vulnerable to fire, and used it to tame the hero before attempting to finish him off with an experimental handgun. Instead, the weapon malfunctioned, seemingly evaporating Xavier, and leaving the Martian Manhunter to sift through the rubble. To date, Faceless and VULTURE have yet to resurface. Yet, their disappearance left a trail of unanswered questions, including whether the original Marco Xavier was in fact the ultimate Faceless, or if perhaps the organization had simply covered its tracks once again. VULTURE appears to be experts of molecular mutation. The American branch's invention has the ability to temporarily transform ordinary men into indestructible giants (House of Mystery #166). An underground branch created beams that can change people into purple-skinned were-creatures (that can breathe fire) and back again (House of Mystery #169) that are used for crime sprees. Membership Marco Xavier - Secretly "Faceless", the leader of VULTURE. Marco Xavier - The Martian Manhunter in disguise. Abba Sulkar - A member of VULTURE that use a device that transferred the entirety of Martian Manhunter (in his Marco Xavier guise)'s mind onto a reel-to-reel tape, leaving him a vegetable. When facing the Martian Manhunter, in combat, he is killed when his weapon backfires. This fate foreshadows his leader's possible death (House of Mystery #161). Marie Foucher - A double agent for the French Secret Service that returned Martian Manhunter's mind back into him (House of Mystery #161). Other characters named Vulture There have been five characters named Vulture who have appeared in the DC Universe: Vulture: fought Doll Man in Doll Man #1 (1941) Vulture: fought Spy Smasher in Whiz Comics #48 (1943) Vulture: fought Phantom Lady in Phantom Lady #15 (1947) Vulture: a member of the Terrible Trio, a team of Batman foes In the short story "Vulture : A Tale of the Penguin", by Steve Rasnic Tem, Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot (a.k.a. the Penguin) has an epiphany. After a bout with depression, he loses a lot of weight and becomes a vigilante with a bit of bloodthirstiness, calling himself the Vulture (1992). References External links DCU Guide entry on Vulture I DCU Guide entry on Vulture II DCU Guide entry on VULTURE CBR review of House of Mystery #160 DC Comics supervillain teams Comics characters introduced in 1966