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Metallo
Metallo () is a name used by multiple supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of Superman. Metallo is usually depicted as a cyborg with a kryptonite power source in his heart, which he uses as a weapon against Superman. In 2009, Metallo was ranked as IGN's 52nd-greatest comic book villain of all time. Publication history John Corben and Metallo first appeared in the ''Superman'' comic strip storyline "The Menace of Metallo", which ran from 15 December 1958 to 4 April 1959. The character debuted in comic books in ''Action Comics'' #252 (May 1959), in a story by Robert Bernstein and Al Plastino. There was an earlier "Metalo" who appeared in ''World's Finest'' #6 (Summer 1942). This was just a man who discovered the most powerful metal on Earth and invented a strength serum. Fictional character biography George Grant Metalo (note the alternate spelling) is the identity of an inventor/scientist named George Grant w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metallo (John Corben -circa 1987)
Metallo () is a name used by multiple supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an List of Superman enemies, adversary of Superman. Metallo is usually depicted as a cyborg with a kryptonite power source in his heart, which he uses as a weapon against Superman. In 2009, Metallo was ranked as IGN's 52nd-greatest comic book villain of all time. Publication history John Corben and Metallo first appeared in the Superman (comic strip), ''Superman'' comic strip storyline "The Menace of Metallo", which ran from 15 December 1958 to 4 April 1959. The character debuted in comic books in ''Action Comics'' #252 (May 1959), in a story by Robert Bernstein (comics), Robert Bernstein and Al Plastino. There was an earlier "Metalo" who appeared in ''World's Finest'' #6 (Summer 1942). This was just a man who discovered the most powerful metal on Earth and invented a strength serum. Fictional character biography George Grant Metalo (note the alternate s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |