Publisher Marvel Comics Alter ego Molyb Creators Stan Lee, Steve Ditko | Created by Stan Lee
Steve Ditko Species Astran Fictional universe Marvel Universe | |
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Abilities Ability to animate and control virtually all known forms of metal First appearance The Incredible Hulk #6 (Mar 1963) Similar Ogress, Tyrannus, Flux, John Ryker, Jim Wilson | ||
Metal Master is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Publication history
The Metal Master first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #6 (March 1963), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
The character subsequently appears in Rampaging Hulk #3 (June 1977), ROM #30 (May 1982), and Maximum Security #2 (December 2000).
Metal Master received an entry in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #7 (2006).
Fictional character biography
Metal Master was an alien who can psionically control the atoms and molecules of metals like the rest of his species on a planet in the Galaxy of Astra. He was banished from his world for trying to take it over. When he came to Earth, the Metal Master attacked Gamma Base and defeated the Hulk when he refused to join him. The Hulk returned with a plastic weapon; when the Metal Master's powers could not affect the gun, he was caught off guard and the Hulk easily beat him and forced him to reverse his actions.
The Metal Master returned to Earth again later, seeking large amounts of metals that Astrans thrive on. There he encountered the Spaceknight Rom, and tried to control Rom's metal armor. Rom resisted him, and the Metal Master was nearly driven mad by the thought of a metal that he could not control.
Later, the Metal Master wound up in an intergalactic prison. During the events of "Maximum Security", Metal Master was one of the many aliens sent to Earth and he fought the Scarlet Witch.
Powers and abilities
The Metal Master possesses the ability to animate and control virtually all known forms of metal. He can alter the shape and form of metals at will, forming complex objects out of them, levitate them, etc. One exception is Plandarium, the metal from which the armor of the Spaceknights of Galador is made. He can affect this Plandarium to some degree, but he cannot control it as with other metals.