Mist Mistress

Mist Mistress
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain America vol. 1 #346
Created by	Mark Gruenwald, Al Milgrom, Kieron Dwyer
In-story information
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Resistants Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Abilities	Chemical generation

Mist Mistress is a fictional character in the Marvel universe. She made her first appearance in Captain America #346.

Fictional character biography

As part of the Resistants, she participates in the rescue of Mentallo from a vehicle conveying him to the superhuman prison the Vault. Mist Mistress personally melts part of the vehicle and the armor of a Guardsman found inside. Mentallo is taken to the Resistants' Death Valley hideout and officially joins the group.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Later, the Resistants attack a courtroom in Carson City, Nevada. They plan to free Quicksilver but come into conflict with Captain America. Mist Mistress becomes frightened by the violence and retaliates with knock-out gas. This seems to work, but Captain America was simply faking it and knocks out Mist Mistress with his shield.^{[volume & issue needed]}

A Resistants-attended rally in Washington D.C. comes complete with a robot-duplicate of Magneto, controlled by the Machinesmith. Its use is to attract the attention of the real Magneto. Things go wrong and Captain America saves the group.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Decimation

Mist Mistress loses her mutant powers after the M-Day.^[1] Her powers, along with the mutant energies lost by so many others, form the murderous being called The Collective.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Powers and abilities

Her mutant power is the ability to spread a chemical agent that turns to acid or anesthetic and can also use her mental powers to guide it where she wants and dissolve solid things. She is also believed to be a bookkeeper.

Bibliography

• Captain America vol. 1 #346, 368

References

1. ^ confirmed in New Avengers #18

External links

• Mist Mistress at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe