when i wrote the question the answers i was looking for where HULK, THOR, and BLACKBOLT .. so i guess MR_Jtr IS right. THe next question is yours.

Vance's mom is Norma.

His Dad's name was Arnold, possibly in honor of the character's co-creator Arnold Drake. If so, it is a dubious honor at best because Mr. Astrovik was portrayed as an abusive @$$hole.

Arnold Drake, if anyone's interested, was a pretty talented guy. He not only co-created many comics characters which endure to this day, such as Deadman, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Doom Patrol, he also wrote a number of other super-hero comics like X-Men and Fantastic Four and numerous other kids' or humorous comics like Little Lulu, Stanley and his Monster, and DC's Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope comics. In fact, DC's line of humor comics with real life protagonists went under shortly after Drake went to Marvel in the late '60's.

Drake also wrote adult and children's musicals and a few books. He was even a screenwriter, and wrote and directed The Flesh Eaters, a nifty little B-Horror picture in 1964. If you've never seen it, check it out. It is sometimes called one of the first "gore flicks" that came into prominence in the 1960's, pre-dating Night of the Living Dead by four years.

I figured everyone knew Vance's father's name, so I didn't ask.
History lesson aside, Vance's Mom's name was/is indeed Norma.

The thread is yours, DiZo.

According to John Romita Sr., in the late '60's he wanted to do a revival of the 1940's character Miss Fury, whose adventures Stan Lee had published back in the day. Stan vetoed the idea, but in a compromise, Stan allowed JR Sr. to use Miss Fury's costume on a revamp of an established Marvel character.
Which character got the Miss Fury costume, with one major modification?

Hellcat ???
The diff was in the color of the costume, mainly.

That's a fine guess, but this character's revamp pre-dates Patsy Walker Baxter's by a few years. Also, JR Sr. was obviously the artist on the book the newly-revamped character debuted in...

I looked up the answer, and I can't believe I didn't see it. Fair play to you.

Think of the costume you described, remove one element, and think of a comic Romita Sr is famous for drawing.

And speaking of Miss Fury....

Sgt Rock? In a costume like that? That's just disturbing.

No, you're just disturbed.