Nightshade (Marvel Comics)

Nightshade
First appearance of Nightshade
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain America #164 (Aug 1973) (as Nightshade) Captain America #403 (as Dr Nightshade)
Created by	Steve Englehart Alan Lee Weiss
In-story information
Alter ego	Tilda Johnson
Team affiliations	MODOK's 11 Femizons Flashmob Occupy Avengers
Partnerships	Yellow Claw
Notable aliases	Deadly Nightshade, Doctor Nightshade, Queen of the Werewolves
Abilities	Extraordinary genius Wears protective battle armor, including silver spikes Array of advanced weaponry and humanoid robots Use of concentrated pheromones to control men through her allure and a chemical serum that turns humans into werewolves Chemical pheromones in her body allows her to affect the will of certain animals, including werewolves

Nightshade (Tilda Johnson), formerly known as Dr. Nightshade and Deadly Nightshade, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Nightshade first appeared in Captain America #164 and was created by Steve Englehart and Alan Lee Weiss.

Tilda Johnson was born into poverty in New York City. At an early age, she discovered that she had a natural aptitude for science. As a teenager, she used her extensive knowledge to begin a career as a criminal scientist. The Yellow Claw helped her develop a method for turning normal humans into obedient werewolf-like creatures, and attempted to transform convicts into a werewolf army, but the pair were defeated by Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D. She later took control of a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, and used pheromones to force Captain America to battle the Falcon, but was defeated.

Nightshade used robots to take over the Harlem protection rackets, but was defeated by Power Man and Iron Fist. She later worked with the criminals Stiletto, Discus, Man Mountain Marko, and the Eel in an attempt to rob a debutante's ball, but they were defeated and captured by Power Man and Iron Fist. She later sought to make the Hulk her pawn, but wound up fighting Power Man, Iron Fist, and Machine Man, and was imprisoned again.

Nightshade later appeared as second-in-command of Superia's Femizons. She helped develop a serum to transform men into women which she used on Captain America and Paladin. She also helped Superia develop her sterilization bomb.