VIXEN (Mari McCabe) | BIOGRAPHY |
Created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner |
PERSONAL DATA
Real Name: Mari McCabe
Full Name: Mari Jiwe McCabe
Aliases: Marilyn McCabe
Occupation: Adventurer, Fashion model, designer
Place of Birth: Dagombi Plains, Zambesi
Citizenship: Zambesian
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Richard Jiwe (father, deceased), Jeanne-Mari Jiwe (mother, deceased), Mustapha Maksai (uncle), Tantu (ancestor)
Base of Operation: Formerly Pittsburgh and New York City
Group Affiliation (former): Justice League, Justice League of America, Ultramarines, Checkmate, Justice League Task Force, Suicide Squad II
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
First Appearance: Action Comics #521 (July 1981)
Creators: Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner
HISTORY
Model and super-hero with animal powers, Mari ended up joining the Justice League of America under Aquaman's reorganization of the League. Later, after the League fell apart, she took a vacation, which was ruined by drug runners who killed her companions on the photo shoot.
She joined the Suicide Squad II to gain retribution for her friends, and ended up staying with them. She was particularly attracted to Bronze Tiger, but drifted away from the Squad after Ben began to lose his sanity. She later returned when Amanda Waller reformed the Squad, but left after she was severely wounded.
She met up with Animal Man for a time, worked briefly with the Justice League Task Force, then joined Checkmate, and later, the Ultramarines.
CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of Vixen in chronological order click here
PROFILE REFERENCES
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #25 (March 1987)
Who's Who in the DC Universe #9 (May 1991)