For Love of Poison Ivy: Books & Movies ©2016 Robert L. “Bob” Allen Be sure include page numbers & synopsis. ✔ = I own it. NEW ENTRIES - PUT HERE, THEN MOVE TO APPROPRIATE LOCATION Check on these trades - Is PI in them? Batman: Black and White Vol 1 Batman: Black & White, Vol. 2 Batman: Black & White, Vol. 2 Batman Black and White Vol. 4 TECHNICAL & COLLECTIBLES BOOKS ✔Beatty, Scott. 2008. The DC Comics Action Figure Archive. Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA. ISBN-13: 9780811858328 (hardbound). Berk, S.A., & T. Tumbusch. 2000. Tomart's Encyclopedia of Action Figures: The 1001 Most Popular Collectibles of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., NY. There are several different topics of Tomart's Encyclopedia. Bolland, Brian. 2011. Cover Story: The DC Comics Art of Brian Bolland. DC Comics, NY. ISBN-13: 9781401231026 (hardbound). $39.99. The cover shows several characters illustrated by Bolland, including the image of Poison Ivy that appears on the cover of the comic book, Batman: Gotham Knights, #15, May 2001. Bonavita, J. 2001. Mego Action Figures Toys (A Schiffer Book for Collectors), 3 Rev Exp edition. Schiffer Pub Ltd., Atglen, PA. WWW.MEGOHEADTOYS.COM Is PI in this? ✔Crosby, Donald G. 2004. The Poisoned Weed: Plants Toxic to Skin. Oxford University Press. ISBN-13: 9780195155488 (hardbound). Discussion of the technical aspects of dermatitis caused by plants such as poison ivy and poison oak. DC Comics. 2011. DC Comics: The Ultimate Character Guide. DK Children. ISBN-13: 9780756682613 (hardbound). $16.99. Reprinted in 2012 with a different cover. Dini, P., & C. Kidd. 1998. Batman Animated. It Books, NY. (is It Books owned by HarperEntertainment?) Elder, S. 2013. The Unofficial Checklist For Batman Action Figures: 2013 Edition. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. createspace.com Elder, S. 2010. The Unofficial Reference To Collecting Everything Batman, volume 1. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. createspace.com. covers 3300 items, A-G Elder, S. 2010. The Unofficial Reference To Collecting Everything Batman, volume 2. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. createspace.com ✔Ellsworth, Whitney, Sheldon Moldoff, Carmine Infantino, & Joe Giella. 2014. Batman. The Silver Age Newspaper Comics. Volume 1: 1966-1967. The Library of American Comics. IDW Publishing, San Diego, Revised 2016 Oct 7 Page !1 of !15 CA, and DC Comics, Burbank, CA. ISBN-13: 9781613778456 (hardbound). An incredible 277-page reprint of all Batman comic strips from 1996-1967. Poison Ivy first appeared in two comic books, Batman, Volume 1, #181 (June 1966), and #183 (August 1966). On the inside front jacket cover of this book, Poison Ivy is mentioned in a single panel dated “12/24”, from the strip printed in full on page 106. Her first appearance in a comic strip was December 10, 1966, on page 102 in the last panel of the previous storyline, as a preview to upcoming adventures. Her story appears on pages 103-142 (the panel atop page 140 is especially good). The storyline is explained on page 270, as The Sizzling Saga of Poison Ivy, December 12, 1966 – March 17, 1967. The cover of Batman, Volume 1, #181 is also reprinted there. When Poison Ivy, masquerading as an innocent young woman, meets Batman, she introduces herself as Laurel Lee (a side panel narrative tells us her real name is Ivy Smith; see January 20, 1967, on page 118). The storyline reveals her accomplices, three beautiful women called the Ivy Leaguers: Veronica Vassar, Nancy Radcliffe, and Betsy Barnard. She also has a rough-looking henchman named Blue-Jaw McGook and a handful of paid unnamed male thugs. Batman seems to be under Poison Ivy’s spell, which worries Robin. The duo attend a swanky party at the newly opened Batman Hilton Hotel. When the lights suddenly go out, the girls steal jewelry from the guests and flee, Batman and Robin pursue, and eventually catch them. Poison Ivy also appears in The Batman Cast printed in full color on the outside back cover. The legend to the cast members is printed just before the book’s final endpaper; Poison Ivy is outline #10. ✔Ellsworth, Whitney, Al Plastino, & Joe Giella. 2014. Batman: The Silver Age Newspaper Comics. Volume 2: 1968-1969. The Library of American Comics. IDW Publishing, San Diego, CA, and DC Comics, Burbank, CA. ISBN-13: 9781631401213 (hardbound). Poison Ivy is not in this volume. Ellsworth, Whitney, Joe Giella, & Al Plastino. 2016. Batman. The Silver Age Newspaper Comics. Volume 3: 1969-1972. The Library of American Comics. IDW Publishing, San Diego, CA, and DC Comics, Burbank, CA. ISBN-13: 978-1631402630 (hardbound). PI returns to the comic strip in August 1971. ✔Frankenhoff, Brent, & Maggie Thompson. 