The First Family
HistoryThe Early Years - Julius and AugustusThe first generation, Dr. Augustus Furst and his brother Julius Furst, monster-hunters and adventurers into the unknown began in Romania in 1950, being summoned to figure out an energy loss issue that turned out to be Onggu the Omnivorous.
Family Bonds and UnionsIn one of the Furst brothers' many adventures, they encountered a woman trapped in a strange energy field in Europe. Her name was Nadia and following her rescue, she would go on to become Dr. Furst's third wife. Like his first two marriages, however, it eventually fell apart. Nadia left him for Kaspian, prince of the eastern European Beast-Men and recurrent foe of the Furst Family. Nadia and Kaspian's union produced twin offspring, but shortly after their birth, Nadia vanished. Their father being a supervillain in captivity, Dr. Furst adopted the pair as his own children. The twins, Nikolai ("Nick") and Natalie, were born with the ability to manipulate the same exotic energy their mother had been exposed to. The years passed, and soon Nick and Natalie became old enough to accompany the elder Fursts into adventure. It was at this point that the "First Family" name was coined. Many years later, the adult Natalie married Rex Zorus, the powerful, dinosaur-like son of another longtime enemy, Madame Majestrix. He became one of the most colorful members of The First Family.
The Family ExpandsThe first member of the third generation was Natalie and Rex's daughter, Astra. She was born able to convert herself completely into an energy essence, the same one her mother and uncle manipulate. Like those two, she had a remarkable, fantastical upbringing; the uncanny and extraordinary were a regular part of her family's unique lifestyle. Unlike those two, however, she was not satisfied with that. At the age of ten, her desire to know what normal childhood was like became so strong that she left home without telling anyone and enrolled in a public school. After many worrisome days, the Fursts found out where she'd run off to, but they agreed to let her continue attending the school. Astra grew up with her feet planted in both worlds. Meanwhile, Nick Furst married Darcy Conroy, a prominent Astro City district attorney. During the early years of the new century, the couple birthed two children, Sasha and Karl. They both possess physical transformation powers. Now an adult, Astra Furst spends a great deal of her time with the terrain contingent of researchers working to untangle the Gordian Knot. She also joined the Seattle based super-hero team, Reflex 6. Astra's direct involvement with the Furst Family team has thus, probably diminished. As the years have progressed, her younger cousins have become more active team participants. Logic would assume that the aging status of several of the Furst Family's initial members, would result in reduced participation level. This would be especially true in activities requiring high energy and vigorous fighting capacity. But with super-types with access to high-technologies, you never know for sure. Equipment
In addition to the above, Augustus Furst has invented countless other works of technology over the years, and many are at the First Family's disposal, to be taken into adventures as needed.
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Mr. Smartie Notes:
Will need to do some experimenting with layout.
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First Family Transitions Chamber
Outpost F
Outpost F is an Earth-orbiting headquarters and living facility. The First Family used it as a retreat from the chaos happening during the period of Astro City history known as the Dark Age.
Observations
There is a "100% authorized" First Family comic book seen in 1997. [1]
Other Timelines
First Family Cases and Adventures
Footnotes
- ↑ Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.2 #5. Page 19. Panel 1.