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    Poison Ivy

    Character » Poison Ivy appears in 1955 issues.

    A brilliant botanical biochemist, Pamela Isley is a fervent eco-terrorist out to save the world's plant life by any means necessary. She often finds herself at odds with Batman, though they have, on occasion, fought on the same side.

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    #1  Edited By Hus

    I apologize if this topic has been posted be4. I tried searching for it but didn't find anything.

    My question is: What color is Poison Ivy's skin? I ask because I've seen her with the

    normal skin color for a Caucasian woman & I've seen her with green skin. I know she had normal

    skin color when she was introduced in the 60s so I was wondering if something happened

    that changed her skin green or was that just an artists' interpretation of her? Thanks in advance!

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    #2  Edited By BatteredArmor

    She could change it post dcnu

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    Her skin was made from chloryphyll, so it should be green.

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    #4  Edited By Jetshade
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     In Ivy's original (Silver Age) incarnation, she had normal flesh-toned skin. After her origin was ret-conned in the Modern Age, Ivy's skin became green due to the plant toxins that had been injected into her. This gave her the power to draw energy from sunlight like plants do, because her physiology had become more plant-like. Even more recently, Ivy has learned to control the chlorophyll level in her skin, so she can change her skin color back to normal if she wants to appear human, though she has said that it requires concentration to do so. So that explains why you still sometimes see her with normal flesh tones. Anyway, I hope that helps answer all your questions. Her normal skin tone is green, but like a chameleon, she can change it to flesh tone if she wishes.
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    #5  Edited By Hus

    @Jetshade: That was a perfect explanation! Thanks so much

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    #6  Edited By Jetshade
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    No problem. :)
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    #7  Edited By Joygirl

    Since the question is already answered I'll just throw out the fact that I prefer her green skin.

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    #8  Edited By wildvine  Moderator

    Green is beautiful : )

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    #9  Edited By Video_Martian

    I prefer her green-skinned.

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