| Villain
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First appearance
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Description
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| Balloon Man
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Metal Men (vol. I) #24 (March 1967) |
A large balloon-like monster - it was later known as Balloonatic in Post-Crisis.
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| B.O.L.T.S.
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Metal Men (vol. I) #15 (September 1965) |
An organization bent on destroying the world and headed by Egg Fu, it created The Rebel Robot to help achieve its goal. However, the robot fell in love with the Metal Men's "Nameless" - it was fried attempting to kiss her while she was in contact with an electrified fence.
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| Professor Bravo
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Metal Men (vol. I) #21 (August–September 1966) |
The creator of the Plastic Perils.
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| Chemo
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Showcase (vol. I) #39 (July–August 1962) |
A 25-foot, man-shaped plastic vat of various dangerous chemicals brought to life by Professor Ramsey Norton's failed growth formula.
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| Coven of Seven
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Metal Men (vol. I) #38 (April–May 1969) |
A coven of witches who fought the Metal Men and died in the process.
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| Cruel Clowns
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Metal Men (vol. I) #36 (February–March 1969) |
Aliens from the Clown Planet, they tried to capture Earthlings for their own amusement.
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| Darzz the Dictator
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Metal Men (vol. I) #31 (April–May 1968) |
A giant Alien disembodied head and dictator that fought the substitute version of the Metal Men.
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| Eclipso
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House of Secrets (vol. I) #61 (August 1963) |
The Metal Man once fought Bruce Gordon's alternate personality in order to keep the supervillain from reviving the evil god Umbra (Metal Men (vol. 1) #48).
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| Fferka
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Metal Men (vol. I) #33 (August–September 1968) |
The leader of a race of giant alien fly monsters who hunted down the Metal Men during the time Dr. Will Magnus had fallen into a coma.
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| Floating Furies
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Metal Men (vol. I) #11 (December 1964/January 1965) |
Resembling naval mines with frowning faces, the Floating Furies' origin is unknown. They are overseen by a queen and are known to attack ships.
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| Gas Gang
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Metal Men (vol. I) #6 (February–March 1964) |
A gas-themed version of the Metal Men created by Dr. Will Magnus at the time when he was temporarily turned into a robot. Members of the gang are Oxygen, Helium, Chloroform, Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide.
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| Genghis Khan II
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Metal Men (vol. I) #27 (August–September 1967) |
A descendant of the historical figure who wielded a laser-beam sword, he killed the Metal Men in his first and only battle with them. On his unfortune, Genghis died when he accidentally made contact with his own weapon.
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| Grid
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Justice League (vol. II) #23 (October 2013) |
A sapient computer system, and a member of the Crime Syndicate of America. After Dr. Silas Stone used his technology to convert his son into Cyborg, some technology manifested that wanted Cyborg to get information on metahumans. When he fought the controls, the secondary cybernetic systems began to hunt passively for information. Cyborg began to refer to the software as the "Grid". As it grew with every computer intelligence, it developed quirks and traits from the hackers and viruses that it encountered, eventually coming into contact with the Justice League & the Metal Men.
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| Karnak
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Metal Men (vol. I) #40 (October–November 1969) |
A criminal who brainwashed the now non-comatose Dr. Will Magnus into serving him.
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| Leopard Mask Gang
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Metal Men (vol. I) #28 (October–November 1967) |
A bunch of leopard-dressed gangsters who used duplicates of the Metal Men to do their bidding.
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| Lizard
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Metal Men (vol. I) #23 (December 1966/January 1967) |
An ally of Professor Snakelocks, he and his gang captured Platinum and demanded a ransom for her release. In reality a trap to kill all of the Metal Men, the Lizard was defeated in his attempt to do so.
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| Mechan Monster
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Metal Men (vol. I) #30 (February–March 1968) |
A monster from another dimension, the Metal Men faced it as the first of three task for King Dymond in lieu of a way to restore Doc Magnus back to life.
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| Missile Men
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Metal Men (vol. I) #1 (April–May 1963) |
A robot called "Z-1" was "dumped off" at a junkyard planet and attempted to fashion a queen to rule the planet with him. Instead, Robot Z-1 could only make mindless copies of himself, so he tries to take Tina as his queen.
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| Mulehead
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Metal Men (vol. I) #19 (April–May 1966) |
A giant centaur cursed by Zeus, he came to Earth in an attempt to make Platinum his wife.
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| Plastic Perils
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Metal Men (vol. I) #21 (August–September 1966) |
A plastic-themed version of the Metal Men consisting of Ethylene, Methacrylate, Polyethylene, Silicone, and Styren.
