There's been a recent sighting of a forgotten Marvel villain... Lady Lotus!
In the tradition of the Asian femme fatale, Lady Lotus is a woman of mystery, but one who is determined to use all the powers at her disposal to seek vengeance on behalf of all the wrongs done against her people. Her powers are also the epitome of such a character type-- due to acheiving enlightenment, our "Dragon Lady" (as such types are often called) possesses psychic powers including hypnotism on a grand scale, even effective against the android Human Torch!
She first appeared as a villain for the World War II heroes of the Invaders, as a subversive working on behalf of the Japanese imperialists. She forced the Atlantean Nazi agent U-Man to kidnap the Gold Girl, a Japanese-American hero. It was the Kid Commandos and the Invaders who rescued her and forced Lady Lotus and U-Man to escape.
Hence her appearance as a villain for the new Captain America, who was once a Kid Commando himself. We'll have to wait and see what the truth behind Lady Lotus' resurgence and new, dread purpose...
Now appearing in Captain America: Forever Allies #2 thanks to Roger Stern, Nick Dragotta, and Marco Santucci.
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