Good morning ladies and gentlemen of DCs Greatest! Todays installment of the Super Showcase focuses on some lovely ladies of DC. Leading off the first round is one of my personal favorites, Vixen! In ancient Africa, there was a legend that the warrior Tantu asked Anansi the Spider to create a totem that would give the wearer all of the powers of the animal kingdom, if they would use the power to protect the innocent. It is possible that the Anansi who Tantu met, may have been a member of the alien race who gave Buddy Baker the ability to tap the Morphogenetic Field. Mari’s Tantu totem may tap into that same field. Tantu used the totem to become Africa’s first legendary hero. The totem was later passed down to Tantu’s descendants until it reached the McCabes. Growing up in a small African village, Mari Jiwe McCabe heard the legend of the “Tantu Totem” from her parents. She was the daughter of Reverend Richard Jiwe, the village priest, who was her sole caretaker, as poachers, lead by a man named Kwesi, killed her mother years ago. Reverend Jiwe himself was killed by his half-brother, General Maksai. Makasai wanted the Tantu Totem, which had been in Reverend Jiwe’s possession. Now orphaned, she fled to America. She set up an identity for herself as Mari McCabe and used her beauty to become a well-known fashion model in New York City. She used her newfound wealth to travel the world. On a trip back to Africa, she came across her uncle, and stole back the Tantu Totem, using its power to become the Vixen. Vixen is a great heroine, and had her own line which featured some great stories, Anansis Game being one of many. She was a member of the Justice League of America, and also is a current member of the Justice League International. Vixen has also been a part of DCs major stories, such as Identity Crisis and One Year Later. In the New 52, Vixen is member of the Justice League International, alongside favorites like Batman and Booster Gold. In that line, things got hairy, but I wont give away any of the story. I wished that particular line would have kept going, but we cant win them all. I would like to see Vixen in some more stories within the New 52, or perhaps her own line. The future can only tell what DC has in store for Vixen. -Doctor Fate
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:00:01 +0000
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