Bloody Mary (DC Comics)

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Bloody Mary
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Bloody Mary, artist Jeff Moy
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Hawk and Dove (vol. 3) #21 (February 1991)
Created by Karl Kesel (writer)
Barbara Kesel (writer)
Steve Erwin (artist)
In-story information
Species New God
Alien
Demon
Titan
Place of origin Apokolips
Team affiliations Female Furies
AbilitiesEnergy vampire
Telekinesis
mental control
psychic sensing

Bloody Mary is an extraterrestrial vampire in the DC Comics universe, and a junior member of the Female Furies. She first appeared in Hawk and Dove (vol. 2) #21 (February 1991) and was created by Karl Kesel making her one of the few characters related to Darkseid not to have been created by Jack Kirby.

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Concept and creation

Bloody Mary was created by Karl Kesel and debuted in the Hawk and Dove issue "Girls Night Out". She made subsequent appearances in the Adventures of Superman and Wonder Girl titles. [1] She is a different character than the Bloody Mary supervillain featured in the Batwoman comics. [2] The character and name derives in part from the folklore legend of Bloody Mary, a ghost who is said to appear in a mirror when her name is chanted repeatedly. [1]

Fictional character biography

A member of the junior Female Furies, [3] [4] Bloody Mary is an energy vampire that enjoys sucking the life out of her victims. [5] [1] [2] She also flies using a disk and can project energy out of her eyes that can hypnotically manipulate her enemies. [2] She hates being touched, and will attack anyone who dares to do so. She has only worked with the Furies on a few occasions.

When a mysterious figure began murdering various New Gods, Bloody Mary joined her warrior sisters in an unsuccessful attempt to have Wonder Girl join their ranks for further protection. [2] Bloody Mary was killed in the "Clash of the Titans" issue of Wonder Girl in 2008 during a fight alongside other members of the Female Furies. [2] She was killed by Infinity-Man, [2] but returned much later leading a vampire-worshipping cult on Earth.

Powers and abilities

Bloody Mary can absorb energy from her victims through vampiric blood sucking. After this is done she can mentally control her victims. [5] She can project beams from her eyes that are able to telekinetically move objects or people. Mary also possesses the ability to sense the presence of other beings in her immediate area.

Other versions

Sovereign Seven

Bloody Mary appears in the Sovereign Seven series, and is killed after she tries to suck the life from Maitresse, althouhh the Sovereign Seven series is not considered part of DC universe continuity.

Reception

Anthony Avina of Comic Book Resources included Bloody Mary on a list of the ten most powerful members of the Female Furies, ranking her at number nine. [2] The character was included on a Comic Book Resources list of "completely forgettable DC characters from the 90's", where writer Brianna Reeves said her role has been "rather limited" since her creation. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Reeves, Brianna (May 25, 2018). "Who's Who: 15 Completely Forgettable DC Characters From The '90s". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Avina, Anthony (November 24, 2019). "DC: 10 Most Powerful Members Of Female Furies". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Reeves, Brianna (July 4, 2018). "Darkseid Of The Moon: The 20 Most Powerful New Gods, Officially Ranked". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ Kidder, David S. (2010). The Intellectual Devotional Biographies: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Acquaint Yourself with the World's Greatest Personalities. Rodale Books. ISBN   9781605299501.
  5. 1 2 Wallace, Dan (2008), "Female Furies", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 120, ISBN   978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC   213309017
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