Lisa Carson was a friend of Bruce Wayne and beautiful daughter of John E. Carson in the Batman TV Show. She was kidnapped by King Tut and was held for ransom. She later became the villainess Cleopatra in the Batman '66 comic series.
History[]
Batman (1960s series)[]
Lisa is set to attend an Egyptian-themed ball for charity with Bruce Wayne, with him dressed as Julius Caesar while she's dressed as Cleopatra. King Tut, believing Lisa is truly the reincarnation of Cleopatra, discreetly kidnaps her at the ball, with the intention of making her his queen.
He takes her to his hideout in the Pyramid Club, where Lisa isn’t thrilled to be Tut's queen. Her stubborn insistence on being Lisa Carson rather than Cleopatra greatly upsets Tut, who begins threatening her. Robin attempts to rescue her but ends up a prisoner as well. She eventually convinces him to call her father to ransom her instead. Tut agrees but secretly plans to keep the money and her. But Batman arrives before Tut can take off with her and the money and rescues her while apprehending the villain, who returned to his harmless persona after being bunked on the head in the fight.
Bruce and Lisa finish their date that was interrupted. He walks her to her apartment, and she offers him to come inside for "milk and cookies". He declines, trying to explain to her he isn’t really husband material. But she isn't dissuaded and steals a goodnight kiss and Bruce gives in to her advances and goes inside her apartment with her for a romantic evening.
Batman '66[]
Years later, Barbara Gordon discovers that Lisa had once been kidnapped by King Tut and forced to pose as Cleopatra; though Lisa was physically rescued, her mental recovery remains uncertain, especially given her strange donations to Gotham's herpetology center.
In truth, Lisa has indeed succumbed to her "Egypt identity", and reinvented herself as a new arch-criminal: Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile. Despite her inexperience, the deluded heiress easily assembles a gang and traps an investigating Batgirl. When questioned, Cleopatra heartily admits to poisoning Bruce for rejecting her marriage proposal; she then approaches Batgirl with an asp, threatening the same if Batgirl refuses to join her "court".
Unperturbed, Batgirl quickly frees herself, downs Cleopatra's men, and captures the asp for analysis. A furious Cleopatra tries to fight Batgirl herself, but surrenders after one slap; subsequently, Robin (who had independently traced Cleopatra's hideout) drives them to the hospital, where a proper antivenom is soon given. Once Bruce is safe, the crimefighters depart, blithely leaving Lisa in the custody of a psychiatrist who may not be all he seems.
Appearances[]
Batman (1960s series)[]
Season 2[]
- 87. King Tut's Coup
88. Batman's Waterloo
Batman '66[]
Trivia[]
- Lisa Carson was played by Lee Meriwether who also played Catwoman for the 1966 movie due to Julie Newmar being unavailable at the time.