Laurence Schexnayder was in an advantageous position as the agent and manager of the only costumed hero with an eye toward fame and fortune. When Captain Metropolis sought Sally Jupiter to form the Minutemen, he had to go through Schexnayder to reach her. Schexnayder used his unique level of access to the Minutemen to direct the group's development and influence their choices.

He eventually married Sally Jupiter, prompting her retirement as a costumed hero. Laurie knew him as a distant, controlling father figure, and she was happy enough to be estranged from him after her mother divorced him.

• Laurence's romantic proposal to Sally consisted of a typewritten mention of a "viable partnership proposition."