MECHANOID
Real Name: Inapplicable
Identity/Class: Robot
Occupation: Inapplicable
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Tony, United States National Guard
Enemies: Hulk (Bruce Banner)
Known Relatives: Inapplicable
Aliases: America's First Fully-Automated Soldier!
Base of Operations: New York City, New York
First Appearance: Giant-Size Defenders I#2 (October, 1974)
Powers/Abilities: The Mechanoid, controlled by a nearby command panel, had an armament including lasers and missiles.
History: (Giant-Size Defenders I#2) - Designed to be "America's first fully-automated soldier," the Mechanoid was equipped with missiles and lasers and controlled by a nearby command panel. When the Hulk began fighting with police in New York City, the National Guard deployed the Mechanoid against the Hulk. Controlled by a soldier, Tony, the Mechanoid attacked the Hulk with his armament, but the Hulk shrugged the attack off and crushed the Mechanoid with a series of punches.
Comments: Created by Len Wein, Gil Kane, and Klaus Janson.
Bet the government slapped their head with a "D'oh!" after this one!
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Character name has no known connections to
Tony was a member of the National Guard
assigned to control the Mechanoid from a command panel in a battle
against the Hulk. The Mechanoid was quickly destroyed by the Hulk.
--Giant-Size Defenders I#2
images:
Giant-Size Defenders I#2, p3, pan3
Giant-Size Defenders I#2, p3, pan6
(Tony) Giant-Size Defenders I#2, p3, pan2
Other Appearances:
Giant-Size Defenders I#2 (October, 1972) - Len Wein (writer), Gil Kane
(penciler), Klaus Janson (inker), Roy Thomas (editor)
Last updated:11/04/07
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