The Stalwart Sexagenarian Superheroine!
Yes, it’s The Old Battle Axe: Righter of wrongs and punisher of criminals and mistreaters of women throughout the city! Her secret origin is that she accidentally overheard her husband and a friend refer to her as “the old battle axe”, and it upset her greatly and enraged her, building up a bit more than a modicum of explosive animosity; but since she loves her husband and has a large, wonderful family with him, to get out her aggressions, she makes a homemade suit of armor, appropriates the pejorative expression as her own nom de guerre, and she goes out at night, fighting crime and righting wrongs, as the superhero The Old Battle Axe, wielding an authentic, antique battle axe she bought at auction from Christie’s. And thus armed, she fights for justice, especially fighting those who exploit, harm or mistreat women. And so, obtaining her own bedroom by claiming her husband’s snoring bothers her (actually, it does, but she has other reasons…), she pretends to go to bed, only to get up and go out as the superhero The Old Battle Axe! So look out you ungentlemanly villains out there, there’s a new force for good in this town, and if you think you’re a big tough man for mistreating women, the Old Battle Axe will cut you down to size!
