REAL NAME: GCA (Genetic Code Alteration)-9
OCCUPATION: Adventuress
IDENTITY: Secret
CLASS: Genetically-engineered hybrid
LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA
OTHER ALIASES: Mona Dee, Shadow Panther
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, USA
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Tyro Team
BASE OF OPERATIONS: NA
FIRST APPEARANCE: Adventures into the Unknown #9 (1950)
HEIGHT: 5' 8"
WEIGHT: 125 lbs
EYES: Green
HAIR: Black
GCA-9 was created by geneticist Robert Lewis. Lewis was obsessed with the idea of inserting DNA from other species to improve the human genetic code. The first eight test subjects proved unviable. But on the ninth try, a feline-human hybrid, the gene recombination was successful. At first just a single-celled organism, but soon, thanks to hyper-accelerated growth, a perfectly formed individual, a female, who was named by Lewis as Mona Dee (from Monad, kind of "first being" or "singularity"). The creature grew up exponentially, from infancy to childhood to adolescence in a matter of months. Her intelligence increased at the same rate and Lewis decided to educate her. He taught her to speak, read and write, but kept her isolated from the outside world. Mona reached maturity and her growth stopped. Robert became increasingly obsessed with her, to the point of sexually assaulting her. The young woman defended herself by bringing out the feline part inside her and escaped from the lab, leaving Robert seriously injured. Stories of a panther in Central Park caught the attention of the Tyro Team, which went looking for it. After the usual fight, the Tyro Team left the park with a new ally.
POWERS & WEAPONS
Mona was very intelligent, being able to adapt quickly to human life. Her feline genes gave her superhuman strength, reflexes and speed, as well as heightened senses. She also has other differences, such as large canines and claws on the feet and hands, or a tail similar to that of a panther. She showed a great affinity for big cats, and these animals seemed to respect and even obey her.
