Monsieur Ferreau

Monsieur Ferreau operated out of the Lyons Branch of the international criminal syndicate Vulture, hidden behind a flower shop front, guarded by thugs. Under direction of the faceless chief of the sinister organization, Mr. V, Ferreau was tasked with briefing the international playboy Marco Xavier in a scheme against the Manhunter from Mars. Fearing Xavier's ties to multiple Vulture capers that were thwarted by the Martian Marvel might implicate him, and thus render him ineffective, Mr. V fed Xavier information to forward to the Manhunter on heists involving non-regular, expendable associates, in order to make Xavier appear to be on the side of angels. In this way, the Alien Atlas halted attempts to rob The Lyons Bank and The Montparnasse Museam, but soon realized that the easy busts were intended to distract the Sleuth from Outer Space while more consequential efforts were being executed elsewhere. With this realization, the Manhunter simply planned ahead and multi-tasked the downfall of both crimes. However, we do not see the Manhunter attempt to shut down the Lyons Branch or apprehend Monsieur Ferreau, so they presumably continued to operate beyond House of Mystery #167 (June, 1967).