What is Poison Ivy (character)?
[[File:Poison Ivy (14567394971).jpg|thumb|Cosplayer as Poison Ivy.]] '''Poison Ivy''' ('''Dr.''' '''Pamela Lillian Isley, PhD''') is a fictional supervillainess [[Batman]] character who has appeared in American comic books published by [[DC Comics]]. Poison Ivy was created by [[Robert Kanigher]] and [[Sheldon Moldoff]], and made her debut in ''Batman'' #181 (June 1966). Her crime-partner is [[Harley Quinn]]. == Fictional character biography == She has the physical appearance of a plant with the power to talk to plants into doing evil things. She used to be a doctor who cared for animals until falling into chemicals which gave her the power to talk to plants. Poison Ivy was created by [[Robert Kanigher]] and [[Carmine Infantino]]. Infantino said that the character was created because of [[Catwoman]] on the 1966 ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' series and the need for more female villains.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://jamiecoville.com/blog/blog/2016/08/30/carmine-infantino-interview/ | title=Carmine Infantino Interview – Jamie Coville }}</ref> == Powers and abilities == Poison Ivy uses mutant plants, will-bending pheromones and toxins from plants and her own bloodstream for her criminal activities. == In other media == The character has been featured in different forms of media, including toys, movies, television series, and video games. She is played by [[Uma Thurman]] in ''[[Batman & Robin]]''. She is voiced by [[Diane Pershing]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{wikiquote|Batman (comics)#Poison Ivy|Poison Ivy}} * [http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/heroes_and_villains/?hv=origin_stories/poison_ivy&p=1 The Origin of Poison Ivy - www.dccomics.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209235233/http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/heroes_and_villains/?hv=origin_stories%2Fpoison_ivy&p=1 |date=2012-02-09 }} {{Batman}} {{1989–1997 Batman film series}} {{lit-stub}} [[Category:Batman characters]] [[Category:DC Comics supervillains]] [[Category:Fictional bisexuals]] [[Category:Fictional charact