Who Is Hellcat? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Hellcat is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Patricia Walker, with over 1,204 comic issue appearances. Patsy Walker had long idolized super heroes and after given the chance of a lifetime became 'Hellcat'. She is one of Marvel's oldest characters, dating back to her 'romantic' comic books in the 1940s. She has served on several incarnations of the Defenders and the Avengers.

Who is Hellcat?

Origin Patsy as a teenage girl Patsy was born in a dull little town called "Centerville". There she grew up with long-time friend and sometimes arch-rival Hedy Wolfe. In her teenage years, she started dating Robert "Buzz" Baxter, whom she already knew from childhood on. When Patsy was old enough, she and Hedy rented their own place and the two lived together for some years. Not without trouble, however. Hedy was a good friend, but could become overly jealous of the attention Patsy had from boys, most notably the boy she was dating, longtime friend Buzz. This was because Hedy also had bit of a crush on Buzz. At the same time Patsy's mother, Dorothy Walker, began to write fictionalized romantic adventures of her daughter as a teenager.

Key facts

Hellcat is of human origin and first appeared in "vol.1 #2". The character is published by Marvel. With 1,204 recorded issue appearances, Hellcat ranks among the most featured characters in comics.