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Description
Real Name: Barbara Minerva
Group: Legion of Doom, Injustice League
First Appearance: Wonder Woman Vol 2 #7 August 1987

"This sort of thing doesn't happen to Barbara Minerva. I don't let it." - Barbara Minerva

Dr. Barbara Minerva, also known as the Cheetah, is a British archaeologist who was empowered by the plant god Urzkartaga, giving her the ability to turn into a ravenous, cannibalistic cheetah woman. She is a frequent villain of Wonder Woman.

Born as the heiress of a vast fortune in Nottinghamshire, Barbara Minerva's life would change dramatically following an expedition she led into a dense African jungle. She was searching for the legendary lost city of the Urzkartagan tribe, but, on her adventure, her team was betrayed by their guides. The native Urzkartagans ambushed them, with only Minerva and one other, Dr. Tom Leavens, escaping alive into a nearby river.

Minerva and Leavens washed ashore to find themselves at the foot of the lost city, its people in the midst of a ritual. One of the other members of their research team was captured and offered as a human sacrifice to their god Urzkartaga by the high priest Chuma. The ritual had been intended to restore the health of an ailing woman, who was regarded as an avatar for their cheetah god. Before the ritual could be completed, an outside tribe attacked the village, slaughtering everyone but Chuma, who was saved by Minerva. Due to a grenade blast, Minerva and Chuma became trapped within the temple with no hope of surviving.

Description
Real Name: Barbara Minerva
Group: Legion of Doom, Injustice League
First Appearance: Wonder Woman Vol 2 #7 August 1987

"This sort of thing doesn't happen to Barbara Minerva. I don't let it." - Barbara Minerva

Dr. Barbara Minerva, also known as the Cheetah, is a British archaeologist who was empowered by the plant god Urzkartaga, giving her the ability to turn into a ravenous, cannibalistic cheetah woman. She is a frequent villain of Wonder Woman.

Born as the heiress of a vast fortune in Nottinghamshire, Barbara Minerva's life would change dramatically following an expedition she led into a dense African jungle. She was searching for the legendary lost city of the Urzkartagan tribe, but, on her adventure, her team was betrayed by their guides. The native Urzkartagans ambushed them, with only Minerva and one other, Dr. Tom Leavens, escaping alive into a nearby river.

Minerva and Leavens washed ashore to find themselves at the foot of the lost city, its people in the midst of a ritual. One of the other members of their research team was captured and offered as a human sacrifice to their god Urzkartaga by the high priest Chuma. The ritual had been intended to restore the health of an ailing woman, who was regarded as an avatar for their cheetah god. Before the ritual could be completed, an outside tribe attacked the village, slaughtering everyone but Chuma, who was saved by Minerva. Due to a grenade blast, Minerva and Chuma became trapped within the temple with no hope of surviving.