Character Name: | Wildcat |
Real Name: | Yolanda Montez |
Publisher: | DC Comics |
Debut: | Infinity, Inc. #12 (March 1985) |
Creators: | Roy Thomas Dann Thomas Don Newton |
Alliances: | Infinity Inc. Shadow Fighters Justice Society of America |
Powers: | Retractable claws Cat-like agility and reflexes |
Species: | Metahuman |
Wildcat (Yolanda Montez) is a fictional superheroine in DC Comics' shared universe, the DC universe. She first appeared in Infinity, Inc. #12 (March 1985), and was created by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, and Don Newton.
The character appeared in the television series Stargirl, portrayed by Yvette Monreal.
Roy and Dann Thomas originally intended to create a Canadian superheroine named "The Lynx" for new 1980s-era descendants of the All-Star Squadron. An early incarnation of Wildcat named "La Garro" appears in promotional material for Infinity Inc.
Yolanda Montez is the daughter of Maria Montez and Juan Montez, and possesses cat-like abilities due to Maria being exposed to experimental drugs while pregnant.[1] She later succeeds her godfather Ted Grant as Wildcat following his retirement. During this time, she joins Infinity, Inc. and has a flirtatious relationship with Nuklon.
Yolanda later retires after Infinity, Inc. disbands, but resurfaces to fight Eclipso, during which she is killed. Years later, Wildcat is resurrected in Doomsday Clock and joins the Justice Society of America.
Wildcat is a metahuman who possesses cat-like agility and claws.
An alternate universe variant of Yolanda Montez / Wildcat from Earth-2 appears in and Convergence. This version is the demonic avatar of the Red, a cosmic force connecting animal life.
Yolanda Montez appears in Stargirl, portrayed by Yvette Monreal.[2] This version is a high school student, a fan of Ted Grant, and the ex-girlfriend of Henry King Jr. Three months prior to the series, she became an outcast when her rival Cindy Burman leaked a risqué photo she had sent to Henry during a school presidential election to ruin her candidacy, which also soured her relationship with her Catholic parents and led to her pouring her frustrations into boxing. Montez later takes up Grant's identity of Wildcat at Stargirl's request to help rebuild the Justice Society of America (JSA). Montez would later go on to forgive Henry before he is killed by his father Brainwave and avenge him by killing the latter. In the second season, Montez becomes a part-time waitress, but suffers from PTSD as a result of her killing Brainwave. This eventually leads her to quit the JSA after suffering hallucinations of Henry and Brainwave, though she later agrees to return to help her friends defeat Eclipso. In the third season, Montez moves in with Stargirl's family to protect her own.