Batman Villains - What Is The Story With Poison Ivy?

by Candace Right

Poison Ivy is one of the most sultry of Batman villains. Poison Ivy: Experiments turned Pamela Isley into the Poison Ivy we know today. She was a biology student and was seduced and injected with poisons by her science professor. This caused Poison Ivy to transform into a plant-like menace to society. One of the Batman villains, Poison Ivy started out as a wealthy girl with parents who could care less. After this has happened, Poison Ivy's boyfriend suddenly passes away, and she drops out of school. All of these events set the stage for Pamela Isley to transform into Poison Ivy. During this time, she moves to Gotham City from Seattle. She starts out by threatening the city with toxic spores unless they do what she wants. Batman, who has just entered the city the same year, is the only one who can stop Poison Ivy. She is one of the Batman villains that uses her potions to make other super heroes fall in love with her. Batman quickly puts a stop to her rampage and Poison Ivy gets put into a mental institution for insane criminals. Over the years, Poison Ivy's plant-like powers develop until she is super human. Her lips are poison so she uses this as one of her greatest weapons. She can literally give her enemies a kiss of death. Poison Ivy was introduced in the Batman comics for a better female villain when people began to identify with Catwoman, and even sympathize with her. Poison Ivy gave readers and audiences another female nemesis to hate. Looking gorgeous with her flaming red hair and her skimpy outfit made of leaves, Poison Ivy is one of the best Batman villains of all time.

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Published September 25th, 2007

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