Mysteria (comics)

Mysteria
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain America #387 (June 1991)
Created by	Mark Gruenwald and Rik Levins
In-story information
Alter ego	Winters
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Femizons
Abilities	"Mist-Sticks", electric shock

Mysteria (Last name revealed to be Winters) is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. She was a member of Superia's Femizons.

Fictional character biography

Mysteria was invited by Superia to be part of the Femizons. As part of that group, Mysteria participated in the en masse attack on Captain America and Paladin when they were discovered. Later on, after Captain America and Black Mamba confronted Superia, Mysteria was sent with Bombshell, Arcligt and Wrangler to subdue them. Mysteria's attempts to ambush Cap which proves disastrous; the first time he threw Wrangler into her, causing Mysteria to take her out instead. The second time she created a thick mist and attempted to ambush him again, but he knocked her out with his shield, also causing one of her Mist-Sticks to hit and incapacitate Bombshell.^[1]

Later, during the U.S. Agent limited series, a Scourge of the Underworld operative created the false identity of Lisa Winters as a cover story if she would get caught.^[2]

Powers and abilities

Mysteria, through some undefined power, can release a thick mist around herself, which lacks any oxygen, leaving her opponents confused and panicking. She also uses a pair of "Mist-Sticks", which can generate an electric shock that paralyzes the victim.

References

1. ^ Captain America #389-392
2. ^ U.S. Agent #1