Who Is Awesome Andy? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Awesome Andy is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Andy, with over 261 comic issue appearances. A synthetic adaptive android designed by the Mad Thinker to combat super-heroes. Although later defecting and becoming an employee of Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg and Holliway.

Who is Awesome Andy?

Origin Created by the Mad Thinker utilizing stolen materials from Dr. Reed Richards , Awesome Andy began his life as a weapon to be used against super-humans. Andy was one of the Thinker's first attempts at creating synthetic superhuman servants. Andy is a cross between a robot and more "true" androids as he contains various mechanical parts. Andy came into existence a shortly after the Thinker infiltrated the Baxter Building for the first time, a hodgepodge of data based on Richard's notes on DNA. By splicing the molecular DNA of an ape with Richard's own patented " unstable molecules ", the end result being a 15 foot partially organic body into which the Thinker inserted a powerful micro-computer brain coupled with a solar charged power source. The Thinker did not, however, give the android a means of vocalization. Mayor Story Arcs Fantastic Four Andy's first assignment under the command of the Thinker was to destroy the Fantastic Four .

Key facts

Awesome Andy is of robot origin and first appeared in "Sub-Mariner Versus the Human Race!; The Fabulous Fantastic Four Meet Spider-Man!; The Fantastic Four". The character is published by Marvel. With 261 recorded issue appearances, Awesome Andy ranks among the most featured characters in comics.