Who Is Cobalt Man? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Cobalt Man is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Ralph Roberts, with over 76 comic issue appearances. Ralph Roberts, the Cobalt Man, is a disgruntled former Stark Enterprises employee. He created a duplication of the Iron Man armor out of cobalt.

Who is Cobalt Man?

Origin Original Cobalt Man suit Ralph Roberts was a former employee of Tony Stark who left the company when Mr. Stark would not divulge the secret to Iron Man's armor. He created Roberts Research Lab and experimented with cobalt amongst other things. He created a version of Iron Man's suit out of a cobalt alloy, although due to a head injury, he became power mad and somewhat insane. He continued to develop his armor, adding oxygen tanks for breathing in the vacuum of space. Due to excessive radiation exposure, his body grew in size, strength, durability, and color--that color being blue. Creation Cobalt Man was created by Roy Thomas and Werner Roth in 1967 and first appeared in X-Men # 31. Major Story Arcs Versus the X-Men While visiting his younger brother Ted at Metro College, Ralph hit his head when his stick broke during a pole vaulting contest with his brother.

Key facts

Cobalt Man is of human origin and first appeared in "We Must Destroy... the Cobalt Man!". The character is published by Marvel. With 76 recorded issue appearances, Cobalt Man ranks among the most featured characters in comics.