One of the most imagined episodes of the Batman television series
was an adaptation of a story that appeared in Batman No.181 (June 1966). Beware of Poison Ivy was a 12-pager written by Robert Kanigher and
illustrated by Sheldon Moldoff (pencils) and Joe Giello (inks) "ghosting" for Bob Kane. This was the first of two Silver Age
appearances of the villainess Poison Ivy. The character had no origin
story back in the 60s. She was simply a comic book seductress. The
embodiment of "Comic Book Cliche No.8"... the temptress that attempts
to seduce the stalwart hero into a life of crime.
I think the reason so many Silver Age fan-boys wanted to see an
adaptation of this story is because the actress we imagine playing
Poison Ivy is the one and only Ann-Margaret. One of the most famous sex
symbols of the 1960s , Born Ann-Margaret Olsson in Sweden she came to
America with her parents at age 6. She would study at Northwestern
University before heading to Las Vegas to begin a career as a singer.
Discovered by George Burns she would go on to a triple threat career as a
singer , dancer and actress. She would become a Top 10 Box-Office star
appearing in movies like BYE, BYE BIRDIE, VIVA LAS VEGAS and KITTEN WITH A
WHIP. Oddly enough Poison Ivy's creator Robert Kanigher reportedly
modeled the character's look after legendary pin-up and fetish model
Bettie Page.
Kanigher's original story was just as campy as anything that appeared on the television series. I can see it easily adapted to the small screen with a few minor tweaks. One of the things that needed to be kept in the story was the inclusion of Poison Ivy's rivals Dragon Fly, Silken Spider, and Tiger Moth. They could have been portrayed by Edy Williams, Marilyn Hanold, and Sivi Aberg who played Liberace's henchwomen in the Batman episodes The Devil's Fingers and Dead Ringers.
I myself imagine Burt Ward's second wife Kathy Kersh playing the Tiger Moth character. Miss Kersh would appear on the series in the episodes The Impractical Joker and The Joker's Provokers. Hmmm. Batman might have had to take Robin's advice from the comic book to "take a cold shower".
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