Widowsweed

WIDOWSWEED

Real Name: Unrevealed

Class: Extraterrestrial technology-user

Occupation: Astronaut

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: Stalker From Beyond (husband, deceased), unnamed child (deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Houma, Louisiana, formerly outer space

First Appearance: Swamp Thing II #81 (Holliday, 1988)

Powers: Widowsweed possessed superhuman strength and durability. She was armed with a laser rifle, a cable ending in shackles that could restrain an opponent, and piloted an interstellar spacecraft.

History: (Swamp Thing II #81) - The Dominators planned a full-scale invasion of Earth, and contracted the Widowsweed to kill Abigail Arcane, who was carrying Swamp Thing’s child, a future elemental that could turn the tide of the battle. Widowsweed had no interest in violence, and only signed on with the Dominators so she could find out what happened to her husband, the Stalker from Beyond, who‘d crash-landed in Louisiana over ten years ago.. She captured Abby, but then told her she meant no harm. She showed Abby her egg, telling her she was a mother too. She located the Stalker’s craft in the Louisiana bayou, and put his body aboard her ship, mourning her love. She left Abby behind, telling her to take great care of her child. Superhero Guy Gardner saw the craft fly off, and not caring about Widowsweed’s intentions, shot it down.

Comments: Created by Rick Veitch