Metallo
Also known as John Corben, Roger Corben
Metallo () is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of Superman. All versions of the character are powered by kryptonite and are partially or completely mechanical.
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- Metallo
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- A robotic man with a green glow coming from his chest
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- Metallo as depicted in Superman: Man of Tomorrow #14 (August 2020 - digital).Art by Paul Pelletier.
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- John Corben
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- DC Comics
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- Action Comics #252 (May 1959)
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- Robert Bernstein (writer)Al Plastino (artist)
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- Human cyborg
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23 sectionsContents
- Publication history
- Fictional character biography
- George Grant
- Kryptonian robot
- John Corben
- ''Superman: Secret Origin''
- ''The New 52''
- ''DC Rebirth''
- Roger Corben
- Powers and abilities
- Other versions
- In other media
- Television
- Live-action
- Arrowverse
- Animation
- DC Animated Universe
- Film
- Video games
- Miscellaneous
- Merchandise
- See also
- References
Metallo () is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of Superman. All versions of the character are powered by kryptonite and are partially or completely mechanical.
In 2009, Metallo was ranked as IGN's 52nd-greatest comic book villain of all time.
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Characters created by Curt SwanCharacters created by Jerry SiegelCharacters created by Robert BernsteinComics characters introduced in 1959Comics characters introduced in 1977Converted comics character infoboxesCyborg supervillainsDC Comics characters with accelerated healingDC Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerabilityDC Comics characters with superhuman strengthDC Comics cyborgs