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Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

Creation & Design

Poison Ivy was created in 1966 as a femme fatale and an eco-terrorist, reflecting the growing environmental awareness of the time.

Early Years

Initially portrayed as a villain obsessed with plants and nature, her character evolved to include a more complex relationship with environmentalism and feminism.

Character Development

Over the years, Poison Ivy has transitioned from a one-dimensional villain to a complex anti-heroine, often portrayed as a protector of the environment and a feminist icon.

Cultural Reception

Poison Ivy has been well-received by fans and critics alike, often praised for her depth and complexity as a character.

Character Details

Real Name:

Pamela Lillian Isley

Aliases:

Ivy, The Green Goddess

Species:

Human

Gender:

Female

Affiliations:

Batman, Harley Quinn, The Suicide Squad, The Injustice League

Abilities:

Botanical manipulation, Toxic immunity, Seduction, Expert botanist

Equipment:

Venomous plants, Pheromone control

Weight:

120lbs

Height:

5' 3"

Eye Color:

green

Hair Color:

red

Non-Key Issues

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Batman #181

DC ⋅ 1966

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$600

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$1.8k

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$6k

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1st appearance of Poison Ivy, Pamela Isley

Interior pin-up poster of Batman and Robin included

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1st appearance of Poison Ivy, Pamela Isley

Interior pin-up poster of Batman and Robin included

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2nd appearance of Poison Ivy

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2nd appearance of Poison Ivy

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Reprinted stories featuring Batman's female supporting characters

Partial reprint of Batman #181, the first appearance of Poison Ivy

Partial reprint of Detective Comics #359, the first appearance of Batgirl, Barbara Gordon

Reprint of Firefly's first appearance from Batman #126

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Reprinted stories featuring Batman's female supporting characters

Partial reprint of Batman #181, the first appearance of Poison Ivy

Partial reprint of Detective Comics #359, the first appearance of Batgirl, Barbara Gordon

Reprint of Firefly's first appearance from Batman #126

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #115

DC ⋅ 1971

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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #115

DC ⋅ 1971

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$25

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3rd appearance of Poison Ivy, final page

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3rd appearance of Poison Ivy, final page

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First team-up of Catwoman and Poison Ivy

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First team-up of Catwoman and Poison Ivy

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Origin of Poison Ivy

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Origin of Poison Ivy

Batman #367

DC ⋅ 1984

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$20

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Lucius Fox appears as a white man in what appears to be an error by the colorist

Poison Ivy appears in an extremely skimpy costume

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Lucius Fox appears as a white man in what appears to be an error by the colorist

Poison Ivy appears in an extremely skimpy costume

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Poison Ivy story written by Neil Gaiman

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Poison Ivy story written by Neil Gaiman

Batman Adventures: Holiday Special #1

DC ⋅ 1995

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Batman Adventures: Holiday Special #1

DC ⋅ 1995

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$15

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Winner of the 'Best Single Issue' Harvey Award

Featuring 'White Christmas,' by Paul Dini, considered one of the best Mr. Freeze stories of all time

Featuring 'The Harley and The Ivy' by Paul Dini, a classic Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy story

4th appearance of Harley Quinn in comics, went on-sale the same day as Batman Adventures #28

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Winner of the 'Best Single Issue' Harvey Award

Featuring 'White Christmas,' by Paul Dini, considered one of the best Mr. Freeze stories of all time

Featuring 'The Harley and The Ivy' by Paul Dini, a classic Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy story

4th appearance of Harley Quinn in comics, went on-sale the same day as Batman Adventures #28

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First team-up of Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Poison Ivy in the mainstream DC universe or more accurately, the first time the three characters appeared in the same panels

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First team-up of Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Poison Ivy in the mainstream DC universe or more accurately, the first time the three characters appeared in the same panels

Harley and Ivy: Love on the Lam #1

DC ⋅ 2001

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Harley and Ivy: Love on the Lam #1

DC ⋅ 2001

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$15

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First team-up title featuring Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy

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First team-up title featuring Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy

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Cover art by Shane Glines featuring Poison Ivy

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Cover art by Shane Glines featuring Poison Ivy

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Final issue in a three-part miniseries

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Final issue in a three-part miniseries

Batman Strikes, The #45

DC ⋅ 2008

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$35

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Team-up of Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Poison Ivy in the DC Animated Universe

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,609

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Team-up of Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Poison Ivy in the DC Animated Universe

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,609

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Origin of Poison Ivy

Cover art by Guillem March

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Origin of Poison Ivy

Cover art by Guillem March

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Unofficial Gotham City Sirens team-up with Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy

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Unofficial Gotham City Sirens team-up with Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy

Gotham City Sirens #1

DC ⋅ 2009

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$30

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1st team appearance of Gotham City Sirens: Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy

🔮 DC Possibilities: Gunn is probably the only one who can attract Margot Robbie back to the Harley Quinn role and create a blockbuster female team action movie of which there are few

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1st team appearance of Gotham City Sirens: Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy

🔮 DC Possibilities: Gunn is probably the only one who can attract Margot Robbie back to the Harley Quinn role and create a blockbuster female team action movie of which there are few

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Variant cover art by Guillem March

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Variant cover art by Guillem March

Scooby-Doo Team-Up #12

DC ⋅ 2015

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Team-up with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy

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Team-up with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death #1

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2016

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Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death #1

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2016

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$30

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Variant cover art by Terry Dodson

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Variant cover art by Terry Dodson

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Variant cover art by Michael Turner

San Diego Comic Con 2018 exclusive

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Variant cover art by Michael Turner

San Diego Comic Con 2018 exclusive

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Variant cover art by Michael Turner "Green Ivy" edition, limited to 150 copies

