Mari McCabe is a Zambesi-born American businesswoman and model. She fights crime as Vixen with the aid of the Tantu Totem that allows her to wield the powers of the animal kingdom.
When Mari was just little girl her mother was killed by poachers. On the anniversary of her mothers death her father, Reverend Richard Jiwe, gifted Mari her mothers amulet. This amulet was called the Tantu Totem, and legend said that when someone put the totem on they would gain all the abilities of the animal kingdom. Begrudgingly accepting the totem, Mari's uncle Mustapha arrived demanding Richard hand over the totem. When Mari's father refused Mustapha shot him, causing Mari to flee for her life.
Once Mari reached adulthood she had risen from a street orphan to a top tier fashion designer, model, reality show star and animal activist. During an interview on Angela Chen's talk show she learned that the mother of Charlotte, a child from her outreach program, had gone missing. She decided to use the powers of the Tantu Totem find Charlotte's mother, and she did. She also found several other people trapped in cages, and their jailer, Spiderbite. Using the totem's Mari was able to defeat Spiderbite and reunite Charlotte with mother. After this event Mari decided to dedicate her life to be the super heroine Vixen.
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Character History
CREATORS: Gerry Conway, Bob Oksner, Curt Swan
FIRST APPEARANCE: Action Comics Vol 1 #521 (July, 1981)
POST-FLASHPOINT FIRST APPEARANCE: Justice League International Vol 3 #1 (November, 2011)