Religion: not determined yet
Name: Joe Face
First Appearance: Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #131 (July 1983): "The Best Things in Life Are Free... But Everything Else Costs Money!"
Creators: J. M. DeMatteis, Kerry Gammill, Mike Esposito
Number of Appearances: 2
Enemy of: Spider-Man
Occupation: henchman
Worked for: White Rabbit
Gender: male
Joe Face was a criminal who worked for the flamboyant costumed villain White Rabbit. Face recruited Vinnie Patilio (a.k.e. Leap-Frog) to work as one of the White Rabbit's henchmen.
This led to the involvement of Leap-Frog's son, the heroic Frog-Man, in this case, leading to a team-up between Spider-Man and Frog-Man.
Joe Face was captured by Spider-Man and turned over to police custody soon thereafter.
(It turned out that Leap-Frog had actually gone straight. When Joe Face (an old contact of his from his days as a criminal) contacted him, Leap-Frog went to authorities. When he was working for the White Rabbit, he was actually wearing a wire to help authorities collect evidence to use against the White Rabbit and her gang.
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/f.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/leapfrogpatilio.htm