Religion: not determined yet
Name: Escorpiao
Alter Ego: Gilbert Laporte
Other Names: Escorpião; The Scorpion; Mr. Nilson; Sr. Nilson
Publisher(s): Editora Taika
First Appearance: Escorpiao #1 (Aug. 1966)
NOTE: This is our current best assessment of the first appearance of this character, but this has been flagged in our database as uncertain.
Creators: Eugenio Colonesse, Rodolfo Zalla
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 10
Nation: Brazil
Gender: male
Escorpião. Hero who defended the Amazon forest against those who would exploit it. The character was visibly a take off on Lee Falk's Phantom.
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/e/escorpiao.htm
- http://brasilverso.sites.uol.com.br/escorpiao.html
- http://www.saga.quadrinhos.nom.br/enciclopedia1.htm#escorpiao
- http://www.guiadosquadrinhos.com/thumb.aspx?cod_tit=es007102&esp=&total=7