2012. Comics Buyer’s Guide Presents: Dangerous Curves. Comics’ Sexiest Bad Girls. Krause Publications, Iola, WI. ISBN-13: 9781440235009 (softbound). Poison Ivy appears on page 22. The page includes a brief summary of the character; her image from Who’s Who in the DC Universe, #5, December 1990; the cover of Batman, Volume 1, #181 (her first appearance); and the Villains variant cover of Batman #619, November 2003. ✔Greenberger, Robert. 2008. The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey, NY. ISBN-13: 9780385364508 (hardbound). In encyclopedia format, it provides excellent synopses of characters in the DC Comics’ Batman Universe. Pamela Isley is mentioned on pages 138-139 within the entry for Floronic Man. In the storyline, Jason Woodrue (Floronic Man) was her university botany professor. He persuaded Pamela into stealing Egyptian herbs and concocted a toxin from them, which he fed to her. Instead of killing her, she became immune to it and all other toxins. She later became Poison Ivy, commited crimes, and was sent to Arkham Asylum. Jason broke her out in order to use her DNA to create a “child”. She disliked his plans and worked with Batman to capture him. Pamela Isley is also mentioned on page 177 within the entry for Harley Quinn. Poison Ivy found a crashed rocket with an injured Harley Quinn inside. After rescuing and treating Harley, Poison Ivy made her immune to toxins and the two became close friends. Pamela Isley has a very short entry on page 190. A black and white cropped version of the cover art by Brian Bolland (from Batman: Gotham Knights #15, May 2001) is on page 191. Poison Ivy is also mentioned on page 276 within the entry for No Man’s Land. When Gotham City is devastated, criminals carve up portions as their own territory; Poison Ivy selects Robinson Park. Between pages 276-277 are full-color reproductions of covers and various art that includes Poison Ivy. Poison Ivy has a lengthy entry on pages 295-297. A black and white version of the cover for Batman, Volume 1, #181, June 1966, is on page 296. Poison Ivy is mentioned on page 312 within the entry for The Riddler. Poison Ivy is mentioned on page 316 within the entry for Robinson Park. Pamela Isley is mentioned on page 341 within the entry for Swamp Thing. Revised 2016 Oct 7 Page !2 of !15 Poison Ivy is mentioned on page 356 within the entry for Two-Face. Poison Ivy is mentioned on page 365 within the entry for Amanda Waller. Chip Kidd. 2010. Rough Justice: The DC Comics Sketches of Alex Ross. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, NY. ISBN-13: 9780375714900 (hardbound). $30.00. Poiosn Ivy appears in a sketch among fellow villains on the front endpapers, in color at the back endpapers. On an unnumbered age about one-third into the book is a sketch of villains, including Poison Ivy as she appeared on the cover and inside the comic book, Justice #6, August 2006 (see page 19). The sketch influenced the cover of the hardbound collection of Justice, volume two, of 2007. Chip Kidd. 2012. Rough Justice: The DC Comics Sketches of Alex Ross. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, NY. ISBN-13: 9780307378781 (softbound). $24.95. Same content as the hardcover version (above). ✔Hughes, Adam. 2010. Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes. DC Comics, NY. ISBN-13: 9781401227821 (hardbound). Poison Ivy first appears on the front and back endpages in the Women of the DCU illustration. Page 205 shows the black inked drawing and the final color version of the Women of the DCU illustration, used to print as a poster and on shirts; the page also has a photograph of a woman wearing the shirt. Page 106 shows the original sketch used as the basis for the DC Minibust of Poison Ivy; a photo of part of the final bust is shown near it. Pages 136-137 show the cover of the comic book, Catwoman, Volume 3, #69, September 2007; the inked illustration is on page 136, the final colored version is on page 137. Page 163 shows the colored artwork used as the basis for the Cover Girls of the DC Universe Poison Ivy Statue. Page 204 shows a black & white sketch of Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, and Catwoman that was meant to be a print for the Warner Brothers Store, but was cancelled before production. Sep 18, 2016. Bob bought 1 copy from livs4saltwater @eBay, Kanika Chadha, Irvine, CA. $33.20. Infantino, Carmen. 2014. Tales of the Batman. DC Comics, NY. ISBN-13: 9781401247553 (hardbound). $49.99. Contains reprints of covers illustrated by Infantino, including Batman #181 & 183. VERIFY THIS ✔Kidd, Chip. 2001 Batman Collected. Watson-Guptill Publications, NY. ISBN-13: 9780823004652 (softbound). A wonderful presentation of information and photographs of collectible Batman-related items. An image of Poison Ivy from Batman: The Animated Series appears on page 264, painted onto a Russian nesting doll. ✔Losonsky, Joyce, & Terry Losonsky. 1998. McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys from the Nineties. With Price Guide.