HARPY

          PERSONAL DATA          

REAL NAME: Belle Danville 
ALIASES: Ms. Martin 

AFFILIATIONS: Crime Busters, Young Heroes 

RELATIVES: Doug Danville and Doris Parker (parents), Rick Walters (husband) 

MARITAL STATUS: Married 

CLASS: Human technology user 

LIVING STATUS: Alive 

REALITY: Earth-164A 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Prize City, California 

CAUSE OF DEATH: NA 

ALIGNMENT: Good 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CITIZENSHIP: Citizen of USA 
OCCUPATION: Professional gymnast, adventuress 
EDUCATION: NA 
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Prize City, California 

KNOWN ENEMIES: NA 
CREATORS: Dick Ayers 
FIRST APPEARANCE: Tim Holt #30 (June-July, 1952) 

          PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS          

GENDER: Female 

HEIGHT: 5' 11"  
WEIGHT: 125 lbs  
EYES: Blue 

HAIR: Black 

UNUSUAL FEATURES: NA 

          HISTORY          

The first Harpy was Belle Martin. In the late 19th century, Belle's father was murdered and she became the Harpy to avenge him. Later, the Harpy's claws fell into the hands of Doris Parker who used them to avenge her murdered father. Apparently, the Harpy's curse was destined to be repeated on the daughter of Doris... The incredible gymnast Belle Danville would go crazy to the point of dressing up as the Harpy and going out in search of revenge for the death of her father, Doug Danville, aka the Black Owl. After a life dedicated to fighting crime, Danville had ended up being murdered not by a super criminal, but by unscrupulous and greedy business associate. Belle's vigilante rage had to be quelled by Rick Walters, alias the Yankee Eagle, her father's former sidekick. Rick stopped her from killing her father's murderers and helped her bring him to justice. Both continued working together and in the end, despite the age difference, they fell in love.  

          POWERS & WEAPONS          

As the Harpy, Belle used metal claws similar to the ones her mother (Scarlet Sable) used to use. She also wore a uniform similar to her father's, with a special cape that acted somewhat like a paraglider. She was an Olympic-level gymnast, extremely agile and strong, and had also received combat training since childhood from her parents. In addition to her claws, her gauntlets could shot needles loaded with a powerful narcotic.