Artemis Crock

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Artemis Crock
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Artemis Crock as Tigress. Art by Stephen Sadowski.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceInfinity, Inc. #34 (January 1987)
Created byRoy Thomas
Todd McFarlane
In-story information
Alter egoArtemis Lian Crock
Team affiliationsYoung Justice
Injustice Society
Dead Hero Club
Outsiders
Supporting character ofPaula Brooks
Notable aliasesTigress
Abilities
  • Olympic level athlete, speed, and agility with skills as a hunter and tracker
  • Mastered archery
  • Acrobatics
  • Swordsmanship

Artemis Crock is a fictional comic book superhero, appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in Infinity, Inc. #34 (January 1987), she has appeared as both a supervillain and superhero, usually using her first name as her alias.[1] She is also one of many characters to use the name Tigress.

Outside of comic books, the character's role separate from the Tigress moniker was established in Young Justice.

Madison McLaughlin portrayed original character Evelyn Sharp who became Artemis in the fifth season of the Arrowverse series Arrow. Artemis Crock also appears on the DC Universe and The CW series Stargirl played by Stella Smith.

Publication history[]

Artemis Crock debuted in Infinity, Inc. #34 (January 1987) and was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Todd McFarlane.

Fictional character biography[]

Artemis Crock is the daughter of the Golden Age villains Paula Brooks and Crusher Crock. She had taken up a career in crime, modeled after that of her parents, but only after some years did she take on the mantle of Tigress.

During the DC mini-series Legends, the people of America were turned against heroes, and law was made that no one could operate legally wearing a costume. This did not affect the villains much, as they were already breaking the law. For Artemis Crock it proved an opportune time to break her parents out of the Empire State Detention Center. Calling herself only Artemis she joined the Wizard in his new Injustice Society – which he called Injustice Unlimited. They overcame the security at the International Trade Conference in Calgary, Canada, namely Infinity, Inc. and a contingent of the Global Guardians and forced the heroes to help in some mayhem. For Artemis, she took Nuklon and Rising Sun to New York and, with their help, freed the elder felons. They all returned to Calgary to share in the stolen wealth but the plan went haywire when Hourman revived and freed himself, as well as when Solomon Grundy was brought in from the Arctic Circle. It was Solomon who incapacitated Artemis and her parents, but in the confusion they were able to escape.[2]

Only weeks later Artemis again joined with the Icicle and Hazard, as well as the new Harlequin, the Dummy, and Solomon Grundy. The Dummy wanted to head a revived Injustice Unlimited and planned to murder the members of Infinity Inc. to make a name for themselves. Their first target - Skyman - was successfully killed by the Harlequin and then Artemis went after Jade. After believing her dead, Artemis returned to her cohorts. A plan was hatched to bring all the remaining Infinitors to Stellar Studios and kill them, a plan defeated only by the unwillingness of Hazard to cooperate, and the sudden reappearance of Jade and Brainwave Jr (both of whom had been thought dead). During the fight, Artemis went one-on-one with Wildcat and lost. In the end Artemis was given over to law enforcement.[3]

Artemis later changed her codename to Tigress and became on-again, off-again lovers with the second Icicle. He invited her back into the reformation of the Injustice Society. She helped him, Wizard, Solomon Grundy, Gentleman Ghost, Rag Doll and Thinker break into JSA headquarters and steal the Prometheus Key, a key that is used to open doors between reality and magic. This allowed Johnny Sorrow who had asked the Wizard to bring him back, to re-enter the Earth.

During the Infinite Crisis storyline, Artemis appeared as a member of Alexander Luthor, Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains. She later appeared in the Justice League Wedding Special.

Icicle and Tigress later alternately work with and against Hourman and Liberty Belle in a quest to locate a magical artifact.[4]

In 2010, Isabelle Rose Mahkent is born. She is the daughter of the Tigress and the Icicle.[5]

The New 52[]

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, a new version of Artemis was introduced in the "Culling" crossover in Teen Titans books. Here, she is a human with no powers, but has been trained to be a strong fighter. She helps the Teen Titans get their bearings before the Culling begins and introduces them to other meta-teens that has collected. After the Titans are taken, a member of Harvest's crew tries to put her in a state of rage. She fights back and refuses to kill other kids, but instead is killed. Her death helps motivate the Teen Titans and the Legion Lost to join together to take down Harvest.[6] At the end of the series, the Titans discover that Artemis was healed by the Colonel of Harvest's facility, as part of a second phase of Harvest's plans.[7]

DC Rebirth[]

Artemis appeared in The Flash Vol 5 #61.

Powers and abilities[]

Tigress/Artemis possesses no superhuman abilities, however, she is an expert archer and marksman. Artemis is also a highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat, along with the use of various gadgets (including her compact crossbow, knives, nets, and bolas).

In other media[]

Television[]

Artemis Crock in Young Justice.
  • A teenage version of Artemis Crock (full name Artemis Lian Crock) appears as a main character in the Young Justice animated series, voiced by Stephanie Lemelin. This version is half-Vietnamese half-Caucasian. She first appears in the episode "Infiltrator", where she is introduced as Green Arrow's niece and new sidekick who is brought in to join the Team following the departure of Green Arrow's original sidekick, Roy Harper. Later in the series however, the team discovers her true history and connection to Sportsmaster, who had become an enemy of theirs, and becomes Wally West's girlfriend in the season one finale. In season two, she fakes her death so she can infiltrate a supervillain group called the Light as the supervillain "Tigress". By the end of the season, she returns to the Team while retaining her Tigress identity.
  • In the fifth season of the live-action series Arrow, young vigilante Evelyn Sharp (portrayed by Madison McLaughlin) becomes the series' version of Artemis. The name Evelyn Crawford Sharp references the hero-turned-villain Starling (Evelyn Crawford), who appeared in several early issues of the New 52 Birds of Prey comic.
  • Artemis Crock appears in the live-action series Stargirl, portrayed by Stella Smith. This version is an athletic student at Blue Valley High and classmate of the titular character with a competitive streak. As of season two, she moves into a foster home following her parents being arrested and is secretly manipulated by Cindy Burman and Eclipso into joining their group. After joining Burman, Eclipso, and Isaac Bowin in fighting Stargirl's Justice Society of America however, Artemis flees after Eclipso absorbs Burman into a shard of his Black Diamond and consumes Isaac.

Film[]

Video games[]

  • The Young Justice version of Artemis appears as a playable character in Young Justice: Legacy, with Stephanie Lemelin reprising her role.
  • Artemis Crock, in her heroine and Tigress forms, appear as separate playable characters in Lego DC Super Villains.

References[]

  1. ^ Thomas, Roy (2009). All-Star Companion vol 4. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 9781605490045.
  2. ^ Infinity, Inc. #35-37. DC Comics.
  3. ^ Infinity Inc. 51-53. DC Comics.
  4. ^ Second Feature in JSA All Stars. DC Comics.
  5. ^ JSA All-Stars #11 (December, 2010). DC Comics.
  6. ^ Teen Titans Annual #1 (May 2012). DC Comics.
  7. ^ Teen Titans Annual #3. DC Comics.
  8. ^ "'Scooby Doo: Wrestlemania Mystery' Stuns Viewers With a 'Young Justice' Easter Egg". Theouthousers.com. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  9. ^ Albert Ching (2014-03-25). "'Young Justice's' Brandon Vietti Pairs Scooby-Doo & WWE, Hints at DC Return". CBR. Retrieved 2020-06-11.

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