OriginMarla Drake was a wealthy socialite who discovered that another girl was wearing the same outfit to a party. Her housemaid, Francine, suggested that (to prevent embarrassment) Marla could wear an African panther skin that her uncle had willed to her. Her friend, Albino Jo, advised against wearing the ceremonial outfit, meant to be worn only by a witch doctor however, it fit her precisely.However, Marla never made it to the party. On the way, she instead ends up helping to recapture an escaped murderer. The press bestowed the name "Black Fury" on her though she later corrected them that she was "Miss Fury."Having enjoyed her first case, Drake continued as a costumed crime fighter. Fighting enemies such as General Bruno Beitz, Baroness Erica von Kampf, Miguel Rico, Dr. Diman Saraf, and Whiffy.Miss Fury's vigilantism soon got the attention of Detective Carey who sought to find her true identity and if her alliances were with or against the law and later fell in love with Marla.One ongoing plotline was Marla's adoption of Darron, the abandoned son of Erica Von Kampf and Gary Hale (Marla's former fiancé). Marla was unaware of the toddler's parentage but, she rescued him in Brazil from the brutal guardianship of Diman Saraf, who planned to use him in a deadly experiment. She was initially denied custody of the boy because she was a single woman, which broke her heart but, her courage and heroism in the rescue eventually won over the authorities. Marla was then, for the duration of the series, an unmarried woman with a child: a rather progressive scenario for a 1940s adventure strip (and because she had a job with a clothing designer, she enlisted the help of her friend Francine, who offered to be Darron's governess after losing her job in a war plant because of returning servicemen - a significant issue facing working women after the war).Powers and AbilitiesThe original Miss Fury has no super-powers but was very agile. The Black Leopard skin costume from Brazil. According to Albino Joe, a Brazilian albino friend of Marla Drake's, the Black Leopard Skin could produce miracles, but it would also bring misfortune to anyone who wore it.The skin did have claws attached over the knuckles and possible a weighted "tail" for smacking guns out of people's hands.The next Miss Fury fell into a vat of chemicals that have given her super strength, but left her vulnerable to enter in a state of rage.The newest Miss Fury was given a potion while on an expedition trip to Kenya her dad sent her to on her twenty-first birthday after dealing with the problematic and killer of a tour guide. Combined with a magic ritual the natives performed, she was endowed with superhuman powers. She has shown superhuman strength to the degree that she can kick a table through reinforced glass and dent armor that it took a sniper rifle to punch through. She is granted superhuman reflexes shown when she ducks under a semi truck that is near inches from her face. She is also granted heightened agility shown when leaping around street lights and off of buildings to get up to places. She must also have heightened durability as well when she shows the ability to take hits from cybernetically armored Nazis.Miss Fury shows she is an adept hand-to-hand combatant. She also demonstrates proficient use in firearms and uncanny accuracy, as she was able to shoot a pilot in an oncoming fighter jet while he was shooting at her.The comic reprints from are reproduced from actual classic comics, and sometimes reflect the imperfection of books that are decades old