In issue Batman #181 Poison Ivy made her debut and was able to get Batman under her control with a kiss but her efforts to seduce Batman were foiled when during her attempt to escape by climbing up a building Batman was able to knock her down with his batarang and then arrest her and send her off to prison. When Robin had pulled Batman away from kissing Poison Ivy he stated that she had used a chloroform base to her lipstick but Poison Ivy stated that Batman would have fallen for her even if she had only used ketchup. Somehow Batman was able to shake himself from her spell to throw his batarang and knock her off the wall. When she was put in her cell she promised Batman that once she had kissed him that he was under her spell and that he would in fact break her out of prison.

Early in Batman #183 the Caped Crusader found himself unable to put the Sexy villainess out of his mind. Every date he went on the woman who he was with always seemed to be Poison Ivy and it was obvious he was still under her control. To further her hold on Batman Poison Ivy send him a mirror with her picture and voice in it- all the time haunting him with "come on Batman you know you are going to free me". This mirror further sealed her hold on Batman and during a battle with some street thugs Batman was unable to get his attention off Poison Ivy while Robin was left to battle the thugs on his own. Finally at one point Batman took notice and shook himself from the thought of Poison Ivy to help Robin rout the villains. Then to prove he was free of Poison Ivy's control he stepped on and smashed the mirror vowing to rid himself of his feelings for the beautiful villain.

When Poison Ivy recieved the broken mirror back she proceeded to fake an illness leaving her at her death's bed. When Batman came to visit her Poison Ivy threatened to blow up the prison hospital with her hair explosives unless Batman broke her out of jail. Batman knew she was not joking so he carried her out of the prison and into a waking getaway car Ivy had arranged to pick her up. With the police in pursuit Poison Ivy threw out the hair explosives which booby trapped the police vehicles enabling her to make her getaway. Batman seeing this tried to grab the steering wheel but he was stuck by a poison dart in the wheel device which knocked him out. Poison Ivy was then able to get back into her great costume having made her escape successful.

When Batman came to in her hideout he found himself tied up and on a leash held by the beautiful villainess. This photo was the best photo in the whole issue and showed Batman totally under her control as her slave. Batman decided to go on a hunger strike to protest his capture by Poison Ivy who decided to try and force feed him but he refused. Then suddenly the whip that Ivy had in her hand spooked her pet panther who turned on the villain. Batman went to take the whip from Poison Ivy to fend off the wild animal. At that same moment Robin burst into the scene and started to battle with her servants.

While Robin was battling the villian's gang Poison Ivy pulled Batman in for another big kiss to further strengthen her hold on him. Initially Batman was powerless to resist her but as Robin finished off the goons a stunned Poison Ivy pulled back from the kiss to discover her wrists were tied by Batman who had used the rope to tie her up. "YOU TRAITOR" Poison Ivy screamed knowing that her plans had once again been defeated.

The Dynamic Duo then returned the captured beauty to her jail cell while Poison Ivy once again promised Batman that he would free her again. Batman and Robin just laughed as they left the prison with the frustrated Poison Ivy left only to curse him. I think this is the best version of Poison Ivy { along with Batman #339 and #344} and that DC should go back to these types of stories where she controls men. The artwork in this issue is stunning especially on Poison Ivy who looks so sexy in this out-fit. In #183 she has added green gloves to her out-fit which make her look even better. more