The Femme Fatales are a fictional group of female characters owned by Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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 and antagonists to the superhero character Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...

.

Fictional history

In the comic book series the females are villains and mutants

Mutant (Marvel Comics)

In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...

 that serve as mercenaries for hire. Group members Bloodlust

Bloodlust (comics)

Bloodlust is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. Both are mutants and supervillains. Michael Browne is a Canadian serial killer and Beatta Dubiel is a member of the Femizons, however she is currently depowered....

 and Whiplash

Whiplash (comics)

Whiplash is the name of several fictional characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Each Whiplash is a minor supervillain in the Marvel Universe, with the first and latest appearing as prominent members of Iron Man's rogues gallery.-Mark Scarlotti:...

 have a history of working together prior to joining the Femme Fatales, as members of a previous group called the Band of Baddies. They were hired by fellow villain the Chameleon

Chameleon (comics)

The Chameleon is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #1 , and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko; the Chameleon is the first member of Spider-Man's rogues' gallery, based on issue...

 to threaten an ambassador. Spider-Man intervened and saved the ambassador, making him an enemy of the Femme Fatales. They then joined forces with other villains the Scorpion and the Tarantula, but all of them were defeated by Spider-Man and his ally the Black Cat

Black Cat (comics)

The Black Cat is a fictional character, a superheroine in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard, she first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #194 ....

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The girls later received an invitation to join Superia

Superia

Superia is a fictional character, a misandrist supervillain and criminal scientist in the Marvel Universe. She was created by writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Rik Levins in Captain America Superia (Dr. Deidre Wentworth) is a fictional character, a misandrist supervillain and criminal scientist in...

 and her organization of female criminals, the Femizons

Femizons

Femizon may refer to one of two groups owned by Marvel Comics and appearing in their Marvel Universe.The first group to be called Femizons were the women of Femizonia, a gyniarchal future world in an alternate timeline where women had become Amazon-like warriors, ruling over male slaves...

. They accepted, and battled Captain America

Captain America

Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...

 and the Paladin

Paladin (comics)

Paladin is a Marvel Comics character, a mercenary. While he claims that Paladin is his real name, he often goes by the name Paul Denning . Though not precisely a supervillain, his mercenary activities often bring him into conflict with superheroes.-Publication history:Paladin first appeared in...

 in the process. After the group disbanded, the Femme Fatales did not stay together for long. Bloodlust and Whiplash was seen at the AIM

Advanced Idea Mechanics

A.I.M. is a fictional terrorist organization in the . The organization first appeared in Strange Tales #146 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-Publication history:...

 Weapons Expo. Bloodlust later lost after powers after Decimation

Decimation (comics)

Decimation is the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning off from the House of M limited series. It focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, thereby reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds.This event, which...

. Mindblast, however, retained her powers and allied herself with Hammerhead

Hammerhead (comics)

Hammerhead is a fictional character, a supervillain that has appeared in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics. He is primarily an enemy of Spider-Man and a member of organized crime who exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe...

. The current status of Knockout is unknown.

Members

• Knockout (Elizabeth Rawson) - Has superhuman strength and endurance. Cybernetic parts of her costume suggest that her already advanced strength is augmented when needed and also provides body armor.
• Bloodlust
  Bloodlust (comics)
  Bloodlust is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. Both are mutants and supervillains. Michael Browne is a Canadian serial killer and Beatta Dubiel is a member of the Femizons, however she is currently depowered....
  
  (Beatta Dubiel) - Possesses superhuman senses, speed, agility, durability, healing factor
  Healing factor
  A healing factor is a term used to describe the ability of some characters in fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate...
  
   and razor sharp claws and fangs.
• Mindblast
  Mindblast
  Mindblast is a mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Fictional character biography:Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mindblast was selected for her impressive telekinetic abilities to join the Femme Fatales, a group of super-powered, female criminals. Her mutant powers enabled her to...
  
  (Danielle Forte) - Telekinetic
• Whiplash
  Whiplash (comics)
  Whiplash is the name of several fictional characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Each Whiplash is a minor supervillain in the Marvel Universe, with the first and latest appearing as prominent members of Iron Man's rogues gallery.-Mark Scarlotti:...
  
  (Leeann Foreman) - Has three built-in retractible whips that release from each of her wrists. Unrevealed mutant power.

Other media

In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is an action role-playing game developed for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox and Xbox 360 by Raven Software and published by Activision. The game was simultaneously ported to the PlayStation Portable and Wii by Vicarious Visions, and to Microsoft Windows by Beenox...

, Femme Fatales is a team bonus for any four-person combination of Storm, Elektra

Elektra (comics)

Elektra Natchios, usually referred to only by her first name Elektra, is a fictional character in publications from Marvel Comics.Elektra is a kunoichi – female ninja assassin – of Greek descent. She wields a pair of bladed sai as her trademark weapon. She is a love interest of the superhero...

, Spider-Woman

Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)

Spider-Woman is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Comics Universe. The character first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #32 , and 50 issues of an ongoing series titled Spider-Woman followed...

, Invisible Woman

Invisible Woman

Susan "Sue" Storm Richards is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four #1 in November 1961, and was the first female superhero created by Marvel in the Silver Age of Comics...

, and Ms. Marvel.

External links

• Femme Fatales (Superia's Femizons, Spider-Man foes)