Manuel Eloganto (Earth-616)

Matador
Name	Manuel Eloganto
Current Alias	Matador
Aliases	Masked Matador, Matty, Dr. Arnold Quaid, El Supremo
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Emissaries of Evil
Relatives	Siblings: Unnamed sister Other Relatives: Sister's unidentified children
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′ (1.83 m)
Weight	219 lbs (99.34 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Black
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	Spanish
Occupation	Babysitter, Formerly bullfighter, criminal
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Stan Lee, Wally Wood
First	Daredevil #5 (October, 1964)
First	Daredevil #5 (October, 1964)

 I have defeated the most deadly toros in a thousand bull-fights! ... Still you mock me!! Still you dare taunt the greatest matador of all time!! 

—Matador

History

Manuel Eloganto, aka The Matador, was a world-famous bullfighter, mainly in Spain.

Eloganto (under the alias of "El Supremo") joined his advisor Carlos Manos in a crazy plan to increase his popularity as bullfighter (through cutting the bull's horns and putting drugs inside) and then use his new popularity to trigger revolutions in Spain and South America, so he would gain power. However, this outlandish plan was stopped by the Hulk when Eloganto was performing a bullfight in Granada, Spain.

The brutality of Elongado in the arena made him very unpopular amongst the crowds. In one fight, he was being booed out by the audience which made him become distracted from the fight and he was severely hurt by the attacking bull. Eloganto survived the incident, but swore revenge upon the world and turned to crime.

He ran up against Daredevil, and various other superheroes over the years. At one point, he manipulated the Man-Bull into stealing the Golden Bull of China for him. Later, he reformed, paid his debt to society, and resolved never again to disgrace his family name as he had in his youth.

Nevertheless, he later became targeted by the Scourge of the Underworld organization, but the Scourge sent to carry out the hit could not bring herself to kill him, as he was babysitting his sister's children at the time.

Years later he had seemingly given up crime and was looking for employment when he was unwittingly involved in a scheme against Daredevil where false memories were implanted in his mind to mess with and distract Daredevil from the true mastermind The Ringmaster.

Attributes

Power Grid

Abilities

Matador possesses no actual powers but is extremely agile and quick. He is a highly skilled swordsman and formidable in hand-to-hand combat.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

He employs a cape and sword which he uses for both offense and defense. The Matador has also been seen carrying a bullwhip.

Notes

• The Matador has used his cape to cover Daredevil's eyes, in an attempt to blind his opponent. Daredevil acts as if he sees him anyway, leaving the Matador to wonder whether his opponent can see through the cloth.

Trivia

• The Matador should not be confused with the Golden Age Matador.

See Also

• 12 appearance(s) of Manuel Eloganto (Earth-616)
• 4 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Manuel Eloganto (Earth-616)
• 4 minor appearance(s) of Manuel Eloganto (Earth-616)
• 5 mention(s) of Manuel Eloganto (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Manuel Eloganto (Earth-616)
• 17 image(s) of Manuel Eloganto (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Manuel Eloganto (Earth-616)

Links and References

• http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/matador.htm