Created by Len Wein and George Tuska
1st appearance: Power Man #19 (1974)
Nationality: American
Team Affiliations:
Legal Status: U.S citizen with criminal record and wanted by authorities
Weight: 235 lbs Height: 6’1
Eyes: yellow Hair:bald
Relatives: Unknown
Skills and abilities: Street fighting skills.
Powers: Cornell has removed all of his own teeth and replaced them with metal ones which he uses to bite his targets. These teeth are constantly replaced whenever they are damaged in battle. He is also quite strong comparable to Luke Cage. His eyes look like those of a snake.
Biography
A drug dealer and Pimp operating in New York. Cornell was enhanced by unknown means even before Luke cage had been imprisoned. He made a name for himself not just because of his snake like appearance but his signature way of dealing with his enemies. He would send them a package with poisonous snakes inside once they opened it they would be be poisoned and killed.
When Willis Stryker wanted to get rid of Luke Cage by framing him for drug possession he stole the coke from Cornell Himself. When Cage escaped and came searching for the origins of the drugs he ran into Cornell and worked for him in hopes of finding his records. When Cornell found out they fought and Cornell was defeated and his records man killed. After this and without his records and as rumors of his defeat spread he was ruined.
He became a full time Pimp who came out of retirement during shadowland where he clashed with New Powerman/Victor Alvarez and Iron Fist. He allied with Deadly Nightshade, despite the defeat he escaped and is still at large.
May 4th, 2011 at 12:05 am
[...] shows up in Shadowland trying to recruit the new Powerman to her cause aided by Cornel Cottonmouth. In this story she reveals that allot of the tech used by old Luke Cage villains were created by [...]
July 21st, 2011 at 9:31 pm
[...] a pub crooked cops meet up after one flees the shadowland complex they all serve under Nightshade. Cottonmouth also makes reappearance with new lethal teeth. Power man gets an email tip off about the cops and [...]
July 28th, 2011 at 12:15 am
[...] as the Hand who were now working for Dardevil in what they classified as Shadowland. Victor fought Cottenmouth, Nightshade, Comanche, Mr. Fish and various villains before finally siding with Iron Fist and [...]
August 11th, 2011 at 7:57 pm
[...] for the return of Comanche and Shades, you need go no further than Shadowland: Power Man. And Cottonmouth, another one of my Luke Cage faves, is coming back. I have an inexplicable fondness for Discus and [...]
October 31st, 2011 at 12:03 am
[...] end up battling many supervillains who now have Spider-man’s powers including Mr. Fish, Comanche, Cornel Cottonmouth, Spear, Chemistro and Deadly Nightshade among others. During the fight Paladin is infected and [...]
December 3rd, 2011 at 12:02 am
[...] had joined a gang comprised of old Luke Cage Villains; The Spear, Chemistro, Mr. Fish, Comanche and Cotton Mouth working for Deadly Nightshade ;who fought the New Power Man. After their defeat they returned [...]