BLACK TARANTULA

PERSONAL DATA

REAL NAME: Count Zoraster Rorret 
OCCUPATION: Aristocrat, terrorist, sorcerer 
IDENTITY: Secret 
CLASS: Undead magic user 

LEGAL STATUS: NA 
FORMER ALIASES: NA 
PLACE OF BIRTH: Europe 
MARITAL STATUS: NA 
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 
FIRST APPEARANCE: A Feature Presentation 05 - The Black Tarantula (April 1950) 

HEIGHT: 6' 0" 
WEIGHT: 182 lbs 
EYES: Red 
HAIR: Black

HISTORY 

Count Rorret was born in the year 1101, but he somehow managed to outwit death, returning to the land of the living with new and immense powers, which he developed over time.

Rorret became an evil force, ready to spread chaos and destruction to the four corners of the world. Those he murdered became his slaves for all eternity.

The Count was confined for several centuries in a tomb under Minnerville Castle (somewhere in Central Europe), chained inside a coffin with an iron mask covering his face so that he could not see. However, he finally managed to escape from this prison. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

The Black Tarantula's powers included hypnosis and the ability to transform into a huge swarm of deadly black tarantulas. He could also summon man-eating spirits and demons, who obeyed his orders. He could control fire, turn people to stone or animals. He also had the ability to reverse the effects of any of these enchantments. However, the Black Tarantula's powers were limited to what he could see physically, so blinding him deprived him of all his abilities.