Groovy Girls of Gotham Week: Terrific Trio

Seeking training on being a heroine from the Batman Family of Earth-One, since none of her own relatives over on Earth-Two knew of her dual identity, the Huntress first met silver age Batman and Robin (mentioned previously).

The Dark Knight then suggested that Helena Wayne seek out Batwoman and Batgirl for helpful hints. After initially encountering her mother's counterpart, the Catwoman, and stopping her latest crime... Huntress as Helena meets Kathy (Batwoman) Kane and Barbara (Batgirl) Gordon. After some girl talk at Kathy's circus grounds, they are aroused into activity by the presence of the trifecta of terror of Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Madame Zodiac. Each caught her prey except Zodiac, escaping Batwoman's grasp

While Batgirl and Huntress wouldn't meet again until the tragic Crisis on Infinite Earths, their careers mirrored one another in several areas. Police commissioner father, budding romance with their Robin, a longterm we friendship with Kara from Krypton, affiliation with the Justice League and Justice Society (though Babs never became a full fledged member), and earning the respect of their own Gotham City and fellow heroes as they stepped out of the shadows of Batman as true legends.

Madame Zodiac first appeared during this Earth-One crooked caper with Catwoman and Poison Ivy as her pawns, however she would soon return attempting to secure power from within the center of the United States’ military power, inside the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C. Zodiak was again confronted by Batgirl, who this time was able to defeat the problematic prognosticator. Zodiac would later return as a woman named Marissa, seducing a fellow foe of the Batman Family, a man named Theodore Carrigan.

A seamstress named Corinne was Marissa’s counterpart on Earth-Two who in 1946 Gotham City got caught up in a misunderstanding, which ultimately led her into a life of crime. When she, along with two of her coworkers believed they had misplaced $99.00 from a suit purchased by wealthy businessman Bruce Wayne, each attempting to earn back this money on their own to balance their costume shop’s register. For her part, Marissa wore a Catwoman costume while pretending to be the feline felon and stealing fake pearls to win the prize money for best impersonation in a contest. Batman discovered that he as Bruce Wayne was responsible to the missing money, and replace it himself.

Marissa and Theodore as their alter egos of Madame Zodiac and Doctor Zodiac hatched a scheme to unleash tremendous power upon their world which they could control. When thus in fact tipped the balance of power and led to their being pawns to another’ schemes, they aided the World’s Finest Team of Batman and Superman in saving Earth-One, at the cost of Doctor Zodiac’s life

Corinne moved to Keystone City in 1948 and began a new career as a prognosticator, tricking wealthy targets into believing she could predict the future. In fact, she was learning where these rich clients kept their valuables, then informed her criminal husband and his gang who would steal these items based on codes she gave them over the radio. The Flash discovered this scheme, and cornered Madame Corinne’s husband Big Pete, who accidentally died of electrocution from a lighting bolt. What became of Madame Corinne has yet to be told.