Charles Villon, nicknamed "Whiffy," was a ruthless gangster with a penchant for dressing in full drag. Whiffy also wore way too much perfume, a fact graphically indicated by wavy stink lines that emanated from his massive body.

Whiffy's prim, sour mannerisms give him the air of a stereotypical gay villain, and he was revealed to be a convincing cross-dresser who used his extensive wardrobe to pull a con (he was a smuggler of stolen European art). However, even this hoary trope gained some nuance when it was further explained that Whiffy had been a member of the French Resistance during the war, and that disguising himself as a woman had enabled him to escape the Nazis, who had had more than one reason to hunt him.

He was a foe of Miss Fury.

Surprisingly, the American public at the time didn't seem to have a problem with a cross-dressing and (probably) gay character. They seemed to care more about the "skimpy" outfits Miss Fury and her female supporting cast wore.

*[http://lareviewofbooks.org/review/heroine-chic-tarpe-mills-miss-fury/ Heroine Chic]
*[http://www.printmag.com/interviews/trina-robbins/ Print Mag]
*[http://www.libraryofamericancomics.com/catalog/series/1589/ Library of American Comics]
*[http://www.salon.com/2011/07/26/trina_robins_imprint/ Salon]
*[http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Charles_Villon_(Earth-616) Marvel Wikia]
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