Zodiac (comics)

Zodiac
Eleven members of the original human Zodiac (excluding Scorpio) appear in a panel from Avengers #72 (Jan. 1970). Art by Sal Buscema.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Avengers #72 (Jan. 1970)
Created by	Roy Thomas (writer) Sal Buscema (artist)
In-story information
Member(s)	Taurus (founder and leader) Aquarius Aries Cancer Capricorn Gemini Leo Libra Pisces Sagittarius Scorpio Virgo

Zodiac is the name of different groups of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The first version (human) appears in Avengers #72 (Jan. 1970) and was created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema.

The second version (android) first appear in Defenders #49 (July 1977) and were created by David Anthony Kraft and Keith Giffen.

The third version (human) first appear in the second volume of Alpha Flight and were created by Steven T. Seagle (writer), Scott Clark (penciler), and Chris Carlson (inker).

The fourth version first appear in New Warriors vol. 4, #4 - 5 (Nov. - Dec. 2007) and were created by Kevin Grevioux and Joe Caramagna.

The fifth version first appeared in Avengers Assemble vol. 2 #1 and were created by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley.

The original Zodiac group debuts in the title the Avengers and is established as a criminal organization founded and funded by member Cornelius van Lunt (who adopts the identity of Taurus). The group's identity is based on the zodiac from astrology, with each member adopting the persona of a sign of the zodiac, being twelve in all. The group members share leadership of the organization, with the position rotating just as the astrological zodiac changes. When not united as a group, the members of Zodiac are all based in different cities throughout the United States. Dedicated to economic and political domination of the world, the group uses any means to accomplish this, including subversion; extortion and mass murder.

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