Metal Men- Six Marvel Robots
Another pairing in which I cheat…
The Metal Men were created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru in 1962. They were initailly intended for one and only one story, but fans dug ‘em enuff for a long run in Showcase Comics: the MM is much beloved by Silver Age aficionados.
So…what if a bunch of prominent MU robots banded together?
Gold- Machine Man
Platinum- Jocasta
Iron- Awesome Android
Lead- Rover
Mercury- Warlock
Tin- H.E.R.B.I.E.
In MU Continuity:
Machine Man: created by Jack Kirby and scientist Abel Stack in the late ‘70s, longs to be human, an Avenger briefly…
Jocasta: created by Jim Shooter and Ultron, longs to be human, an Avenger briefly…
Awesome Android/Awesome Andy: created by Lee/Kirby and the Mad Thinker, fought against FF before becoming largely benevolent…
Rover: A robot/ship created by Hank Pym: it is enabled with the temperament of a dog, so as not to go berserk like Ultron…
Warlock: creatd by Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, a transmuting alien robot from the X-men franchise, likely a bitch to draw…
H.E.R.B.I.E.: a “cute” R2D2 clone that replaced Johnny Storm in the lousy late ‘70s FF cartoon, brought into MU continuity as a companion for Franklin Richards…
Alternate histories:
Marvel’s Metal Men: Created by Abel Stack, assorted robots possess artificial intelligence and are trusted allies of the superhuman community.
In the alternate DCU…
Gold: created by scientist Will Magnus , longs to be human, a Justice Leaguer briefly…
Platinum: created by evil robot the Construct, longs to be human, a Justice Leaguer briefly…
Iron: created by a mad scientist, fought against the Doom Patrol before becoming largely benevolent…
Lead: A robot created by a super hero scientist to be named later……
Mercury: a transmuting alien robot from the Teen Titans franchise…
Tin: a robot companion serving the Doom Patrol…
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