Taurus (Marvel Comics)
comics character from the Marvel universe
Taurus is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The Cornelius Van Lunt incarnation of Taurus first appeared in Avengers #72 (January 1970), and was created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema.
Fictional character biography
Cornelius Van Lunt
Cornelius Van Lunt is a multimillionaire businessman and professional criminal mastermind. He is also the founder and financier of the original Zodiac cartel, of which he chose the eleven other leaders. Van Lunt later succeeds Marcus Lassiter (the original Aries) as Zodiac's leader. In Zodiac's first mission, Taurus and Zodiac were summoned by Nick Fury (disguised as Scorpio). Taurus battled the Avengers and then escaped.
Zodiac schemes to kill all New York residents born under the sign of Gemini with the Star-Blazer weapon, but are foiled by the Avengers. Taurus defeats a rebellion within Zodiac, but he is captured by the Avengers along with all the other Zodiac leaders, and his secret identity is exposed. While jailed, Taurus allows the Avengers to use the Star-Blazer against the Star-Stalker.
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