CONDOR

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human, conventional weapons user;
    Delvadian citizen

Occupation: Revolutionary

Group Membership: Led group of revolutionaries

Affiliations: Carlos, Domingo, Juan, Hidalgo Rodriquez

Enemies: Keith Bayard, Daredevil, Chino Guardio, the Republic of Delvadia government, Jerome Villiers

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Ghost of el Condor

Base of Operations: Delvadia, South America

First Appearance: Daredevil I#75 (April, 1971)

Powers/Abilities: El Condor had no superhuman powers, but he rode a horse and wielded a gun and a whip. He also used a trained bird of prey, presumably a condor. He capitalized on the legend of his predecessor and he demanded respect, if not actual worship, from his followers. He had access to thirty military helicopters.

History:
(Daredevil I#75 (fb) - BTS) - Capitalizing on the legend of el Condor of the 1930s, an unidentified man led a group to rise up against the democratic government of Devadia. Many believed him to actually be the previous Condor or his ghost, and they followed him because of promises of freedom. In reality, he wished only the fruits of conquest and was more than happy to manipulate the superstitious peasants.

(Daredevil I#75 (fb) - BTS) - El Condor's men captured the Delvadian ambassador.

(Daredevil I#75) - Two weeks later, Carlos and another of El Condor's men assaulted Jerome Villiers, first consul at the US mission to Delvadia (who had replaced the kidnapped ambassador), speaking in overdone Spanish-accented English. They were driven off by Daredevil, visiting Delvadia as a favor to a friend, but other agents of el Condor subsequently impersonated ambulance drivers and took Villiers to el Condor's base. With this mission successful, el Condor prepared his troops to ride on the capital and take it over.
    Daredevil investigated, hoping to rescue Villiers, while American diplomat Keith Bayard, apparently a former captain in the Delvadian military, met one of his previous soldiers, Chino Guardio, and instructed him to gather as many as he could from the old brigade so they could attack el Condor's stronghold.
    El Condor led the troops to ride on the capital, and they overpowered Bayard's forces, wounding both Bayard and Chino, and capturing the former. Daredevil watched from hiding, trying to figure out how to handle the situation.

(Daredevil I#76) - With Bayard held prisoner, el Condor continued to lead his troops towards the capital. El Condor paused long enough to show Bayard that his plan could not fail because he had obtained 30 military helicopters from powerful foreign friends. Daredevil tried to rescue Chino, but was forced to surrender when one of el Condor's soldiers threatened to kill Chino, after which he was brought before el Condor and bound. As el Condor and his men prepared to launch their helicopter assault, Daredevil broke free from his bonds and leapt on the landing gear of el Condor's helicopter. El Condor's bird attacked Daredevil who nonetheless managed to knock el Condor out of the helicopter; only a short distance off the ground, both men landed safely. As the two fought beneath the statue of the original el Condor, a lightning bolt dislodged the statue and it fell atop the revolutionary el Condor, killing him.
    With el Condor dead, the revolution fell apart.

Comments: Created by Gerry Conway, Gene Colan, and Syd Shores.

    The story in Daredevil I#75 references the previous Condor as having been active 40 years ago. It WOULD be up for debate whether this was 40 years before the time of the publication of the story and fixed in time -- which would make it 1931 -- or whether it was 40 years before the events of that story, which would make it part of the sliding timescale. In Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files, it was clarified to be the former...in the 1930s.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
No KNOWN connections to:

• Condor (                                            ) - Avians/Bird People, scientist, fled from own people, used genius for criminal purposes, temporarily controlled Powerhouse to battle Nova (Rich Rider), transformed into actual condor by Sphinx, evolved into mutated form while spent time on Paradise Island with the Ani-Mates.
      Fly, superhuman speed + strength + reflexes, sharp talons, designs + uses advanced weaponry
      --Nova I#2
• Condor (                       ) - South American super-being, killed by Zeitgeist; likely inspired by one or both of the Delvadian Condors, though this is unconfirmed--Captain America I#442
• CONDOR (        ) - Contingency. male, dark hair, used hand weapon--Wolverine/Captain America#1
• CONDOR of Earth-712 - see BLUE EAGLE. third identity—Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#10?

el Condor of the 1930s

    In the 1930s, el Condor died leading a revolution that freed Delvadia. He was a considered a martyr, and bronze statues were erected in his honor.

--Daredevil I#75 (statue only)

images: (without ads)
Daredevil I#75, p1, panel 1 (el Condor statue)
        p10, panel 2 & 3 (el Condor face & body)
        p18, panel 2 (on horseback)

Appearances:
Daredevil I#75 (April, 1971) - by Gerry Conway (writer), Gene Colan (penciler), Syd Shores (inker), Stan Lee (editor)
Daredevil I#76 (May, 1971) - by Gerry Conway (writer), Gene Colan (penciler), Tom Palmer (inker), Stan Lee (editor)

First Posted: 12/17/2006
Last updated: 12/17/2006

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