View full history, "Come with us now to Earth-Two, and the awesome origin of the All-Star Squadron!". — Robotman All-Star Squadron #7 is an issue of the series All-Star Squadron (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1982. As Roy Thomas put it, DC management gave him "a chance to write a return of the JSA". The creative team of writer Roy Thomas and artist Rich Buckler on "All-Star Squadron" offered readers a nostalgic glimpse back in time, albeit through the slightly distorted lens of Earth-2's history. This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other This story is an adaptation of the fourth story of Star Spangled Comics #7. Robotman originally appeared in Star-Spangled Comics #7-82 from 1942-48 and Detective Comics #138-202 (except #155) from 1948-53. All-Star Squadron #58. In it he describes the impetus for the series, namely, DC wanted a comic book telling tales of the Justice Society of America. (And Vice Versa), From Fear To Eternity/Shanghaied Into Hyperspace! While the other heroes face Dynaman, a transformed Dan the Dyna-Mite, Paula Brooks (a reformed villain, the Tigress) and Lance Gallant (Captain Triumph), who had become lovers over the course of the story, confront and defeat Robotman. Please fill out the following form to report a missing variant issue from the database. © 2021 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. This issue was most recently modified by: Nick Caputo Mike Nielsen Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.) on 05/08/19 Robotman #63 Nov 1986 DC - $15+ Comic Orders Ship Free! With Thomas'comprehensive knowledge of the heroes and history of World War II era Americana, the All-Star Squadron was a certifiable hit, even if the Earth-2 shattering events of DC's tumultuous "Crisis on Infinite Earths" maxi-series of the mid-1980s took a toll on the book's continuity. [no title indexed] All-Star Squadroom. When was his last appearance (not counting his All Star Squadron and other appearances in the 1970s)? Interlude Eight, I Sing the Body Robotic! pikahyper Rating: 12+ 22 pages Released 6/4/86. An enraged Hourman rips off one of Robotman's arms and finishes Miss America's public accusation. Robotman (Robert Crane) is a Golden Age DC Comics superhero. This series takes Dr. Mid-Nite, Robotman, The Atom, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Plastic Man and others through a series of adventures inspired by the original Justice Society stories from the 1940s. A big part of the charm of All-Star Squadron lies in this historical setting. ; Shanghaied Into Hyperspace! 17 years ago - 52-year-old Cliff's body is destroyed in the same explosion that "killed" the original Doom Patrol . He therefore bequeathed his body to Robotman to give him the possibility of a new life. The first three issues of All-Star Squadron focus on time traveling Per Degaton and his team of villains that he picked out through different time periods. During its run, All-Star Squadron introduced a new Firebrand and Amazing Man, and featured early artwork from top artist Todd McFarlane. In this popular series that ran for 67 issues, readers were treated not only to the adventures of the more familiar Justice Society, but also to every other mystery man of the time and dozens of minor heroes from DC's Golden Age, including the speedster Johnny Quick, the patriotic Liberty Belle, power houses Robotman and Commander Steel, and the 1940s versions of Batman and Robin. See, This page was last edited on 31 January 2021, at 08:46. and lent Pat Dugan some components of his own disassembled robotic body in order to perfect the S.T.R.I.P.E. Robot to join the soldiers to eliminate Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown after they escape from the lab facility. This story takes place on Oct 31st, 1941 and the days that immediately follow. All-Star Squadron #19 (March 1983): "Death Considered As a State of Mind". The massive All-Star Squadron was formed, setting up their headquarters in the Perisphere at the heart of New York's World's Fair. Nobody Gets Out of Paradise Valley Alive! All Star Squadron Comic Book #63 DC Comics 1986. Since Crane had to be legally dead for his assailants to be charged with murder, he created a civilian identity as Paul Dennis, accomplished with lifelike face mask and gloves. See, The characters TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite were debuted by Mort Weisinger and Hal Sharp. Interlude One. Published by DC Comics. The world of Earth-2 was at war. In 1951, Crane helped Charles McNider, the original Doctor Mid-Nite, make the devices McNider needed to become Starman. [4] His stories were mostly lighthearted in nature, featuring whimsical situations and plenty of comedy relief (usually provided by Robbie). All-Star Squadron #64 JSA DC Comics December 1986 VF/NM. Written By: Danette Thomas, Roy Thomas. It worth noting that this is the Golden Age Robotman, and NOT the one of Doom Patrol fame, although, I suppose he could be used as a stand in, or a template to create that character. Johnny Quick has it out with Liberty Belle, before storming off. His mechanical body shut down to preserve his brain, and it took twenty years for enough power to build up for him to reactivate and free himself. He appears in various issues of All-Star Squadron #1-67 from 1981 to 1987. [5], According to Jess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes, Robotman's "rogues Gallery includes the Baffler, the mad genius Dr. Gaunt, Dr. Ripari (aka Dr. Ripper), the Human Magnet, an evil version of Robotman, the Japanese agent "Slanteyes", the costumed cat-burglar Tiger-Man, and the criminal inventor the Wizard".