Metal Master (comics)

Metal Master
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Incredible Hulk vol. 1 #6 (Mar 1963)
Created by	Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
In-story information
Alter ego	Molyb
Species	Astran
Abilities	Atom and metal molecule manipulation

Metal Master is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.

Publication history

The Metal Master first appeared in The Incredible Hulk vol. 1 #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.

When he came to Earth, the Metal Master attacked Gamma Base and defeated the Hulk. 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.^{[volume & issue needed]}

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.^{[volume & issue needed]}

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.^{[volume & issue needed]}

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 notable exception is Plandarium, the metal from which the armor of the Spaceknights of Galador is made (at least the cyborg armor, which is fused with his living cells is resistant, anyway). He could affect this Plandarium to some degree, but he could not control it as with other metals.

Other media

Television

• Metal Master appeared in The Incredible Hulk segment of The Marvel Super Heroes.

External links

• Metal Master at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe