A is for Anthem
B is for B-sides
C is for Crackhead
D is for Dumbass
E is for Effort
F is for Fatass
G is for Geezer
H is for Hooker

The Means of Production
Hyperlink. One would think that the pitiable GDP and standard of living of the now-defunct Soviet Union, China before Deng Xiaoping, and the "worker's paradise" of Cuba would have taught Senor Chavez the folly of command economics. Of course, Chavez is a democratically elected leader; so, the Venezuelan people have no one to blame but themselves. Idiots.

Mr. Scarlet and Cardinal
Mosley Oakes was a prosecutor in the Fawcett City district attorney's office who began to wonder if he might better serve society by joining the ranks of the masked men who serve justice by operating outside the strict confines of the law. Of course, Mose was no fool, and he reckoned that lacking superpowers or the superb athleticism of non-powered heroes like Batman or Green Arrow, he was quite likely to get himself killed before he stopped a single mugging. Then one day, he met Rose Pham (or Sally Pham?).

Rose was an English major at Ivy University who loathed the chemistry class she had to take as a graduation requirement. One day, Rose was showered in volatile chemicals and electrocuted due to an accident at Ivy U's power plant. After spending six months in the University medical center on the brink of death, Rose made a miraculous recovery, and soon after discovered that the accident has given her the abilities of super-speed and flight. Degree in hand and powers a secret, Rose returned to her hometown of Fawcett City, content to live off the settlement money Ivy agreed to pay to avoid a lawsuit.

After Little Saigon was targetted during the neo-Nazi "Kristallnacht" riots, Rose decided to use her powers to beat the living snot out of every racist she could get her hands on. The impulsive vigilante soon ran afoul of the law, which is how Rose Pham met Mose Oakes. Mose recognized in Rose's speed the advantage he would need to embark upon his career as a mystery man. Rose jumped at the opportunity to continue her crusade, glad to have an advisor who could help her avoid any further legal difficulties. Mose dropped almost all of the charges against Rose and allowed her to plead to the remaining misdemeanors, for which she was sentenced to a hundred hours of community service. Mose could not justify operating outside the law while remaining a prosecutor; he resigned from the DA's office and entered private practice, becoming the in-house counsel for Labyrinth Security Innovations, the company founded by Dr. Daedalus Broadstreet, who would later be revealed as the villain The Maze.

Taking their inspiration from Bulletwoman (Deanna Barr) and Spy Smasher (Avi Ducret), Mose and Rose looked into the history of Fawcett heroes and modelled their new alter egos after the dynamic duo of Mr. Scarlet and Pinky. Because Rose can fly and "Pinky" is a stupid name, they settled on Mr. Scarlet and Cardinal, wrapped themselves from head-to-toe in red, and set out to rid Fawcett City of the common, street-level crime that sometimes escaped the attention of demigods like Captain Marvel and company.

I'll probably drop hints of their activities and maybe even give them cameo appearances before the brouhaha "The Red and the Black," possibly properly introduce them during that story, and then give them some time in the spotlight in "A Study in Scarlet," a tale set amidst the Marvel Family's absence during Billy's search for the missing Wizard in "From Here to the Rock of Eternity."