Vixen (character)

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Vixen is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner, she first appeared in Action Comics #521 (July 1981), in a Superman story, working alongside the superhero to catch a poacher. An African superhero, she is considered one of the earliest created black superheroes in comics. Hailing from the fictional African nation of Zambesi, Mari Jiwe (Mari McCabe after she emigrated to America) is the wielder of the Tantu Totem, a totem passed down in her family that allows her to take the attributes of any animal on Earth. Her role as a fashion model and a superheroine has made her operate in different cities, the main ones being Metropolis and New York. Having varied backgrounds over her publication history as a descendant of the warrior Tantu while connected to Anansi, the African trickster god who has been her family's patron for generations, the character serves as a fashion model, businesswoman, animal rights activist, and public...

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