Who Is Gertrude Yorkes? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Gertrude Yorkes is a Marvel comic book character, with over 156 comic issue appearances. Gertrude "Gert" Yorkes was a founding member of the Runaways. She shares a psychic bond with her pet deinonychus, Old Lace. She was also the daughter Dale & Stacey Yorkes; members of the Pride.

Who is Gertrude Yorkes?

Origins Gertrude Yorkes was one of the original six Runaways . Her first appearance demonstrated her sharp intellect and unusual appearance. She had a fuller figure, thick-rimmed glasses and purple hair (which she dyed that color as it had been the color of a scarf Nico had given her for her 15th birthday). She was deeply sarcastic and had distrusted her parents ever since was five. From an early age she had been aware that parents would lie to their children, and therefore deduced that all adults were evil. Something that she would continue to remind her team-mates of later, when they discovered that their parents were actually a group of criminal masterminds known as The Pride . Creation Gertrude Yorkes was created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona and first appeared in Runaways #1 (2003).

Key facts

Gertrude Yorkes is of human origin and first appeared in "Pride And Joy: Chapter 1". The character is published by Marvel. With 156 recorded issue appearances, Gertrude Yorkes ranks among the most featured characters in comics.