[6]. All-Star Squadron. During their fight Robotman states he always knew the Ultra-Humanite was in Tex Thompson's body and that he does not care. $4.99 + $3.50 shipping. Recently Robert's government services are shutting the Project M down of Frankenstein and the Creature Commandos. The series depicts that after World War II Robotman purposefully ignores his humanity, developing an inhuman mental state, focusing on being a robot. His stories were mostly lighthearted in nature, featuring whimsic… [10] In the modern era, Robert Crane is still alive and now a doctor, and he helps the government revive G.I. This Robotman is no relation to Cliff Steele of the old Doom Patrol and he also never met the Paul Dennis/Robotman of Earth-One. 1 / 4. Siskoid and Bass take on Secret Origins Month at the Fire and Water Podcast Network with a tale that might well have fit into the original run of Secret Origins, The Origin of the Golden Age Robotman, from All-Star Squadron #63 (November 1986).Who was the original brain in a metal body? He first appeared in Star Spangled Comics #7 (April 1942) and was created by Jerry Siegel and Leo Nowak. On January 25, 1942: Five All-Stars (Cdr Steel, Firebrand, Johnny Quick, Liberty Belle and Robotman) catch a ride on Wonder Woman's Invisible Plane, from Virginia to New York City, where she drops them off, literally, at Robert Crane's laboratory, in Queens. Instead of writing stories in the modern era, Roy Thomas decided to place the tales during World War II. The Ultra-Humanite and Deathbolt retrieve the Powerstone and the Hammer of Thor and capture Firebrand, Robotman and Superman. All-Star Squadron #21 (May 1983), All-Star Comics #12 (Aug./Sept. He is depicted stopping a robbery with deadly force, and later being approached by Tex Thompson (Mr. America), the current form of the Ultra-Humanite. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll Seller 100% positive. No longer a cyborg, he resurfaced in the first issues of Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. We learn from Hawkman that he is on his way to the Justice Society of America headquarters. [3] He also fought crime solo with help from his canine sidekick, Robbie the Robot Dog. So, at the behest of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a new, larger team was created to help unite the war torn country. Robert Crane is a scientist whose brain was placed inside a robotic body after he had been fatally shot. "-Interlude Three, Crisis at Canaveral/Shanghaied Into Space! All-Star Squadron 17 Cover (DC, 1983) Team, Robotman. along with editor Len Wein, letterer John Costanza and colorist Carl Gafford begin the wartime adventures of the Golden-Age heroes of the DC Universe. Robotman originally appeared in Star-Spangled Comics #7-82 from 1942-48 and Detective Comics #138-202 (except #155) from 1948-53. Volume » Read With Free Trial Read With Membership. Original Comic Art titled All-Star Squadron 17 Cover (DC, 1983) Team, Robotman, located in Will's FOR SALE Comic Art Gallery (1706458) Thompson even berates him without any objections from Robotman. Started in 1981. Since Crane had to be legally dead for his assailants to be charged with murder, he created a civilian identity as Paul Dennis, accomplished with lifelike face mask and gloves. In the alternate timeline of the Flashpoint event, Robert Crane is a human scientist, never becoming a Robotman in World War II. Diana then flies back to Washington DC to visit Steve Trevor at a military hospital there. DIRECT EDITION. I have a question about the original Robotman. [2] As Robotman, he was a member of the World War II-era team, the All-Star Squadron. Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler, Jerry Ordway (credited here as Jeremiah Ordway!) 8a. Read with Registration. Interlude Seven, The Sinister Secret of the Sixth Sense! I know he first appeared.in Star spangled Comics #7 in 1942. The First Case of the Justice Society of America, Out of the Ashes... Mechanique; Shanghaied into Hyperspace! This happened in Star-Spangled Comics #7 (April, 1942) in the story later titled "The Birth Of Robotman" by Jerry Siegel, Leo Nowak and Paul Cassidy, and Robotman did capture Mason, clearing Chuck Grayson of the murder of Robert Crane (though Crane did adopt a new human identity of Paul Dennis at the time).This story, though not reprinted, was covered in All-Star Squadron #63 (November, … Mekanique!, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas (co-plotter), pencils by Arvell Jones, inks by Vince Colletta and Tony DeZuniga; As the Crisis rages on, the All-Stars meet to discuss Mekanique's fate while she's in Robotman's lab; Although through a majority vote they want her at the Perisphere headquarters, Robotman refuses to return her, and a contingent go to collect her, but thanks to Robotman's repairs, … He also fought crime solo with help from his canine sidekick, Robbie the Robot Dog. This