Panther Woman

Real Name: Marga

First Appearance: Science Comics #1 (1940)

Original Publisher: Fox Features Syndicate

Created by: Emil Gershwin

Golden Age Origin:

Marga the Panther Woman was raised by a group of black panthers and inoculated with their abilities such as superhuman strength and cat-like claws. She was a highly skilled fighter, hunter and athlete, capable of bending steel bars, punching out an elephant, or swinging a lion by its tail. She was at one time, aided by a former police dog named Homer. She eventually left the jungle to joins her aviator boyfriend Ted Grant on adventures.

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