High Priestess of the Snake People
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Real Name	Gilda
First Appearance	Challenge of the Unknown #6 (1950)
Original Publisher	Ace
Created by	Unknown

Golden Age Origin Edit

Gilda was the leader of a cult of snake worshipers near the village of Zellmott. She would recruit new members by transforming into a snake and biting them. She was killed when Michael Corning, her latest victim, and "the old man" destroyed her temple with dynamite.

Powers Edit

Gilda could transform into a snake, and her venom would transform her victims into scaled, snake-like people, changing their bodies over the course of weeks.

Golden Age Appearances Edit

• Challenge of the Unknown #6 (in "High Priestess of the Snake People")