The Vulture
How powerful can an old geezer called The Vulture be? Vulture is one of spiderman's many foes.. come to think of it, many of spiderman's foes are named after animals. There's the rhino, vulture, lizard, amongst others.
Vulture is an old man with a foot in a grave. Yet he is a deadly foe. He can fly like a vulture with the wings he designed. His latest wings have razor sharp tips. He has his own arsenal of weapons to boot.
What makes vulture rather scary is his ability to drain off the life force of a person, like a vampire, sucking out that person's youth. In a spiderman cartoon I just watched. (Those spiderman cartoons are pretty good... even for grown ups) Vulture drained off the youth of Doc Conners, Flash's girlfriend and even spidey himself. He unmasked the unconscious spiderman, but we only see a wrinkled old man with a head of hair. At least we know that when he grows really old, he still wouldn't be bald.
The Vulture Investors
'What kinds of investors actually choose to make their living by seeking out troubled companies and becoming mired in the complexities and contentiousness of a bankruptcy or out-of-court workout?' - Hilary Rosenberg (from The Vulture Investors) Welcome to the big-time, big-stress-and big-profit-world of vulture investing. From the eleventh-hour save of Donald Trump's casinos, to the tempestuous history of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, to the rocky restructuring of the massive Revco discount drugstore chain, Hilary Rosenberg takes us on a fast-moving journey through some of the major bankruptcies of the 1980s and 1990s-and brings to life the infamous, talented arbiters at the heart of their recovery. Meet the so-called 'vulture investors' who cast their sights on distressed concerns, buy out debt, and skillfully forge their way to rich returns. Quietly upstaging the flashier corporate tycoons and raiders of the previous decade, men like Leon Black, Ronald LaBow, Sam Zell, Talton Embry, and Martin Whitman have helped to make a more efficient market in this obscure sector of investment, and their success may even inspire the quickly evolving business cultures of Asia and Latin America. The vulture investors made their way to the forefront of American business during the troubled period when declaring bankruptcy became commonplace among debt-heavy companies. Buying out debt and seeing through the rehabilitation of companies as well-known as Sunbeam and Bloomingdale's, these unique players have changed the face of the distressed securities market. In her own animated, absorbing, and original style, Hilary Rosenberg creates thoroughly researched reenactments of the vultures' greatest exploits to offer an intriguing examination of their methods and their madness-and reveals the important role of these controversial characters in aiding worldwide economic recovery. Praise for The Vulture Investors 'A lively account of the hardy band of investors who look for-and find-gold in capitalism's junk pile. Rosenberg not only tells their stories with captivating relish but weighs the overall economic impact of their exploits. This book is a valuable introduction to 1990s-style deal-making.' - Chris Welles, Senior Editor, Business Week 'In a tour de force of punchy business writing, Rosenberg dissects a little-known but increasingly common high-stakes financial game: preying on companies in distress. . . . The author relates these intricate, suspenseful narratives in a clear, lively style that always instructs and often amuses.' - Publishers Weekly 'Reads like a good suspense novel.' - Library Journal
Stuffed Vulture
European style quality from Hansa. Lovingly designed from portraits of real birds. Hand made in small lots, the photo understates the beauty of this beautiful stuffed vulture. 15 Inches High.
Stuffed Vulture
European style quality from Hansa. Lovingly designed from portraits of real vultures. Hand made in small lots. 12 Inches High.
Stuffed Turkey Vulture
From the Wild Republic Cuddlekins Collection. Unbelievably soft! 12 Inches Long.
Classic Marvel Figurine Coll Mag Vulture
Fully authorized figurines, teamed up with an amazing magazine put this series in a super-league of its own! The hand-painted lead figurines are sculpted by master craftsmen and based on original pieces of Marvel artwork. Measuring 3 1/2'-4' tall, each figurine is individually numbered, comes stamped with the Marvel official logo, and comes packaged in its own box. The magazine accompanying each figurine will provide a detailed history and background on the featured character, including exclusive images and interviews. The fabulous characters featured this month are: Psylocke (#66) and The Vulture (#67)!"
Anyhow, vulture has an obsession with youth. He has used his scientific mind to turn back the hands of time.. with no permanent success. In this cartoon, each time he drains off a victim's youth, he gets like 30 minutes of being young and strong again. After which, he reverts back to his aged self. His victims go back to the way they were, with no ill effects, except maybe the need for psychiatric help after going through an ordeal like this.
In another cartoon where you see Vulture with Silvermane, another guy so obsessed with youth, his formula turned him from a very old man to a helpless baby. Vulture them, would alternate between young and old every few seconds. Scorpion was in that cartoon too. At the end of it, Vulture managed to use silvermane's technology to get back his youth.
