Who Is Poison? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Poison is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Cecilia Cardinale, with over 30 comic issue appearances. Poison is a native from Cuba and the former host of an alien entity called Ylandris. She is super-strong, can levitate, and psionicly alter a person's flesh. She has used this power to inflict disease and illness on others.

Who is Poison?

Origin The woman who would become Poison was a first-year student at the University of Havana in the nation of Cuba. There she met and became romantically involved with a member of the military staff of the Soviet embassy. When she became pregnant, however, the man – known so far only as “Vassily” -abruptly terminated their relationship and issued a statement claiming Cecilia was a prostitute seeking diplomatic favors. Werther to not Vassily was coerced into making this claim is not yet known. However as a result of this statement, Cecilia was imprisoned. There, due to the extremely unsanitary conditions, she soon became ill with an unspecified disease. The Cuban authorities sent Cecilia and other undesirables” to the United States. Cecilia, but went to live in a refugee camp in Florida.

Key facts

Poison is of human origin and first appeared in "Sweet Poison". The character is published by Marvel. With 30 recorded issue appearances, Poison ranks among the most featured characters in comics.