Golden Age Wonder Woman
Mavis was originally a slave of Baroness Paula Von Gunther.She seized control of Paula's Nazi spy operation after Von Gunther's reformation. Cunning, deadly, and determined to take revenge on Paula and Wonder Woman, she stole the Amazon's invisible plane and used it for aerial sabotage, kidnapped Paula's daughter Gerta, and strapped Wonder Woman to a bomb before she was sent to Reformation Island, an Amazon penal colony (Wonder Woman #4).
After she discovered a dagger that emitted metal-eating acid from its tip, Mavis broke her bonds and escaped Reformation Island. Asserting control over Axis spy operations in the U.S., she established a covert headquarters at a Maine logging company. Wonder Woman discovered Mavis' location, but Mavis turned the tables and trapped Wonder Woman in her own magic lasso. Her control over Wonder Woman was disrupted when she miscalculated and removed Wonder Woman's bracelets. This incident triggered a berserker rage in the Amazon which resulted in demolition of the Nazi spy installation. Mavis was flung through a window during this process, which was ended only when Paula recaptured Wonder Woman with the magic lasso, ordered her to halt her destructive rampage and reforged her bracelets (Sensation #19, 1944).
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