San Diego Comic Con 2018 exclusive

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Variant cover art by Michael Turner "Green Ivy" edition, limited to 150 copies

San Diego Comic Con 2018 exclusive

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Variant cover art by Artgerm

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Variant cover art by Artgerm

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Variant cover art by Artgerm

Retro edition

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Variant cover art by Artgerm

Retro edition

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Variant cover art by Stewart McKenny and John Law

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Variant cover art by Stewart McKenny and John Law

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Variant cover art by Dawn McTeigue

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Variant cover art by Dawn McTeigue

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Variant cover art by Warren Louw

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Variant cover art by Warren Louw

Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy #2

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2019

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Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy #2

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2019

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$15

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Variant cover art by Warren Louw

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Variant cover art by Warren Louw

Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #1

NYCC ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #1

NYCC ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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$30

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Variant cover art by Shannon Maer, limited to 1,000 copies

New York Comic Com 2021 exclusive

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Variant cover art by Shannon Maer, limited to 1,000 copies

New York Comic Com 2021 exclusive

Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #1

NYCC ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #1

NYCC ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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$15

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$50

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Variant cover art by Zoe Lacchei, limited to 1,000 copies

New York Comic Con 2021 exclusive

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Variant cover art by Zoe Lacchei, limited to 1,000 copies

New York Comic Con 2021 exclusive

Batman: Secret Files - The Gardener #1

DC ⋅ 2021

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Batman: Secret Files - The Gardener #1

DC ⋅ 2021

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Origin of the Gardener, Bella Garten

Origin of Poison Ivy

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Origin of the Gardener, Bella Garten

Origin of Poison Ivy

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Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

Foil edition

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Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

Foil edition

	Publisher	Low	Mid	High
Batman #181	DC	$600	$1.8k	$6k
Batman #183	DC	$25	$90	$250
Batman #208	DC	$15	$55	$165
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #115	DC	$2	$8	$25
Batman Family #17	DC	$4	$12	$40
World's Finest Comics #252	DC	$2	$8	$20
Batman #367	DC	$2	$8	$20
Secret Origins #36	DC	$1	$2	$10
Batman Adventures: Holiday Special #1	DC	$1	$5	$15
Harley Quinn #3	DC	$1	$5	$18
Harley and Ivy: Love on the Lam #1	DC	$1	$5	$15
Gotham Girls #2	DC	$1	$4	$15
Batman: Harley & Ivy #3	DC	$1	$5	$15
Batman Strikes, The #45	DC	$3	$9	$35
Joker's Asylum #1	DC	$1	$3	$12
Detective Comics #850	DC	$1	$5	$15
Gotham City Sirens #1	DC	$3	$9	$30
Superboy #2	DC	$4	$12	$40
Scooby-Doo Team-Up #12	DC	$1	$2	$5
Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death #1	DC	$3	$9	$30
Batman #50	DC	$3	$9	$30
Batman #50	DC	$3	$9	$30
Detective Comics #1000	DC	$4	$12	$45
Detective Comics #1000	DC	$5	$18	$60
Detective Comics #1000	DC	$1	$2	$10
Detective Comics #1000	DC	$3	$9	$35
Detective Comics #1000	DC	$4	$12	$40
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy #2	DC	$1	$5	$15
Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #1	DC	$3	$9	$30
Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #1	DC	$5	$15	$50
Batman: Secret Files - The Gardener #1	DC	$1	$2	$5
Poison Ivy #2	DC	$8	$20	$80

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Creation & Design

Early Years

Character Development

Cultural Reception

Character Details

Batman #181

DC ⋅ 1966

Batman #181

DC ⋅ 1966

Key Facts

1st appearance of Poison Ivy, Pamela Isley

Interior pin-up poster of Batman and Robin included

Key Facts

1st appearance of Poison Ivy, Pamela Isley

Interior pin-up poster of Batman and Robin included

Batman #183

DC ⋅ 1966

Batman #183

DC ⋅ 1966

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2nd appearance of Poison Ivy

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2nd appearance of Poison Ivy

Batman #208

DC ⋅ 1969

Batman #208

DC ⋅ 1969

Key Facts

Reprinted stories featuring Batman's female supporting characters

Partial reprint of Batman #181, the first appearance of Poison Ivy

Partial reprint of Detective Comics #359, the first appearance of Batgirl, Barbara Gordon

Reprint of Firefly's first appearance from Batman #126

Key Facts

Reprinted stories featuring Batman's female supporting characters

Partial reprint of Batman #181, the first appearance of Poison Ivy

Partial reprint of Detective Comics #359, the first appearance of Batgirl, Barbara Gordon

Reprint of Firefly's first appearance from Batman #126

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #115

DC ⋅ 1971

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #115

DC ⋅ 1971

Key Facts

3rd appearance of Poison Ivy, final page

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3rd appearance of Poison Ivy, final page

Batman Family #17

DC ⋅ 1978

Batman Family #17

DC ⋅ 1978

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First team-up of Catwoman and Poison Ivy

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First team-up of Catwoman and Poison Ivy

World's Finest Comics #252

DC ⋅ 1978

World's Finest Comics #252

DC ⋅ 1978

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Origin of Poison Ivy

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Origin of Poison Ivy

Batman #367

DC ⋅ 1984

Batman #367

DC ⋅ 1984

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Lucius Fox appears as a white man in what appears to be an error by the colorist

Poison Ivy appears in an extremely skimpy costume

Key Facts

Lucius Fox appears as a white man in what appears to be an error by the colorist

Poison Ivy appears in an extremely skimpy costume

Secret Origins #36

DC ⋅ 1989

Secret Origins #36

DC ⋅ 1989

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Poison Ivy story written by Neil Gaiman

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Poison Ivy story written by Neil Gaiman