RADAR CRAB

Classification: Terrestrial technology

Creator: Fixer (Paul Norbert Ebersol)

User/Possessors: Fixer, Mentallo

First Appearance: Strange Tales I#142/1 (April, 1966)

Powers/Abilities/Functions: This small robotic quadraped was designed to adhere to walls and release a corrosive chemical where it crawled, enabling it to dissolve a section of a wall.

History:
(Strange Tales I#142/1) - When the partnership of Mentallo and the Fixer invaded SHIELD headquarters, the two criminals triggered the automatic defense system, causing moving walls made of steel-hard fiber to box them in. But Mentallo was able to mentally sense the weakest part of a wall, and the Fixer placed the Radar Crab at that location. The mechanical drone moved along the wall in a perfect circle, leaving a trail of a radioactive isotope. The chemical ate through the wall, leaving a large hole for the invaders to escape and continue their assault.

Comments: Created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Mike Esposito.

Profile by John Kaminski

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Radar Crab has no known connection to:

• Crab of School, Namorita foe @ Marvel Comics Presents I#12/4
• Crab Truck, fought by Thing @ Marvel Comics Presents I#94/3
• Homicide Crabs, HATE weapons @ Nextwave: Agents of HATE#6
• Mech-Crab, Attuma vehicle @ Web of Spider-Man Annual#5
• any other devices with similar names

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Strange Tales I#142, p9, pan2 (Fixer holding Radar Crab)