VIBROTRON
Classification: Terrestrial
technological device
Creator: Goliath (Hank Pym)
User/Possessors: Goliath (Hank Pym)
First
Appearance: Avengers I#51
(April, 1968)
Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Vibrotron was
created to restore
Goliath’s growth abilities by bombarding him with ionized electrons via
the
Vibrotron harness worn by Goliath.
History:
(Avengers
I#51) –
In an effort to regain his recently
lost growing abilities, Goliath donned the Vibrotron harness and had
Hawkeye
subject him to the Vibrotron’s electron bombardment. Soon experiencing
intense
pain, Goliath yelled for Hawkeye to turn off the Vibrotron but Hawkeye
exclaimed that the Vibrotron’s switch was stuck. Hawkeye and Wasp then
attempted to force Goliath out of the Vibrotron’s harness but the
energy
feedback knocked them both for a loop. Shortly thereafter, Wasp flew
into the
device and began pulling every plug she could find, eventually
unplugging the Vibrotron
from its power source and freeing Goliath.
Comments: Created by Roy
Thomas, John Buscema and
George Tuska.
The
Vibrotron was presumably
trashed after it nearly killed Goliath, explaining its lack of further
appearances...
Profile
by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Vibrotron has no known connections to
- The
Vibration-Bomb, weapon designed by Dr. Doom @
Fantastic Four I#143
- Vibrato, one of the Cyber-Samurais @ New
Warriors I#20
- Vibra-Tron, one of Computo’s Cybertrons @
X-Men I#48
- or any other "Vibr-” or “-tron”
items
images: (without ads)
Avengers I#51, p1, splash page (Vibrotron machine managed by Hawkeye,
Goliath
in Vibrotron harness, main image)
Avengers I#51, p2, pan4 (Wasp pulling wires inside the Vibrotron,
supplemental
image)
Appearances:
Avengers I#51 (April, 1968) – Roy Thomas (writer), John Buscema
(pencils),
George Tuska (inks), Stan Lee (editor)
Any
Additions/Corrections? please
let me know.
Last
Updated:
01/01/13
Non-Marvel Copyright info
All other characters mentioned or pictured are ™ and ©
1941-2099 Marvel
Characters, Inc. All Rights Reserved. If you like this stuff, you
should check
out the real thing!
Please visit The Marvel Official Site at: http://www.marvel.com