Characters : Cat Burglar
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Attributes
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Eyes: Blue.
Hair: Red.
Features: No distinguishing characteristics until half of his hair gets burned off.
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Summary
Created By: Steve Ditko, Stan Lee
Real Name: Unknown.
Current Aliases: None.
Former Aliases: The Prowler, Red.
Dual Identity: Known to authorities.
Current Occupation: In the pokey.
Former Occupation: Ummm... cat burglar? Also, second story man.
Citizenship: Presumably USA.
Legal Status: Behind bars.
Place of Birth: Unknown.
Marital Status: Single.
Known Relatives: None.
Known Confidants: None.
Known Allies: Belladonna. And a whole bunch of masked henchmen... oh no, wait. Those are the Master Planner's men.
Major Enemies: Spider-Man, Belladonna.
Usual Bases: None.
Former Bases: New York City.
Current Groups: None.
Former Groups: The leader of a masked gang. Oh no, wait, those are still the Master Planner's men.
Education: Unknown.
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Powers & Paraphenalia
Strength Level: Normal human.
Powers: None.
Abilities: Athletic and agile enough to climb ropes and run on ledges. Knows how to crack
a safe.
Equipment: Ropes, flashlight, explosives, grappling hook, steel claw-gloves.
Weapons: Gun, high-velocity flechettes, Belladonna's gas.
Limitations: Just a regular guy dealing with a super-powered adversary, high enough on
himself to think he can concoct a plan to get rid of Spider-Man.
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Background
The Cat Burglar is a former second story man who has adapted his act to high
rises and taken to robbing fancy apartments. He uses ropes to scale the
outside walls of the buildings and carries a flashlight, grappling hook,
explosives and a gun in various belt pouches. He thinks he is too small-time
to attract the attention of Spider-Man but he makes the mistake of robbing the
safe in J. Jonah Jameson's apartment and Jonah offers a thousand dollar
reward for his capture.
Spider-Man is attracted by the reward (actually, he's more attracted by the
idea of Jonah Jameson having to publicly pay him one thousand dollars) and
starts searching for the Cat Burglar, who has gotten so conceited that he is
now hoping to dream up a plan to dispose of Spider-Man. In the meantime, he
decides to pull one more job before laying low for a while. His plan goes awry
and he finds himself pursued by both Spider-Man and the police. The Cat uses
every weapon at his disposal to ward off the web-slinger but the police finally
catch him when he tries to hide in a chimney. Jonah Jameson is spared the
humiliation of having to pay the reward to Spider-Man.
Sometime after getting out of prison, the Cat Burglar stumbles upon Hobie
Brown's Prowler costume in a storage locker. He steals it and takes on the
guise of the new Prowler. Shortly thereafter, he forms an alliance with
Belladonna and agrees to pull robberies for her. Following Belladonna's
instructions, he waits on the balcony of a penthouse belonging to fashion
designer Desiree Vaughn-Pope where he is shot at by Desiree's bodyguard Charlie
McGuire. In the subsequent tussle, McGuire falls to his death. Spider-Man is
blamed for McGuire's death since witnesses mistake the Prowler for him. This
prompts the web-slinger to get on the Prowler's trail and is led to a deathtrap
set up by Belladonna. Unfortunately for the Prowler, Belladonna has trapped
him as well.
Spider-Man breaks free of the trap but Belladonna has set up a backup booby
trap that blows up in the Prowler's face. He is taken to the hospital with
cuts, bruises, and half of his red hair burned off but manages to escape and
track Belladonna, who turns out to be Desiree's sister Narda Ravanna. Seeking
revenge, the Prowler grabs Narda and tries to throw her off her balcony but he
is stopped by Spider-Man, knocked out with one punch and taken away by the
police.
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