Who Is Elyse Nelson? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Elyse Nelson is a Marvel comic book character, with over 2 comic issue appearances. Model Elyse Nelson was named the Slasher in newspaper when she started killing other models.

Who is Elyse Nelson?

Elyse Nelson was a successful model who felt insecure about her looks. Her self-esteem issues would build up until, armed with a straight razor, she went into psychotic rages killing models whom she felt were prettier than her. Harvey Finklestein , an unemployed actor, was obsessed with Elyse. He devised a scheme in which he hired a man named Leslie to pretend to be the Slasher. He would attack Elyse and Harvey would be able to rescue her. The plan seemed to go awry when it appeared that Leslie really was the Slasher because he had clippings of all the Slasher slayings. He also was a bit overzealous in his attack on Elyse, but she was able to get away from him. Dakota North and Spider-Man , with Mary-Jane Watson in tow, were investigating the slayings and followed after Leslie.

Key facts

Elyse Nelson is of human origin and first appeared in "When Strikers the Slasher". The character is published by Marvel. With 2 recorded issue appearances, Elyse Nelson ranks among the most featured characters in comics.