The Scarlet Snake

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Scarlet Snake

File:Scarlet Snake.jpg A villain of the 1940s, who "retired" to become an underworld broker based in Kiefer Square. Contents [hide]

   1 Vital Statistics
   2 Infodump
   3 Speculations, Observations and Theories
   4 Appearances

[edit] 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 [edit] 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.

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.

After the Conquistador's plot was foiled, Ferguson fled Astro City. [edit] 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. [edit] Appearances

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