Eve Teschmacher Explained
Eve Teschmacher, or simply Miss Teschmacher, is the name of a fictional character created by Richard Donner and Mario Puzo who appears in DC Comics media as Lex Luthor's personal assistant and love interest.
Originally created for Superman (1978), in which she was portrayed by Valerie Perrine, Teschmacher has made further appearances in other Superman-related media, such as the Arrowverse series Supergirl, in which she was portrayed by Andrea Brooks,[1] [2] [3] and the upcoming DC Universe film Superman (2025), portrayed by Sara Sampaio.
Film
Superman (1978) and Superman II
Created by Richard Donner and Mario Puzo for Superman and Superman II, Miss Teschmacher, played by Valerie Perrine, who along with the bumbling Otis, is one of Lex Luthor's two assistants. She frequently questions his schemes.
Superman Returns
A character loosely based on Eve Teschmacher named Kitty Kowalski appears in Superman Returns, portrayed by Parker Posey.
Teschmacher appears in the tie-in Superman Returns: Prequel Comic #3.
Comics
The character of Mercy Graves was introduced in in 1996 in a role similar to that of Miss Teschmacher, and has gone on to become a significant character in the comic books.
Eve Teschmacher appears in and Superman Family Adventures as Lex Luthor's secretary.
Eve Teschmacher appears in the DC Rebirth comic Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen.
In other media
- A character loosely based on Eve Teschmacher, among other characters, named Tess Mercer appears in Smallville, portrayed by Cassidy Freeman.[4]
- Eve Tessmacher appears in Supergirl, portrayed by Andrea Brooks. This version is a thrall of Leviathan who tasked her with working as Lex Luthor's spy.[5] Under the latter, she works undercover at CatCo as Cat Grant, later James Olsen's, personal assistant and L-Corp as Lena Luthor's research assistant throughout the series. Following changes made to the multiverse during the events of "Crisis on Infinite Earths", Tessmacher is rewritten to become an employee of Leviathan's front company Obsidian Tech who joined the organization as an assassin after her father was killed. Lex later found her and persuaded her to work for him in exchange for protecting her mother and claiming to know who killed her father. Though she later discovers Lex was lying, he blackmails her into continuing to aid him by threatening to harm her mother. After Supergirl rescues Tessmacher's mother and Lex is arrested for his association with Leviathan, Tessmacher testifies against him, though he is later acquitted.
- Eve Teschmacher will appear in Superman (2025), portrayed by Sara Sampaio.[6]
Analysis
Teschmacher has been subject to academic analysis.[7] [8]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2018-11-14 . A tale of two Teschmachers: Supergirl's Andrea Brooks boosts new Valerie Perrine Documentary . 2023-08-14 . The Georgia Straight . en.
- Web site: 2019-05-05 . Supergirl's Eve Teschmacher Is Ready to Fight the Girl of Steel . 2023-08-14 . CBR . en.
- Web site: 2019-05-05 . Supergirl's Andrea Brooks Defends Eve: 'She's Not a Full-Blown Sociopath' . 2023-08-14 . Yahoo Entertainment . en-US.
- Web site: Catwoman 2, Punisher: War Zone, Transformers 2: July 30 Comic Reel . July 30, 2008 . . August 18, 2008.
- Web site: Supergirl Uncovers Lex Luthor's Secret Agent . Damore . Meagan . 2019-03-17 . . en-US . 2019-03-19.
- Web site: Grobar . Matt . November 21, 2023 . 'Superman: Legacy' Adds Sara Sampaio As Eve Teschmacher . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121192430/https://deadline.com/2023/11/superman-legacy-sara-sampaio-as-eve-teschmacher-1235632216/ . November 21, 2023 . November 21, 2023 . Deadline Hollywood.
- Kozlovic . Anton . The Unholy Biblical Subtexts and Other Religious Elements Built into Superman: The Movie (1978) and Superman II (1981) . Journal of Religion & Film . April 2003 . 7 . 1 .
- Eltz . David J . 2020 . Super Heroes v Scorsese: A Marxist Reading of Alienation and the Political Unconscious in Blockbuster Superhero Film . .
