- Capricorn (comics)
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caption=
comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Capricorn
real_name=Willard Weir
species=
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Avengers" #72 (Jan 1970)
creators=Roy Thomas andSal Buscema
alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff
alliances=Zodiac
aliases=
powers=|Capricorn is a fictional character in the
Marvel Universe .Publication history
The original Capricorn first appeared in "Avengers" #72 (January 1970), and was created by
Roy Thomas andSal Buscema .The character subsequently appears in "Avengers" #80-82 (September-November 1970), "Daredevil" #69 (October 1970), "Iron Man" #33-36 (January-April 1971), "Daredevil" #73 (February 1971), "Avengers" #120-125 (February-July 1974), "
Iron Man " #184-185 (July-August 1984), and "West Coast Avengers" #26 (November 1987), in which he is killed.Capricorn appeared as part of the "Zodiac" entry in the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition" #20.
Fictional character biography
Willard Weir is a founding member of the Zodiac criminal cartel, and his base of operations was
Detroit, Michigan . The Zodiac Cartel was founded by Cornelius van Lunt (Taurus), handpicking the eleven other members; van Lunt concealed his own identity, while he was the only one who knew the identities of the others. Each member was based in a different American city as part of his nationwide criminal network, with the ultimate goal of world economic and political domination.Capricorn dresses in a goat-like costume. Through unknown means, Capricorn can cause his costume's horns to extend, wrap themselves around opponents, and throw the opponents about.
Some time later, Willard was murdered by the LMD Zodiac team. ["West Coast Avengers" #26 (November 1987)]
econd Capricorn
A female android Capricorn was a life model decoy created by Scorpio (Jacob Fury) in his "Theatre Of Genetics" to be part of his Zodiac crime organization.
This Capricorn is an expert climber and has a set of wings that allow her to soar. She has a set of hooves which she can use as a weapon.
Other media
Capricorn appears in "" as a member of the Zodiacs. He is depicted as a goat-horned green-skinned alien that wields a flail in battle.
References
External links
*http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/capricornzodiaccartel.htm
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