Andrea Thomas (Shazam!/Isis Hour)

Isis 1 — *Cover to Isis #1; illustration by Kurt Schaffenberger*

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"Oh, Mighty Isis!"

--Isis

Real Name: Andrea Thomas
Nicknames: The Mystic Maiden
Former Aliases: No known former aliases
Other Current Aliases: The Mighty Isis

Status

Occupation: High School chemistry teacher
Legal Status: Andrea Thomas is a citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Identity: Secret
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: No known group affiliation, although an animated version of Isis was once a member of a team called Freedom Force.^[1]
Base of Operations: California, Earth-S

Origin

Origin of character unknown.

Place of Birth: Place of birth unknown
Known Relatives: Viola Thomas (mother)
First Appearance: Shazam #25
Final Appearance: Infinite Crisis #6

History

History of character unknown.

Characteristics

Height: 5'6" (see notes)
Weight: Weight unknown
Eyes: Blue (see notes)
Hair: Brown
Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers

Known Powers: When Andrea Thomas wears her mystic amulet and says, “Oh Mighty Isis,” the spirit of the Goddess enters her body. Andrea’s personality is submerged until Isis uses her powers over time and space to change back into Andrea. Isis uses her magic to control the forces of Nature. For example, she can fly by using the winds to carry her aloft, increase or decrease the force of gravity, control the weather, create vegetation and so on. Her powers are brought forth by reciting spells such as, “Roots below the ground so deep, Grow to trees, the woods to keep!” Her spells work only on things natural. Thus, man-made substances like plastics are immune to her power.
Known Abilities: No known abilities.
Strength Level: In her civilian guise, Andrea possesses the strength of a woman her age, size and weight who engages in moderate regular exercise. When calling upon the power of the Goddess Isis, her strength level increases to superhuman proportions.

Isis (TV) — Andrea Thomas as Isis from *The Secret of Isis*

Miscellaneous

Equipment: Amulet of Hatshepsut
Transportation: No known transportation.
Weapons: No known weapons.

Notes

The character of Isis was created by Russell Bates.

Isis was not originally created as a DC Comics property. Russell Bates created Andrea Thomas and her Egyptian namesake as the feature character of the 1975 Filmation television series, The Secret of Isis. Also known simply as Isis, the program lasted one and a half seasons, spanning a total of twenty-two episodes. The TV Isis existed in the same continuity as Captain Marvel, who likewise starred in his own Saturday morning live-action series, Shazam.^[2] Isis has made three guest appearances on the Shazam television series; The Odd Couple, Finders Keepers and Out of Focus. Captain Marvel has also appeared on Isis' program in the episodes, Funny Girl, and the two-part series finale, Now You See It... ...And Now You Don't.^[3]

As Isis is tangentially connected to the Pre-Crisis Captain Marvel, it is reasonable to assume that in the DC Universe, she likewise operated on the parallel reality known as Earth-S.

Isis' height is based on actress JoAnna Cameron.

In the comic book series, Isis' eyes are blue.

Trivia

Andrea Thomas owns a pet Mynah named Tut.

Actress Diane Pershing provided the voice for Isis on the Freedom Force segment of the Tarzan and the Super 7 animated series.

Russell Bates' original intent was to have Andrea Thomas employed as a criminologist.^[4]

Isis made a brief appearance in Infinite Crisis #6. On page 11, panel 7, she is seen standing behind Star Sapphire (Camille Darnell) as she is killed by the Spectre (Crispus Allen).

External Links

References

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[1] Tarzan and the Super 7 article at Wikipedia

[2] The Secret of Isis article at Wikipedia

[3] Isis episode list

[4] The Secret Origin of Isis

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