Superman fights against many strong villains who can match him physically. But sometimes, just the kiss of a villainess is enough to defeat the well-known hero.
Which villainess are we talking about? Even though Superman is often portrayed as the unbeatable hero and tussles with powerful aliens, he can also lose against simpler
opponents. Notable examples would be Batman or Lex Luthor.
However, one does not always have to fight him to defeat him. Poison Ivy showed that sometimes even a simple kiss is enough, as long as you wear the right lipstick.
In Batman and Robin, Poison Ivy plays an important role:
Even Superman can be seduced
How did Poison Ivy bring Superman to his knees? Poison Ivy made her first appearance in the comic Batman No.181
in 1966. She actually belongs to Batman’s gallery of villains, but now also appears as an anti-hero and has many stories teamed up with Harley Quinn or Catwoman.
Pamela Lillian Isley is her real name, and her origin story changes depending on the universe. However, she almost always has the ability to control plants, spray poisons, and control people through substances. Usually, a simple kiss and her knowledge as a former botanist are enough.
In the legendary comic storyline Batman: Hush
, which ran between 2002 and 2003, she was manipulated by the villain Hush, who wanted to take out Batman. Her task was to seduce Superman. She used her pheromones and a lipstick containing Kryptonite for this. She tried to get Superman to kill Batman.
To free Superman from hypnosis, Catwoman throws Lois Lane, Superman’s great love, from a skyscraper. He frees himself from Ivy and saves Lois. Had Catwoman not done this, Batman might have been killed even. In the animated film Batman: Hush
from 2019, you can also see this outside of comics.
Like many other villains, Poison Ivy is now a character who not only acts as an antagonist but also as an anti-hero or part of a team. In the Gotham City Sirens
comic series, she is a protagonist alongside Harley Quinn and Catwoman, and in the Harley Quinn series, she plays an important role as her lover. Another Batman villain was able to break Superman: The Joker tried for years to break Batman, but for Superman, he only needed one day
