The Cornelius Van Lunt incarnation of Taurus first appeared in Avengers #72 (January 1970), and was created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema.
[2] As Van Lunt he then attempted a hostile takeover of Stark Industries as part of his plan to make the Avengers his employees.
[4] Later, the Zodiac schemed to kill all New York residents born under the sign of Gemini with the Star-Blazer weapon, but were foiled by the Avengers.
Van Lunt then deduced this Iron Man's identity to be Rhodes, and sent Aries and Aquarius in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate him.
Taurus was ultimately killed in a plane crash just outside Los Angeles following a battle with Moon Knight.
[15] Taurus wore a costume that he designed, of synthetic stretch fabric and leather, reinforced with kevlar.
The costume came with an armored helmet with horns constructed of an unknown hard material, making them formidable weapons.
In its original form, the android Taurus had retractable horns mounted on its arms and attached to cables so that it can be fired at opponents.