ELIZA
WILLIS
Real
Name: Eliza
Willis
Identity/Class: Normal human
Occupation: Grower of
prize-winning roses
Group
Membership: None
Affiliations: Quicksilver
(Pietro Maximoff),
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
Enemies: Leonard
Tippit
Known
Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base
of Operations: California,
USA
First
Appearance: Avengers
I#101 (July, 1972)
Powers/Abilities: Eliza
Willis had no superhuman
powers but was a skilled grower of prize-winning roses.
History:
(Avengers
I#101 (fb) – BTS) – Eliza Willis eked out a
living growing and tending to her roses, which she entered into
prize-winning
contests. She was named by the cosmic Watcher as someone Leonard Tippit
should
kill in order to “save the Earth.”
(Avengers
I#101) – Aware of
Leonard Tippit’s predicament, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch watched
Eliza
Willis’ home from a distance until Tippit appeared. When Tippit
attempted to
blast her, Eliza dodged the blast, causing it to hit some of her
roses. Before
the weakened Tippit could fire again, Quicksilver rushed in front of
Tippit,
creating a wall of speed to act as a barrier to protect Eliza. Quicksilver
rushed just as Tippit teleported away, causing Quicksilver to hit the wall,
knocking
himself out while Eliza cowered behind the Scarlet Witch.
Unfortunately, Tippit
was still able to blast Eliza, knocking her into a coma.
Comments: Created by Harlan
Ellison, Roy Thomas,
Rich Buckler and Dan Adkins.
Eliza
Willis was revealed to have
been from California in the Avengers Assemble one-shot (July, 2010).
Profile
by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Eliza Willis has no known connections to
- Willis,
agent
of the Mind-Master @ Daredevil Annual I#4
- Willis, Hellfire Club bartender @ Iron
Man: Kiss & Kill#1
- Willis, Dr., surgeon who worked on Yuri
Sporadnik @ Avengers I#101
- Willis,
Dr., doctor who treated Hawkeye after
injury by Stone Perfs gang @ Avengers Spotlight#30
- Willis, Dr. Eric, father of Roger Willis, long-lived
due to possession of Casket of Ancient Winters, killed by Malekith @
Thor I#345
- Willis, Martin, member of Genetech & Secret
Empire @ Five Decades of the X-Men
- Willis, Mary, mother of Gravity (Greg Willis) @
Gravity#5
- Willis, Richard, father of Gravity (Greg Willis) @
Gravity#5
- Willis, Roger, guardian of the Casket of Ancient
Winters @ Thor I#346
- or any other “Eliza" or "Willis"
characters
images: (without ads)
Avengers I#101, p18, pan3 (main image)
Avengers I#101, p18, pan2 (headshot)
Appearances:
Avengers I#101 (July, 1972) – Harlan Ellison (plot), Roy Thomas
(script), Rich
Buckler (pencils), Dan Adkins (inks), Stan Lee (editor)
Last
updated:
03/29/13
Any
Additions/Corrections? please
let me know.
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