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Greer Nelson (née Grant)[2] formerly worked as the costumed vigilante known as the Cat, enhanced by Dr. Joanne Tumolo who gave her cat-like powers tied to her costume.[2] She was later mutated into Tigra, a Human/Tiger hybrid, created through a mystic ritual that bound her soul to one of the Cat People,[17] a race of humanoid cats created during the Middle Ages.[18] Powered by the Cat's Head Amulet she can transform herself from her human form to Tigra, and became a champion for the Cat People.[17] She was later recruited into the Avengers and became a prominent member of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes.[16]

Born the only daughter to Gregson and Janet Grant, Greer Grant lived in Chicago all her life, and eventually fell in love with a policeman, William Nelson while attending her sophomore year of college. As Will was protective of her, wanting to be the hero in their relationship, Greer chose to drop out of college to be a housewife. However, when they came upon a robbery in progress after a night out, Will was fatally shot and died in her arms. Being unable to afford her home and unable to get a job due to her dropping out, she found good luck in becoming the laboratory assistant to Dr. Joanne Tumolo, her college professor.[19]

Out of financial desperation, Dr. Tumolo had accepted private funding for her project from Malcolm Donalbain, an eccentric who planned to use her conditioning equipment in his nationwide chain of health clubs. Not trusting the test subject that Donalbain had coerced her to use, Tumolo had Greer secretly undertake the experiment alongside Donalbain's test subject, Shirlee Bryant, and Greer Nelson emerged from the treatments with superhuman physical capabilities, and heightened senses. However, after Tumolo discovered Shirley dressed in one of Donalbain's specially designed cat costumes, Bryant died in a test of her abilities. After Donalbain had his henchmen set off explosives in the laboratory staged like an accident, Tumolo was injured. Believing her mentor to be dead, Greer was determined to stop Donalbain's plans, she donned a stolen costume, and went calling herself the Cat. She thwarted Donalbain's plans, but due to his intense haphephobia, he committed suicide. Sometime after this, Greer learned that Tumolo wasn't killed but rather hospitalized for apparent brain damage. During this time, Greer continued as the Cat and pursued a very brief career under the alias as a crime-fighter, operating mostly within the Chicago area.[19]
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Description
Greer Nelson (née Grant)[2] formerly worked as the costumed vigilante known as the Cat, enhanced by Dr. Joanne Tumolo who gave her cat-like powers tied to her costume.[2] She was later mutated into Tigra, a Human/Tiger hybrid, created through a mystic ritual that bound her soul to one of the Cat People,[17] a race of humanoid cats created during the Middle Ages.[18] Powered by the Cat's Head Amulet she can transform herself from her human form to Tigra, and became a champion for the Cat People.[17] She was later recruited into the Avengers and became a prominent member of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes.[16]

Born the only daughter to Gregson and Janet Grant, Greer Grant lived in Chicago all her life, and eventually fell in love with a policeman, William Nelson while attending her sophomore year of college. As Will was protective of her, wanting to be the hero in their relationship, Greer chose to drop out of college to be a housewife. However, when they came upon a robbery in progress after a night out, Will was fatally shot and died in her arms. Being unable to afford her home and unable to get a job due to her dropping out, she found good luck in becoming the laboratory assistant to Dr. Joanne Tumolo, her college professor.[19]

Out of financial desperation, Dr. Tumolo had accepted private funding for her project from Malcolm Donalbain, an eccentric who planned to use her conditioning equipment in his nationwide chain of health clubs. Not trusting the test subject that Donalbain had coerced her to use, Tumolo had Greer secretly undertake the experiment alongside Donalbain's test subject, Shirlee Bryant, and Greer Nelson emerged from the treatments with superhuman physical capabilities, and heightened senses. However, after Tumolo discovered Shirley dressed in one of Donalbain's specially designed cat costumes, Bryant died in a test of her abilities. After Donalbain had his henchmen set off explosives in the laboratory staged like an accident, Tumolo was injured. Believing her mentor to be dead, Greer was determined to stop Donalbain's plans, she donned a stolen costume, and went calling herself the Cat. She thwarted Donalbain's plans, but due to his intense haphephobia, he committed suicide. Sometime after this, Greer learned that Tumolo wasn't killed but rather hospitalized for apparent brain damage. During this time, Greer continued as the Cat and pursued a very brief career under the alias as a crime-fighter, operating mostly within the Chicago area.[19]
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