The Arrowverse version of Poison Ivy seen on Batwoman draws upon her original origin story, with Marc Legrande being the professor who experimented upon Pamela Isley rather than Jason Woodrue (aka Floronic Man) as in the Gaiman story. Related: What The CW's Sale Would Mean For The Arrowverse's Future Gaiman's origin for Poison Ivy proved popular and has formed the basis of most of her portrayals in other media. The Sandman author Neil Gaiman reconciled these conflicting backgrounds with his own Poison Ivy origin story in 1988's Secret Origins #36, which established Pamela Isley as a botanist and seductress, who had also developed a connection to the Green, a cosmic force that connects all plant life. Lillian Rose, who was seduced by a professor named Marc Legrande into helping him steal rare Egyptian herbs, which gave her a natural immunity to all poisons after she survived his attempt to poison her.
In this comic, Poison Ivy was introduced as a young botanist named Dr.
She was later given a power upgrade and an origin in a Wonder Woman story in 1978's World's Finest #252.
While it is too soon to judge after a single episode, Bridget Regan's Poison Ivy has the potential to be the most comics-accurate, live-action Poison Ivy yet.įirst appearing in Batman #181 in June 1966, Poison Ivy was originally presented as an ordinary female thief named Pamela Isley, who subdued the Dark Knight with nothing but her feminine wiles. What changes have been made are natural expansions upon Poison Ivy's previous portrayals in other media. The Arrowverse Poison Ivy played by Bridget Regan on Batwoman compares favorably to the variants of Pamela Isley presented in earlier live-action productions, with relatively few changes to the character's background and powers from the comics. Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Batwoman's mid-season premiere.
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