Metallo
| Metallo | |
|---|---|
Metallo (left) and Titano exposing Superman to lethal Kryptonite radiation. From Action Comics Annual #10 (March 2007). Art by Art Adams.
|
|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Action Comics #252 (May 1959) |
| Created by |
Robert Bernstein Al Plastino |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | John Corben |
| Team affiliations | |
| Notable aliases | Metal Zero (Metal-0) |
| Abilities |
Skilled mercenary trained in military tactics.
|
Skilled mercenary trained in military tactics.
Projection of Kryptonite energy from power source in chest.
Cyborg body grants:
Metallo (John Corben) is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly serving as an adversary of Superman. He is usually depicted as a cyborg with a kryptonite power source, which he uses as a weapon against Superman.
In 2009, Metallo was ranked as IGN's 52nd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
Metallo was created by Robert Bernstein and Al Plastino for Action Comics #252 (May 1959). John Corben and Metallo first appeared in the daily newspaper strip called "The Menace of Metallo", which ran from 15 December 1958 to 4 April 1959.
The Golden Age Superman battled an unnamed scientist calling himself "Metalo" who wore a powered suit of steel armor. Years later, Superman encountered the villain a second time. Metalo (now named George Grant) had a new suit of armor and had also taken a serum to increase his strength to superhuman levels. He exposed Superman to a ray that reduced his power significantly giving Metalo superior strength in their first battle. Superman engaged in a lengthy regimen of exercise and training to restore his powers and returned to easily defeat Metalo.
A different Metallo appeared as Jor-El's robot to battle Superboy, in Superboy #49 (1956).
John Corben was originally a journalist (and secretly a thief and murderer) who had just committed what he thought was the perfect murder. While fleeing from the scene of the crime, he suffered a near-fatal accident that mangled his body beyond repair. An elderly scientist, Professor Vale, happened to come upon him and used his scientific skill to transfer Corben's brain into a robotic body covered by a flesh-like artificial skin. Corben discovered that his power source, a capsule of uranium, would only last a day, but was told by Vale that kryptonite would provide him an indefinite power supply.
...
Wikipedia