Black Mamba (Marvel)
Black Mamba is a female comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Tanya Sealy
At some point in her past, Tanya was noted to had gone on a date with a man called the Trump who left her to pay the check. (Captain America v1 #371)
She was later recruited by Roxxon Oil where she was given powers and trained alongside Sidewinder, Anaconda and Death Adder. This saw them being formed as the Serpent Squad where their assignment was to recover the Serpent Crown. To that end, they were sent to a Roxxon oil derrick placed in the Pacific Ocean that was to serve as their base of operations. Once they found the Crown, they set off underwater explosions to bring it to the surface though this had the unintended side effect of damaging the derrick. The damage resulted in the hero Stingray investigating the scene underwater. In response, Anaconda was dispatched to confront him where she threw him back onto the derrick. (Marvel Two-in-One v1 #65) At that Pacific Roxxon oil derrick, the Serpent Squad revealed themselves to the Thing Ben Grimm demanding that he surrender. (Marvel Two-in-One v1 #64) After forcing Grimm's surrender and confining him, the Squad returned underwater, where Anaconda found the crown and gave it to Sidewinder. The Thing and Stingray soon escaped and returned with the Inhuman Triton; Black Mamba almost drowned Grimm using her Darkforce to convince him to remove his airmask before a blast from Stingray knocked her out. A depth charge dropped by the fleeing Sidewinder accidentally buried Black Mamba and the other two serpents in an underwater landslide. (Marvel Two-in-One v1 #65)
Anaconda came to unbury the other two serpents and they escaped together. Anaconda, Black Mamba, and Death Adder broke into the Long Island Zoo, with Black Mamba killing a guard, Harry. Their employer wanted them to steal a Stark microscanner which could be used to power a weapon, but their information on the location of the control room proved wrong. At Mamba's suggestion, they released several zoo animals to create a diversion and cover their search. Finding the control room, Mamba grabbed the scanner and inserted it into the weapon. She tested it on a zoo executive, apparently killing him as well, but Iron Man intervened. Iron Man took down Anaconda and Death Adder, and Black Mamba's Darkforce phantoms of Iron Man's loves slowed him long enough for Mamba to fire the weapon at him. His armor protected him and he put Mamba down and reclaimed the sensor. (Iron Man v1 #160)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
She had a limited ability to cook where she could only prepare an easy dish like macaroni and cheese. (Captain America v1 #385)
It was shown that she was capable of manipulating shadows and darkness to achieve various effects. (Marvel Two-in-One v1 #65)
She was capable of some form of hypnotic ability, enabling her to mesmerize her opponents. Black Mamba was known to use this ability in conjunction with her hypnosis ability. Typically, she hypnotically caused enemies to relax before making her shadow constructs to appear as a trusted loved one to get them to further let their guard down. (Marvel Two-in-One v1 #65)
After gaining her powers, she came to be part of the first incarnation of the Serpent Squad. (Marvel Two-in-One v1 #65) She later accepted the invitation to join the ranks of the newly established Serpent Society. (Captain America v1 #310) At one point, the Serpent Society had been broken up leading to Diamondback suggesting to Black Mamba and Asp that they partner up. Taking the first initials of their code names, she decided to name their mercenary group B.A.D. Girls, Inc. (Captain America v1 #385)
Notes
- Black Mamba was created by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio where she made her first appearance in Marvel Two-in-One v1 #64 (June, 1980).
Alternate Versions
- In Ultimate Power v1 #1 (2006), an alternate version of Black Mamba appeared in the setting of the Ultimate Marvel reality set on Earth-1610 in the Multiverse.
In other media
Television
- In Marvel Future Avengers, Black Mamba appeared in the setting of the anime television series in the episode "Mission Black Market Auction" where she was voiced by Japanese actress Hana Takeda and by English actress Colleen O'Shaughnessey in the dub. This version was a member of B.A.D. Girls, Inc. where she was hired alongside Asp and Diamondback to guard a cruise ship where an illegal auction for an Infinity Stone that was to take place. However, they were defeated by Wasp, Black Widow, and Charade.
Appearances
- Marvel Two-in-One v1: (1980)
- Iron Man v1:
- Captain America v1:
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