Legends of Tomorrow introduced a World War II-era Vixen and Mari's grandmother, Amaya Jiwe, portrayed by Maisie Richardson-Sellers.

In an interview, Conway discussed his reasoning for the character's creation: "...what I was trying to address was what I perceived to be a lack of strong female leads in DC’s comics at the time.

I think Storm (of the X-Men) was around, but I don’t think there were very many other representations of that type of character in the field...She was kind of based on what we called supermodels at the time.

Since her debut in Action Comics, she has primarily appeared in team books, most notably various incarnations of the Justice League and Suicide Squad.

Growing up in a small village in the fictional nation of Zambesi, M'Changa province, Mari Jiwe McCabe heard the legend of the "Tantu Totem" from her mother.

Sometime later, Mari's mother was killed by poachers and she was raised by her father Reverend Richard Jiwe, the village priest.

[9] When the team faced the killer android Amazo, Vixen and several of her teammates were beaten into unconsciousness and then left bound and gagged in a walled-off pit.

[10] Vixen continued with that particular incarnation of the JLA until her teammates, Steel and Vibe, were killed, leading to Martian Manhunter disbanding the team.

[12] Vixen returned to modeling, but a Caribbean photo session turned violent; Mari's colleagues were killed by drug smugglers.

Her failed romance with Ben Turner (the Bronze Tiger) made Vixen decline an offer to rejoin the Squad.

Vixen regained her senses by channeling the stubbornness of a mule to hold back the mind control of the cult leader.

[18] Vixen may still have had trouble controlling her animal side while using the totem, as witnessed when she worked alongside the Flash to stop Gorilla Grodd.

After Sue Dibny is killed in the Identity Crisis miniseries, Vixen rejoined her Justice League colleagues.

Vixen was tricked into battle in Hub City by Solomon Grundy, who had gained increased intelligence following his resurrection.

After mimicking the abilities of a young boy, Vixen managed to regain her mind and quickly flew to New York to retrieve her totem.

[31] Vixen sought out her former Suicide Squad teammate Bronze Tiger to discuss her situation, and subsequently admitted everything to the League.

When Zatanna attempted to find the source of the problem, she saw a mystic image of Vixen and Animal Man as puppets.

[35] In an attempt to keep them contained, Anansi restored their connection to the Red, but altered the personal histories of the Leaguers, to prevent them from ever founding the JLA.

He explained that reality had been changed on a fundamental level, and he needed someone to act as his agent against an individual who could take advantage of the situation.

The rest of the Justice League of America went to Africa to render assistance, only to have several members get doused with Kwesi's Vodun zombie potion.

During the Final Crisis crossover event, Vixen attends Martian Manhunter's funeral, and was later at the Hall of Justice when Empress, Sparx, and Más y Menos come there seeking help after being attacked by Mirror Master and Doctor Light.

Mari and the remaining team members enlisted the aid of Hardware after Kimiyo Hoshi went missing in her search for Shadow Thief and Starbreaker.

The JLA eventually defeated Despero, only to be informed by Zatanna of the events of Blackest Night taking effect across the globe.

She and Black Canary later traveled to San Francisco to help Zatanna capture a group of humans who had been transformed into Were-Hyenas.

[46] Sometime after her resignation from the JLA, Vixen traveled to the rundown neighborhood of Liberty Hill to recruit Tattooed Man for a new team of heroes she is putting together.

However, Vixen discovered that a group of gang bangers who had formerly worked under Tattooed Man had taken control of the community and made a fortune for themselves through crime.

Mistakenly believing that Tattooed Man was responsible for the acts of violence committed by his former thugs, Vixen rescinded her offer and attacked him.

[47] After a brutal fight, Vixen willingly surrendered and agreed to leave and let Tattooed Man take care of his neighborhood in his own way.