causes Robotman to explode and fatally electrocutes Gallant, much to the Tigress' and Gallant's deceased brother's sorrow. In a dimension not unlike that of the Justice League on Earth-1, the greatest heroes of the 1940s had banded together to form the Justice Society of America, but even that wasn't enough to battle the Axis powers plaguing their society. Click to view full size image. [7], Robotman's career came to an end by unique means. His former lab assistant, Charles Grayson, discovered that he was dying of a brain disease which left the rest of his tissues unharmed. It is unsaid what the Ultra-Humanite promises or uses to recruit Robotman, but Robotman becomes his unquestioning servant, committing murder, and often staying close to Thompson during his political appearances. All-Star Squadron #20 (April 1983): "For the Dark Things Cannot Stand the Light". All-Star Squadron; 1. We begin with Hawkman flying over the city. Click here for the annuals of the All-Star Squadron. any Comic Vine content. [no title indexed] All-Star Comments. Two heroes have gone by the moniker Robotman.The first was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Dobrotka and first appeared in Star-Spangled Comics #7 in 1942. Comic Vine users. The All-Star Squadron does not appear as this story takes place before the team was founded. [1] Despite his name, Robotman is not a robot; he is a cyborg. McNider used the devices in that guise for a half a year and then gave them to David Knight, a Starman from the future who used them for the rest of the year before returning to the future and dying there. 1942) Cyclotron is revealed as scientist Terry Curtis, a former lover of Danette Reilly (Firebrand). (At the time of this entry, I have not yet found any stats for the newer, Doom Patrol Robotman character.) The Awesome Origin of Robotman Tales of the All-Star Squadron; 1. Pencils: All-Star Squadron last edited by The massive All-Star Squadron was formed, setting up their headquarters in the Perisphere at the heart of New York's World's Fair. Title: All-Star Squadron 17 Cover (DC, 1983) Team, Robotman ... Great sci-fi morality theme where it's to be determined whether the All-Star, Robotman, is man or machine! All-Star Squadron #58. Golden Age Atom, Dr. Midnite, Hawkman, Robotman. Robotman had been trapped in suspended animation after being caught in a rockslide. ; "Shanghaied Into Hyperspace! All-Star Squadron; 2. All-Star Squadron #1 (Sept. 1981) 7 December 1941: Uncle Sam has a premonition of the Japanese plan to bomb Pearl Harbor and forms the Freedom Fighters: Hourman, the Invisible Hood, Magno, Miss America, Neon the Unknown and the Red Torpedo. The last series to do so was All Star Comics, which lasted only seventeen issues, ending in 1979. ... Robotman then takes her to his private lab to repair her. Robert Crane is a scientist whose brain was placed inside a robotic body after he had been fatally shot. And then he got Wotan (who is like Aleister Crowley, kind of), Sky Pirate, who is a pirate but for planes, and Professor Zodiac, who looks funny, but is an Alchemist. ALL-STAR SQUADRON #1 B. DC | Back To All-Star Squadron | September 1981 | Volume 1 | USA | 375 Owned. "The Origin of Johnny Quick" All-Star Squadron 65 (Janeiro de 1987) ↑ Thomas, Roy (roteiro), Kupperberg, Alan (desenho), DeZuniga, Tony (arte-final). As Robotman, he was a member of the World War II-era team, the All-Star Squadron. $2.00 "The Origin of the Golden Age Robotman" All-Star Squadron 63 (Novembro de 1986) ↑ Thomas, Roy (roteiro), Heck, Don (desenho), DeZuniga, Tony (arte-final). The All-Star Squadron look on, helplessly, as Robotman is taken away. Still, the story remained grounded in Robotman's struggle to adjust to his new existence, at one point having to reveal his real identity in court, and being declared legally human. 08:00AM The year is 1940, right before the outbreak of World War II. suit of armor. Listen to it at the Fire and Water Podcast Network, under Secret Origins Redux 2: Robotman Some highlights from All-Star Squadron #63 by Roy Thomas, Mike Bair and Mike Machlan (with a few comparisons to the original by Jerry Siegel, Leo Nowak and Paul Cassidy, from Star-Spangled Comics #7, April 1942): Seller 100% positive. Writer Roy Thomas is no stranger to World War II, or wartime comic book super-heroes having come off Marvel's WWII super-team, The Invaders. A power surge revived him, and after adjusting to being twenty years in the future, he learned what Grayson had done for him and gladly regained the humanity he'd thought lost forever.[8][9]. All-Star Squadron #1 contains "An Open Letter to the Readers" written by Roy Thomas. Uncle Sam and Miss America are recovered. He appears in various issues of All-Star Squadron #1-67 from 1981 to 1987. Close. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. To Slay the Body Electric! This Robotman is no relation to Cliff Steele of the old Doom Patrol and he also never met the Paul Dennis/Robotman of Earth-One. The Trial of Robotman! This story reveals the post-Crisis origin of Robotman. In the end, Gallant, refusing to transform into Captain Triumph, shoves one of the Tigress' wooden crossbow bolts further into Robotman's head. You can search for Star Spangled Comics #15/6 (December 1942): "The Trial of Robotman".