- Sagittarius (comics)
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character_name=Sagittarius
real_name=Harlan Vargas
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publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Avengers" #72 (Jan 1970)
creators=Roy Thomas andSal Buscema
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previous_alliances=Zodiac
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Marvel Universe .Publication history
The original Sagittarius 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.
Sagittarius appeared as part of the "Zodiac" entry in the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition" #20.
Fictional character biography
Harlan Vargas is a founding member of the Zodiac, and his base of operations was
Washington, D.C. . 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.Sagittarius has no powers; however, he is skilled at hand-to-hand combat.
Some time later, Harlan was murdered by the LMD Zodiac team. ["West Coast Avengers" #26 (November 1987)]
agittarius II
An android Sagittarius was a life model decoy created by Scorpio (Jacob Fury) in his "Theatre Of Genetics" to be part of his Zodiac crime organization.
This Sagittarius is equipped with special wrist-launchers which can fire arrows at its opponents, including flame-arrows.
Other media
Sagittarius appears in "" alongside the other Zodiac. Just like the other Zodiac members in this show, he is an alien with a centaur-like appearance with the horse-half mechanical.
References
External links
*http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/sagittariuszodiaccartel.htm
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