SWEET LOTUS

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human (post-World War II era) (Korean)

Occupation: Spy

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Ho-Shi, the People's Army of China

Enemies: Doug Grant, Sen-Shi

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Kwahong, North Korea

First Appearance: Spy Cases I#14 (December, 1952)

Powers/Abilities: Sweet Lotus carried a pistol. She was trained in subterfuge.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'2")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 104 lbs.)
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black

History:
(Spy Cases I#14 (fb)) - Sweet Lotus was the lover of Ho-Shi, a grocer in Kwahong who was sympathetic to South Korea's cause. Sweet Lotus, however, had been sent as a Communist agent to control events in Kwahong. She informed on Ho-Shi to the Communists, denouncing him as a traitor to North Korea but offered to make him a wealthy man if he would use his position of trust to betray the U.S. forces in Korea.

    Lt. Doug Grant arrived in Kwahong with three fellow soldiers to install radio equipment in Ho-Shi's home. However, Sen-Shi realized that her brother had been swayed to the North Korean cause by Sweet Lotus and prevented him from turning them over to a Communist patrol. Sen-Shi warned Lt. Grant about Sweet Lotus and Grant decided to trick Sweet Lotus into thinking Ho-Shi had betrayed her by having Sen-Shi pretend to be a traitor and turn in Grant herself. When Sen-Shi brought Grant and two of the soldiers to Sweet Lotus and her North Korean allies, Sweet Lotus was enraged by Ho-Shi's absence. When Ho-Shi came to explain himself, Sweet Lotus didn't bother listening to him and instead shot him to death. A moment later, Lt. Grant and his fellow soldiers opened fire on Sweet Lotus and her North Korean allies, killing them all.

Comments: Created by Robert Bernstein and Bill Savage.

    All Asian femme fatales owe a great debt to Milton Caniff and his creation the Dragon Lady from the newspaper comic strip Terry and the Pirates.

Profile by Prime Eternal.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Sweet Lotus should not be confused with:

• CHU SAN - Clark Mason foe--Spy Fighters I#11
• COMRADE CHINA - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#14
• HAN RIVER HELEN - Iron Mike McGraw foe--Marines in Battle I#1
• KAESONG KATIE - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#10
• KIMA - Doug Grant foe--Spy Cases I#15
• KOREA KATIE - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#13
• LADY LOTUS - Japanese femme fatale, Super-Axis--Invaders I#37
• LEE-SIK - Iron Mike McGraw foe--Marines in Battle I#1
• LING - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#28
• MANCHURIA MARY - Battle Brady foe--Battle Brady I#11
• MUKTONG MOLLIE - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#19
• NITA - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#15
• GENERAL OLGA - Buzz Brand foe--Battle Action I#11
• PANTHER LADY - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#8
• THE PEARL OF PYONGYANG - Battle Brady foe--Battle Action I#8
• PUSAN POLLY - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#24
• RED MARY - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#21
• RED POPPY - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#17
• THE SNAKE LADY OF SINYONG - Combat Casey foe foe--Combat Casey I#18
• THE WASP - Battle Brady foe--Battle I#25
• YALU RIVER ROSIE - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#7
• other "Sweet" or "Lotus" characters, groups, items, races or events, or any other beautiful Asian Communist women

Ho-Shi

Ho-Shi was a grocer in Kwahong, North Korea. He was sympathetic to the cause of South Korea but was enraptured by Sweet Lotus and at her prompting agreed to betray Lt. Doug Grant to the North Korean in exchange for money. Realizing her brother was a traitor, Sen-Shi prevented him from turning over Lt. Grant and his men to the North Koreans and told all she knew to Lt. Grant. Grant had Sen-Shi pose as a traitor so that Sweet Lotus would think Ho-Shi had failed her. When Ho-Shi arrived to explain himself, Sweet Lotus angrily shot him to death with her gun.

--Spy Cases I#14 (fb)

Sen-Shi

Sen-Shi was Ho-Shi's sister and lived in Kwahong, North Korea. She was a South Korean sympathizer and worked faithfully to assist Lt. Doug Grant in Kwahong. She and Ho-Shi met Lt. Grant and his men when they arrived in Kwahong but she knew Ho-Shi intended to turn them over to Sweet Lotus and the North Koreans so she prevented him then informed Lt. Grant of her brother's true loyalties. Lt. Grant decided to have Sen-Shi pretend to be traitor and seemingly turn him and two of his men over to Sweet Lotus so Ho-Shi would seem to have failed her. Sweet Lotus killed Ho-Shi for failing to bring her the Americans and Lt. Grant and his men killed Sweet Lotus and her soldiers. Sen-Shi helped Lt. Grant and his men set up a radio transmitter in Kwahong and continued to maintain it even as more North Korean forces advanced to the town. When Grant dismissed his three subordinates to spare them from the expected battle coming to Kwahong, Sen-Shi remained with Grant to help him relay information to his side. Grant was injured in the battle over Kwahong but when U.S. forces advanced, Sen-Shi brought medics to Grant. After Grant revived, Sen-Shi kissed him.

--Spy Cases I#14 (#14 (fb), #14,

images: (without ads)
Spy Cases I#14, page 6, panel 1 (Sweet Lotus, main)
Spy Cases I#14, page 4, panel 2 (Sweet Lotus, face)
Spy Cases I#14, page 4, panel 2 (Ho-Shi)
Spy Cases I#14, page 2, panel 8 (Sen-Shi)

Appearances:
Spy Cases I#14 (December, 1952) - Robert Bernstein (writer), Bill Savage (artist), Stan Lee (editor)

First posted: 09/16/2025
Last updated: 09/16/2025

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