Tigra

Alias
Cat II Tigra Werecat
Nick Name
Were-Woman
Civilian ID
Greer Grant Nelson
Occupation
Adventurer Police Officer Scientist
Legal Status
Citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Nation or Planet of Origin
Chicago, Illinois
Group Affiliation
Avengers New York Police Department
Base of Operations
Chicago, Illinois Los Angeles, California New York, New York
Height
5' 10"
Weight
180 lbs.
Eye Color
Green
Hair Color
Black - Morphs into Red
Skin Tone
Caucasian -Morphs into Red Fur
Known Powers
Scientifically and mystically enhanced human with advanced feline abilities including superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, durability and senses. Enhanced senses are roughly five times more acute than a domestic house cat, and include the ability to sift through a highly diffuse group of odors and sense emotion through perspiration and pheromones. Feline attributes include vertically silted eyes, fur, feline claws, teeth and a three-foot long tail.
Accessories
Cats Head Amulet: Once used to morph from human to cat form.
Common Enemies
HYDRA Kraken Kraven the Hunter I Master Pandemonium Owl Rat Pack Tabur
Regularly Appearing
Avengers Vol. 1 & 3 (The) Cat Marvel Chillers Tigra West Coast Avengers Vol. 1 & 2
First Appearance
Cat I (The) Cat #1 (Nov. 1972) Tigra Giant-Size Creatures #1 (July, 1974)
Creator
Cat I Linda Fite & Marie Severin Tigra Tony Isabella & Don Perlin
Origin
As a laboratory assistant Greer Nelson was involved in an experiment to physiologically condition humans to obtain their full potential. Suspicious of the programs corporate financer, Malcolm Donalbain, the program director Dr. Joanne Marie Tumolo convinced Nelson to engage in the program along side Donalbain’s test subject. Both test subjects were a success. Donalbain's test subject, Shirlee Bryant, was outfitted with a cat costume which contained a will-nullifying collar. Bryant died as the result of Donalbain's testing of her abilities. To cover up the programs existence Donalbain ordered the laboratories destruction. Nelson and Dr. Tumolo survived the lab explosion. Donning one of Donalbain's cat costumes Nelson brought Donalbain to justice and pursued a brief crime fighting career as the Cat. Unknown to Nelson, Dr. Tumolo was descended from a race of cat people evolved from felines in Medieval Europe. While the doctor was convalescing from her injuries she was abducted by the terrorist organization HYDRA, who wanted to acquire a bacterial culture developed by the Cat People. The Cat battled HYDRA to rescue her friend, but was injured by a radiation pistol. To save her life from radiation poisoning the Cat People mystically transformed Nelson into the half-human half-cat warrior called Tigra.