Pink Pearl (comics)
| Pink Pearl | |
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| File:Pinkpearl.jpg Pink Pearl makes her first appearance. From Alpha Flight #22 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Alpha Flight #22 (May 1985) |
| Created by | John Byrne |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Pearl Gross |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Femizons Masters of Evil |
| Abilities | above average strength durability agility |
Pink Pearl (Pearl Gross) is a fictional Canadian super villain and terrorist appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Pink Pearl first appeared in Alpha Flight #22 and was created by John Byrne.
Fictional character biography
Originally a member of a circus troupe, Pink Pearl decided to become a terrorist and attempt to take over the circus. An extremely large woman, her obesity enables her to have above-average strength and durability. Her plan was to use a bomb to murder the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of the United States. However, Northstar and Aurora of Alpha Flight discovered her plans and eventually confronted the woman.[1]
During a battle, Pearl was accidentally stabbed in the chest by one of her own allies, a thin-man named Bones.[2] Due to her fat, she was able to survive the encounter, and later joined the villainess Superia on her cruise ship for female criminals. As a member of the Femizons, Pink Pearl went head-to-head with Captain America and Paladin.[3] After the group's disbandment, Pink Pearl established herself as a business woman and opened a male strip club called "Cloisters." Unfortunately for her, Aurora, Guardian, and Diamond Lil were all patrons, and started a brawl.[4] Pink Pearl eventually got the trio of women arrested,[volume & issue needed] and presumably still runs Cloisters. Pink Pearl speaks in third-person, and though comes across as being quite inadequate, she is quite intelligent and a formidable adversary.
Pink Pearl later appeared as a member of the Shadow Council's incarnation of the Masters of Evil.[5]
Powers and abilities
Her great weight gives above-average strength and durability.
References
External links
- Pink Pearl at Marvel Wiki
- Pink Pearl at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Pink Pearl on Alphanex Entry at AlphaFlight.Net
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