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

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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