Who Is Metallo? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Metallo is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of John Wayne Corben, with over 500 comic issue appearances. He is an invulnerable cyborg with superhuman strength who uses his Kryptonite power source against Superman, therefore, making him a dangerous foe.

Who is Metallo?

See Metalo for the original Golden Age version of Metallo. The 1st Metallo Metallo first appeared in the story: " Man of Steel versus Man of Metal ." This story was Pre-Crisis, and was considered to have taken place on Earth-2. The first version of Metallo, originally spelled "Metalo," was a scientist named George Grant. Grant had a powered suit of armor, and during a second encounter with Kal-L , had also taken a serum to increase his strength to super human levels. During their battle, Grant fired a special beam at Superman , that dramatically decreased the Man of Steel's power. Superman recovered his power through a strict exercise regiment, and was able to easily beat Grant. The 2nd Metallo Pre-Crisis Pre-Crisis, John Corben became the first Metallo. He was a shifty reporter who, after a near fatal car accident, was turned into a cyborg by Dr.

Key facts

Metallo is of cyborg origin and first appeared in "The Menace of Metallo!; Congo Bill Dies at Dawn!; The Supergirl From Krypton!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 500 recorded issue appearances, Metallo ranks among the most featured characters in comics.