Letha

Letha
Letha.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Two-in-One #54 (August 1979)
Created by	Mark Gruenwald Ralph Macchio
In-story information
Alter ego	Hellen Feliciano
Team affiliations	Grapplers
Abilities	Superhuman strength

Letha (Hellen Feliciano) is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe and former member of the female villain team, the Grapplers.

Publication history

Letha first appeared in Marvel Two-in-One #54 (August 1979), and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio.

The character subsequently appeared in Marvel Two-in-One #56-57 (October-November 1979), Dazzler #13 (March 1982), Marvel Two-in-One #96 (February 1983), and Thing #33 (March 1986). She was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld in Captain America #319 (July 1986).

Letha received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #18.

Fictional character biography

Hellen Feliciano was a protégée of Auntie Freeze and a founding member of the Grapplers, along with Titania, Poundcakes, and Screaming Mimi. She, like the other Grapplers, was a female wrestler recruited by Roxxon Oil to break into Project Pegasus, but were stopped and served time in prison.^[1] In prison, they battled Dazzler to avenge Klaw's death, though they were defeated after she reflected Screaming Mimi's voice back at them.^[2] Letha's strength was boosted by the Power Broker, and she and her cohorts joined the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation.^[3]

While planning to avenge the death of Titania at the hands of the Scourge of the Underworld, Letha was among the eighteen villains killed at the “Bar With No Name” by the Scourge disguised as a bartender.^[4]

Letha was later among the seventeen criminals, all murdered by the Scourge, to be resurrected by Hood using the power of Dormammu as part of a squad assembled to eliminate the Punisher.^[5] She can now affect an opponent's aggression, causing the victim to go berserk with rage.^[6] She demonstrates these her powers by making Cyclone savagely beat Mind-Wave.^[7] Letha and Lascivious encounter Mind-Wave (who had been posing as Iron Man) and end up surviving a grenade explosion that kills Mind-Wave. Letha later removes another grenade from Mirage's mouth. Upon learning that Cyclone and Miracle Man bailed, Letha has Microchip warn them to return or she will kill their living loved ones. She and Lascivious later assist Human Fly into attacking the Punisher.^[8] She battled the Punisher again and is defeated when he causes her to drop a bus on herself.^[9]

Powers and abilities

Letha was a superb wrestler and hand-to-hand combatant who was known for her highly acrobatic style of fighting. She has superhuman strength (2 tons) following treatment from Power Broker. Letha carried a variety of weapons within her special leather belts and straps. She also carried a rope for help in scaling walls.

References

External links

• http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/letha_feliciano.htm