Cheshire Cat (comics)

This article is about the Marvel Comics villain. For Cheshire Cat, the DC Comics daughter of Cheshire and Roy Harper, see Cheshire (comics).

Cheshire Cat is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Cheshire Cat
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Power Man #37 (November 1976)
Created by	Marv Wolfman Ron Wilson Ed Hannigan
In-story information
Species	Human mutate
Team affiliations	Flashmob
Notable aliases	Cheshire
Abilities	Invisibility Intangibility Teleportation

Publication history

Cheshire Cat first appeared in Power Man #37 and was created by Marv Wolfman, Ron Wilson, and Ed Hannigan.

Fictional character biography

A crime lord called Big Brother summons Cheshire Cat from Los Angeles to help him against rival crime lord Baron.^[1] Working as an informant, he tells Big Brother where to find Power Man.^[2]

Cheshire Cat follows Luke Cage and informs Big Brother that he survived his fight with Chemistro. Power Man later storms Big Brother's hideout, where he confronts Cheshire Cat.^[1]

Cheshire Cat watches Power Man and Big Brother's fight before disappearing, swearing revenge on the former. He meets with Big Brother, who orders him to kill Power Man.^[3][4]

During the Shadowland storyline, Cheshire Cat joins Nightshade's Flashmob. They target Victor Alvarez, but are defeated by Victor, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. Big Ben Donovan was unable to secure the release of Cheshire Cat, Chemistro, and Comanche for Nightshade due to their respective arrest warrants and parole violations.^[5]

Cheshire Cat and Flashmob attempt to leave Manhattan during the Spider-Island storyline, but are defeated by Heroes for Hire.^[6]

Powers and abilities

Cheshire Cat has the ability to become invisible and intangible. He can also teleport with his arrival being a secret due to his invisibility.