Mademoiselle Marie

Mademoiselle Marie (often shortened to Mlle. Marie) is the name of two fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Star Spangled War Stories #84 (August 1959), and was created by Robert Kanigher and Jerry Grandenetti.[1] She was based in part on several actual members of the French resistance, most notably Simone Segouin.

Fictional character biography

Original

The original Mademoiselle Marie was introduced in Star Spangled War Stories #84, created by Robert Kanigher and Jerry Grandenetti. Marie (last name unknown) was a French farm girl who joined the French Resistance during World War II.

Known Mademoiselle Maries

Lady Elisabeth Saint-Marie who protected the nobility during the French Revolution. She appears in Checkmate #21 and 22.

Countess Margaux de Mortain (c. 1830) guarded the life of Louis-Phillipe during the July Revolution and saved his life at the expense of her own, killed while saving the new King and General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette at the Hôtel de Ville, Paris on July 31, 1830. She appears in Checkmate #21 and 22.

Marie Salomon (c. 1916) was an actress and model who defended the Sacred Road during the Battle of Verdun. She appears in a gatefold page of other Maries in Checkmate #22.

Zoe Magnier (c. November 1940) was a mother of two who was part of the forces of General Charles de Gaulle during the Battle of Gabon. She appears in a gatefold page of other Maries in Checkmate #22.

Simone Michel-Levy (c. late 1940) was a member of the Brotherhood of Notre Dame during the early stages of World War II. She was crucial to the French victory at Bruneval. She later encountered the Unknown Soldier while he posed as a German officer, though the exact circumstances of that adventure are unknown. She appears in a gatefold page of other Maries in Checkmate #22.

Anais Guillot is the name of the most well known World War II-era Mademoiselle Marie. She undertook several missions for the French Resistance and had a romantic relationship with Sgt. Rock of Easy Company. She was also one of the French Maquis who fought Germans at the Vercors Plateau. She was captured by Nazi forces and executed at Fontevraud Abbey on October 7, 1944, while attempting to assassinate Colonel Burkel. She is briefly shown in Checkmate #22, but in the backup story "Snapshot: Remembrance" in the retrospective mini-series DC Universe: Legacies #4, set during a reunion on July 4, 1976, it is revealed that she did survive the war. She is an ambassador and has a son who is a soldier and who the others at the reunion think resembles Sgt. Rock. The other attendees are Jeb Stuart of the Haunted Tank, the Losers, Gravedigger and possibly the Unknown Soldier.[5]

Sabine Roth (c. 1944 until the end of World War II) was just a schoolgirl when she took over the position of Mademoiselle Marie following the execution of Anais Guillot at Fontevraud. She was responsible for killing the Nazi Colonel Burkel, the Butcher of Fontevraud, Guillot's final mission. She appears in Checkmate #21 and 22.

Josephine Isabel Tautin (c. 1998 to present) is the current incarnation.

character name	Mademoiselle Marie
publisher	DC Comics
debut	Star Spangled War Stories #84 (August 1959)
creators	Robert Kanigher (writer) Jerry Grandenetti (artist)
alter ego	(original) Marie (current) Josephine Tautin
alliances	(original) French Resistance (current) Checkmate
powers	Markswoman

Fictional character biography

Original

Legacy

Known Mademoiselle Maries

Other versions

In other media

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