the power is transferred into him. He escapes and meets with Tigress to continue their crime spree. Zatara discovers Frosty's new power and investigates.
[edit] Relationships
Who's Who Update '87 #1 states that she is the mother of Tigress II/Huntress I (Paula Brooks) and the grandmother of Tigress III (Artemis Crock). See the Artemis entry in the comic.
Who's Who Update '87 #5 states that neither Tigress II/Huntress I (Paula Brooks) or Tigress III (Artemis Crock) are related to her. See the Appendix (Huntress I entry) in the comic.
[edit] Paula Brooks
The second Tigress is Paula Brooks. She was a member of the Young All-Stars and later became the villainous Huntress. She later married the Sportsmaster, and had a daughter Artemis Crock who carries on as the third Tigress.
[edit] Artemis Crock
Artemis Crock, daughter of Paula Brooks and the Sportsmaster, is the third Tigress. She is a member of the Injustice Society and a frequent enemy to Hawkman and Hawkgirl. She is romantically involved with the second Icicle. She originally operated solely under her first name of Artemis when she first appeared as a foe of Infinity Inc.
[edit] See also
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