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Name:
Josef Stanislaus Pulzak
Occupation: Mechanic / Driver / Adventurer
Birth
Date:
March 28,
1903 (32 years old)
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 230 lbs.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Place
of Birth: Bronx, NY
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Josef Stanislaus Pulzak was born in 1903 in the
Bronx. The son of Polish immigrants Stanislaus and Eva Pulzak, young Joey grew
up often having to defend himself from bullies who would pick on him because of
his background. As a teenager, boxing manager Arnie Flynn recruited Joey to join
his stable of fighters. Over the next several years, Joey climbed the ranks of
heavyweight fighters and was getting close to shot a title. But it was not to
be.
You see, Arnie was compulsive gambler. And he
owed a lot of money to gangster Gunther O'Toole. O'Toole was willing to forgive
the debt if Joey would take a dive in his next fight against the O'Toole-backed
Jake Cutter. Joey refused and went to win the fight.
After the fight, Arnie revealed that when Joey
refused to take a dive, he instead sold Joey's contract to O'Toole. Joey was
angry and told O'Toole that under no circumstances would he ever box for him.
O'Toole relented and release Joey from his contract. But that didn't free Joey
from his influence in the boxing world. Joey soon discovered that either he
fought for O'Toole or he didn't fight at all. Joey chose not to fight at all.
With his boxing career over, Joey opened a
garage. It was there that he first encountered Dr. Abraham Justice, when the
latter brought his car in for repairs. Recognizing Joey, Doc offered him a
position as driver and mechanic for the Friends of Justice.
Joey is a honest
straight-forward guy who can be quick to temper but just as quick to calm down.
He loves being able to use his boxing skills to help people in trouble.