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| Platinum II
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Metal Men (vol. I) #3 (August–September 1963) |
An unsuccessful recreation of Tina.
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| Plutonium Man
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Metal Men (vol. I) #45 (April–May 1976) |
A rogue Metal Man created by Doc Magnus, but taken over by a Karnian agent for nefarious reasons.
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| Radioactive Manta Ray Monster
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Showcase (vol. I) #37 (March–April 1964) |
An alien manta ray monster with radioactive abilities, it was the first opponent the Metal Men faced.
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| Robot Amazons
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Metal Men (vol. I) #4 (October–November 1963) |
A bunch of robotic Amazons who attempted to claim Tin as the Robot Amazon Queen's king following his containment of an alien organism. Another Robot Amazon race later fought the Metal Men and Metal Women.
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| Robot Amusement Park Rides
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Metal Men (vol. I) #8 (June–July 1964) |
Alien robots in the form of amusement park rides on another planet.
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| Robot Termites
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Metal Men (vol. I) #16 (October–November 1965) |
A bunch of alien robotic termites that attacked some wooden robots.
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| Second Metal Men
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Metal Men (vol. I) #2 (June–July 1963) |
A robot duplicate of Dr. Will Magnus created by Tina to take the place of her affections ended up creating another race of Metal Men to replace the originals. The second group consisted of Aluminum, Barium, Calcium, Plutonium, Sodium, and Zirconium.
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| Sizzler
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Metal Men (vol. I) #22 (October–November 1966) |
A robot created by Professor Snakelocks from photo-molecular energy siphoned from the Aurora Borealis, she once turned the Metal Men into humans and transformed Dr. Will Magnus into a robot. Like Tina, Sizzler seemed to be in love with Doctor Magnus. She appeared to have exploded when Doc tried to add a responsometer, causing metal shards to plunge into his heart. Whether Sizzler really exploded or not (considering how powerful and unpredictable she really is) is unknown.
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| Skyscraper Robots
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Metal Men (vol. I) #13 (April–May 1965) |
A race of giant, cannibal alien robots as big as skyscrapers from another world.
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| Professor Snakelocks
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Metal Men (vol. I) #22 (October–November 1966) |
A communist scientist from a hostile country, Prof. Snakelock, under the guise of diplomatic immunity, arrived in the USA with a myriad of suitcases containing miniaturized warrior robots which expand when in contact with air. From his pocket watch springs the Sizzler, whose mission is to wreak havoc. When Snakelocks was captured, he tried to warn Doc Magnus about how treacherous Sizzler may be on a whim, but as he does so The Sizzler lashes out and transforms Prof. Snakelock into a robot.
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| Solar-Brain
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Metal Men (vol. I) #7 (April–May 1964) |
A solar prominence that was turned into a cosmic being, the creature had tremendous telekinetic powers. Able to turn the Metal Men into a gun pointed at Doc Magnus, a disintegration meteor shield on the Metal Men's ship destroyed the Solar-Brain in their only encounter with it.
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| Hugo Stark
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Metal Men (vol. I) #39 (August–September 1969) |
A misshapen human that captured Platinum (at the time in human form) from the set of a movie financed by Mr. Conan.
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| Doctor Strangeglove
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Metal Men (vol. I) #52 (June–July 1977) |
At the request of Johanna Rome, the Metal Men faced Norman Techno, head of a secret governmental project, and his "Brain-Children".
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| Torgola
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Metal Men (vol. I) #29 (December 1967/January 1968) |
A robot programmed to seek out uninhabited planets to collect their minerals, Torgola finds himself on Earth instead and clashes with the Metal Men.
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| Uranium
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Brave & The Bold (vol. I) #55 (September 1964) |
Uranium, one of the first robots created by Dr. Will Magnus, comes back to battle The Metal Men who team up with The Atom to defeat him.
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| Volcano Man
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Metal Men (vol. I) #35 (December 1968/January 1969) |
An alien prisoner from Astra Maxima, he was transformed into Volcano Man (not to be confused with the Challengers of the Unknown villain of the same name) and tried to take Platinum as his mate.
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| Von Vroon
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Showcase (vol. I) #38 (May–June 1962) |
A former Nazi scientist now working for the Russians, he was creator of the giant robot dubbed "Nightmare Menace".
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| Vox
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Metal Men (vol. I) #51 (April–May 1977) |
A cyborg that once led an army of robots to attack Colonel Craven's military base.
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| Doctor Yes
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Metal Men (vol. I) #20 (June–July 1966) |
A robot counterpart of Egg Fu.
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