Who Is Typhoid Mary? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Typhoid Mary is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Mary Alice Walker, with over 440 comic issue appearances. Once upon a time there was a pretty little girl who poisoned all she touched. Some called her Mary, others called her Typhoid. Every time she let out a sweet breath, someone else fell dead. She was sweet, she was toxic, she was Typhoid.

Who is Typhoid Mary?

Origin Typhoid Mary as Lyla Mary Walker was born into an abusive home. Her parents would furiously argue with each other, traumatizing her as an infant. Abused as a child, one day when a hand (possibly her father’s) reached into her crib the first of her multiple personalities manifested itself in a wild, clawing rage that lashed out. Mary was found to have telepathic, telekinetic and pyrokinetic abilities and was taken away and institutionalized. Her persona as Mary was gentle and cooperative, but weak and prone to seizures and other disorders. Her second identity was uncontrollable and murderous, and constantly ran a fever, giving rise to her name: Typhoid. While in the institution, she was trained in her telepathy, but also experimented on and abused. Eventually she escaped and woke up one morning to find herself in a hotel room with rope burns and a bruised lip; as Mary, she was totally unaware of what had happened while as her other persona(e).

Key facts

Typhoid Mary is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Ground Zero". The character is published by Marvel. With 440 recorded issue appearances, Typhoid Mary ranks among the most featured characters in comics.