FEMME FATALES


MEMBERSHIP: Knockout, Bloodlust, Mindblast, Whiplash
PURPOSE: Mercenary
AFFILIATIONS: All were members of Superia's Femizons; formerly employed by the Chameleon; formerly allied with the Scorpion (Mac Gargan) and the Tarantula (Luis Alvarez); Bloodlust and Whiplash were former member's of Critical Mass's Band of Baddies
ENEMIES: Black Cat, Captain America, Paladin, Spider-Man
BASE of OPERATIONS: Mobile, formerly Femizonia Island
FIRST APPEARANCE: Amazing Spider-Man I#340 (October, 1990)

HISTORY: (Marvel Comics Presents#48, 49, 50) Bloodlust and Whiplash were part of Critical Mass's Band of Baddies that attempted to capture a powerful new female mutant. They forced the mutant to knock out the two heroes, but the heroes quickly recovered. The mutant then unleashed her powers, blew up the warehouse they were in, and defeated all of the Baddies.
(AmzSp340, [341], 342, 343)-Employed by the Chameleon, who was posing as Dr. Turner, the Femme Fatales attacked the plane of the ambassador of a newly freed Baltic country. They did this in order to make him question his powers, so he would return to Turner for further studies. They destroyed the ambassador's plane, and then caused a major explosion that Spider-Man narrowly escaped (having already saved the ambassador, of course). Spider-Man, chock full of angst, as always, decided to have Turner remove his powers, so that he would no longer risk his life, so he could be with his family. Turner successfully removed his powers. Turner then hired the Scorpion and the Tarantula and sent them to draw out the now powerless Spider-Man. Turner and four women quickly moved out of Turner's lab/apartment to escape Spider-Man's discovery. The powerless Spider-Man, assisted by the Black Cat, managed to fight off the Scorpion, and tagged him with a Spider-Tracer. Spidey and the Cat, using his old Tracer tracking device, traced the Scorpion (and the Femme Fatales, and Turner) to Turner's new base in the Botanical Gardens. Turner revealed himself to be the Chameleon, and the Black Cat broke in, hoping to cause a distraction so that Spidey could use the machine to regain his powers. The Black Cat accomplished her mission, but took quite a beating in the process. Spidey, back to his old self, rushed in and quickly fought off all seven of the villains, and destroyed the machine to prevent it from ever being used again. The Femme Fatales, and everyone else, escaped capture.
(Cap387+388-BTS, 389-392, [393])-All four of them were present on the S. S. Superia, and later Femizonia Island, after responding to Superia's invitation to join her army of Femizons. They participated in the initial capture of Captain America and the Paladin when the two tried to sneak aboard the ship.
(Cap411-413,[414])-Knockout was present on AIM's island, Boca Caliente, for their Weapon Expo. When Captain America was revealed to be posing as Crossbones to infiltrate the Expo, Knockout was part of the crowd that rushed to unsuccessfully clobber him. There was a giant crowd of people there, and not everyone could have been seen, so the other three Femme Fatales could have been there, too.
(Heroes for Hire#4)-Whiplash teamed up with Killer Shrike, Orka, and Shockwave in a plot to take over the retired aircraft carrier, the U. S. Intrepid, planning to use it extort money from the city of New York, or from the US Government. She and her allies were defeated by Heroes for Hire, and Whiplash turned into a big wuss when confronted by the savage White Tiger (the evolved tiger-woman, not the Kung-Fu Hero).
KNOCKOUT is the Brick and the leader, of the group. She was also one of Superia's Femizons, and appeared to have gone to AIM's Weapon Expo solo. She possesses superhuman strength (Class 60), enhanced durability and wears an armored costume. If those four women with Turner with the Femme Fatales, then she can also take on an apparently caucasian form.
BLOODLUST is the Feral Berserker of the group. She has enhanced human strength, speed, agility, reflexes, and superhuman senses. She has razor sharp claws, which could easily rend human flesh. She was part of Critical Mass's Band of Baddies and Superia's Femizons. If those four women with Turner were the Femme Fatales, then she can also morph between a normal appearance and her Bloodlust form.
MINDBLAST has impressive telekinetic powers. She could haul a large airplane across the runway or project powerful bolts of force. The exposed braincase may just be a part of her costume. If those four women with Turner with the Femme Fatales, then she may be able to change to a normal identity at will.
WHIPLASH wears a padded Kevlar uniform, and uses gauntlets with spring- loaded omnium cables with adamantium barbs on the tips. She had a different look when she was with Critical Mass's Band of Baddies. She also was one of Superia's Femizons, and later joined with another group of criminals for another mission that met defeat at another band of heroes.

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