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Scarlet Snake
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A villain of the 1940s, who "retired" to become an underworld broker based in Kiefer Square.
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Contents
 
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    1 Vital Statistics
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    2 Infodump
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As a villain and mob figure in the 1940s, an individual known as the Scarlet Snake controlled half of Astro City's underworld activities. Despite his civilian identity never being caught or, at that time, even suspected.
    3 Speculations, Observations and Theories
 
    4 Appearances
 
  
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He "retired" and, somehow, lost the bulk of his wealth. Ferguson then became a crime broker. Based in Kiefer Square, he specialed in arranging "jobs" between black masks and those to hire them. He was also active in other illegal activities, trading caches of cheap knock-off goods in the Sweatshop.  
Vital Statistics
 
 
 
Status: Unknown, probably inactive
 
 
 
Real Name: Donnelly Ferguson
 
 
 
Debuted: 2:14
 
 
 
Earliest known appearance: 1940s
 
 
 
Base of Operations: Astro City
 
 
 
Powers: None; he wields a special blaster or gun with an asp-like charger or sights
 
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Infodump
 
 
 
As a villain and mob figure in the 1940s, the Scarlet Snake was thought to control half of Astro City's underworld activities, despite his civilian identity never being caught or, at that time, even suspected.
 
 
 
He "retired" and, somehow, lost the bulk of his wealth. Ferguson then became a broker, based in Kiefer Square, arranging jobs between black masks and those that wanted to hire them. He was also active in other illegal activities, with caches of cheap knock-off goods in the Sweatshop, and had access to high-tech blasters, several of which were used to defend the Mock Turtle by ambushing the Chessmen.
 
  
 
In the 1960s, Ferguson helped arrange for young Carl Donewicz to become a subject in Dr. Ganss's experiments, transforming Carl into the Steel-jacketed Man, aka Steeljack.
 
In the 1960s, Ferguson helped arrange for young Carl Donewicz to become a subject in Dr. Ganss's experiments, transforming Carl into the Steel-jacketed Man, aka Steeljack.
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As a broker, Ferguson was involved with many black masks, including: Handgun, Goldenglove I, Cutlass, Steeljack, Quarrel I, the Mockery, Chain, Wolfhound, Longhorn, Muscleman, Jackdaw, Glue Gun, The Fog, Strangematter, Smoke, Mirrors, the Mock Turtle, and Goldenglove II.
 
As a broker, Ferguson was involved with many black masks, including: Handgun, Goldenglove I, Cutlass, Steeljack, Quarrel I, the Mockery, Chain, Wolfhound, Longhorn, Muscleman, Jackdaw, Glue Gun, The Fog, Strangematter, Smoke, Mirrors, the Mock Turtle, and Goldenglove II.
  
When black masks began dying to the Kiefer Square killer, Ferguson helped arrange for Steeljack to investigate these deaths.
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When black masks began dying to the Kiefer Square killer, Ferguson helped arrange for Steeljack to investigate these deaths.  His sweatshop goods included an inventory of high-tech blasters which he distributed to residents of the Keifer neighborhood to defend a black mask called the Mock Turtle from the Chessmen, a group of thugs who pursued him from London.
  
 
After the Conquistador's plot was foiled, Ferguson fled Astro City.
 
After the Conquistador's plot was foiled, Ferguson fled Astro City.
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Speculations, Observations and Theories
 
 
Ferguson is now thought to be in either Europe or South America. Whether he now is truly retired or is still active, making deals and connections among his underworld contacts is unknown.
 
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Appearances
 
  
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|powers      = None.
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|equipment    = He wields a special blaster or gun with an asp-like charger or sights
  
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Ferguson is now thought to be in either Europe or South America. Whether he now is truly retired or is still active, making deals and connections among his underworld contacts is unknown.
2:17
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[[Category: Villains]][[Category: Astro City Mobsters]]
 
[[Category: Villains]][[Category: Astro City Mobsters]]

Revision as of 22:32, 9 December 2013

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Donnelly Ferguson
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Status: Unknown, probably inactive - possibly deceased
Earliest Appearance: 1940s
Base of Operations: Astro City


Personal Data


Aliases: Scarlet Snake, The Broker


InfoDump


Appearances (in Publication Order): Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.2 #14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20


Event Timeline

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Donnelly Ferguson

History

As a villain and mob figure in the 1940s, an individual known as the Scarlet Snake controlled half of Astro City's underworld activities. Despite his civilian identity never being caught or, at that time, even suspected.

He "retired" and, somehow, lost the bulk of his wealth. Ferguson then became a crime broker. Based in Kiefer Square, he specialed in arranging "jobs" between black masks and those to hire them. He was also active in other illegal activities, trading caches of cheap knock-off goods in the Sweatshop.

In the 1960s, Ferguson helped arrange for young Carl Donewicz to become a subject in Dr. Ganss's experiments, transforming Carl into the Steel-jacketed Man, aka Steeljack.

As a broker, Ferguson was involved with many black masks, including: Handgun, Goldenglove I, Cutlass, Steeljack, Quarrel I, the Mockery, Chain, Wolfhound, Longhorn, Muscleman, Jackdaw, Glue Gun, The Fog, Strangematter, Smoke, Mirrors, the Mock Turtle, and Goldenglove II.

When black masks began dying to the Kiefer Square killer, Ferguson helped arrange for Steeljack to investigate these deaths. His sweatshop goods included an inventory of high-tech blasters which he distributed to residents of the Keifer neighborhood to defend a black mask called the Mock Turtle from the Chessmen, a group of thugs who pursued him from London.

After the Conquistador's plot was foiled, Ferguson fled Astro City.

Powers

None.

Equipment

He wields a special blaster or gun with an asp-like charger or sights

Speculations, Theories

Ferguson is now thought to be in either Europe or South America. Whether he now is truly retired or is still active, making deals and connections among his underworld contacts is unknown.








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