Aquarius | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Avengers #72 (Jan 1970) |
Created by | Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema |
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Alter ego | Darren Bentley |
Team affiliations | Zodiac |
Aquarius | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Iron Man #184 (Jul 1984) |
Created by | Dennis O'Neil and Luke McDonnell |
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Alter ego | Zachary Drebb |
Team affiliations | Zodiac |
Aquarius | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Defenders #49 |
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Team affiliations | Zodiac |
Virgo | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Alpha Flight vol. 2 #2 |
In-story information | |
Team affiliations | Zodiac |
Aquarius is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The original human Aquarius, Darren Bentley, first appeared in The Avengers #72 (January 1970), and was created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema. The character subsequently appears in Avengers #80-82 (September–November 1970), Iron Man #33-36 (January–April 1971), Daredevil #73 (February 1971), Avengers #120-124 (February–June 1974), and Ghost Rider #6-7 (June, August 1974). Aquarius appeared as part of the "Zodiac" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #20.
The second human Aquarius, Zachary Drebb, first appeared in Iron Man #184-185 (July–August 1984), and was created by Dennis O'Neil and Luke McDonnell. The character subsequently appears in West Coast Avengers #26 (November 1987), in which he is killed. Aquarius appeared as part of the "Zodiac" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #20.
Darren Bentley is a founding member of the Zodiac, and his base of operations was San Francisco, California.
The Zodiac was infiltrated by Nick Fury, posing as Scorpio; the Zodiac fought the Avengers and escaped. Aquarius, Capricorn, and Sagittarius sought to recapture the Zodiac Key, but lost it to the Brotherhood of the Ankh.