Mechano

History: The giant robot, Mechano, was built by the elderly Mr. Hopkins, an eccentric inventor, as an exhibit for an industrial fair. After almost a year, Mr. Hopkins and his young friend, Tommy Briggs, completed work on Mechano and, using a remote control unit, walked the robot to the industrial fair. At the fair, Mechano was accidentally struck by a ray of pure energy from an atomic transmitter, which caused Mechano to gain a will of its own and run amok. No longer responding to the remote control, the robot caused destruction, then wandered to the outskirts of town where a spaceship carrying a horde of invading aliens had landed. Mechano fought off the aliens. As the spaceship departed, armed police arrived and shot Mechano, destroying the robot and never knowing that Mechano had just saved the Earth from invasion.

Height: 25 ft.
Demonstrated Powers: Mechano was powerful enough to demolish a building.

Comment: This story was later redone as Monstrollo.

Comment: “Mechano” should not be confused with the Mechano-Monster used by the Stone Men from Saturn in Journey Into Mystery # 83, nor with the Keibler Circus' Mechano robot (who was actually The Incredible Hulk) in Avengers (vol. 1) # 1, nor with the villain, Mekano, introduced in X-Men # 36, nor with Fabian Stankowicz (introduced in Avengers (vol. 1) # 217), who was once known as the Mechano-Marauder.

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