The seeds of Pamela Isley's madness were sown under the tutelage of Jason Woodrue, a.k.a. the Floronic Man. An unwilling experiment in plant/animal hybridization, Woodrue transformed Isley into a beautiful creature whose veins pumped toxins, while her skin exuded pheromones which quite literally drove men wild.To support her own botanical whims and extravagant lifestyle, Isley began a life of crime, gravitating to Gotham City and an obsession with the Batman. Despite Gotham's perpetual night, as remained, finding herself all too often incarcerated among Gotham's lunatic fringe in Arkham Asylum.