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Extremely complex and highly sophisticated robots employed by [[Superboy]] to help him carry out his customary super-tasks and protect the secret of his dual identity. These so-called Super-Robots, which were constructed to resemble the [[Boy of Steel]] himself, as well as [[Clark Kent]], were housed behind a secret panel in the basement of the Kent house in [[Smallville]]. | Extremely complex and highly sophisticated robots employed by [[Superboy]] to help him carry out his customary super-tasks and protect the secret of his dual identity. These so-called Super-Robots, which were constructed to resemble the [[Boy of Steel]] himself, as well as [[Clark Kent]], were housed behind a secret panel in the basement of the Kent house in [[Smallville]]. | ||
(when Superboy becomes Superman, most of the Superboy Robots are de-activated or destroyed, see: [[Superboy Robot-6]]). | (when Superboy becomes Superman, most of the Superboy Robots are de-activated or destroyed, see: [[Superboy Robot-6]]). | ||
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| + | [[Image:Peterobot.jpg|left|thumb|Pete Ross lets his entusiasm get the better of him, damaging a Superboy robot. Image by George Papp.]] | ||
In October 1962, while exploring Superboy's secret trophy room in the Kent basement, [[Pete Ross]] accidentally damages the only Superboy robot left behind in Smallville while Superboy is off on a mission to the future. When a call comes in from [[Police Chief Parker]], Pete dons an anti-gravity belt and a Superboy costume to respond to the emergency. For the next day, disguised as a Superboy robot and using his own ingenuity to simulate Superboy's powers, Pete impersonates the robot in a variety of situations, rescuing people from disasters large and small. Finally, just before Superboy's return, [[Mon-El]] journeys from the future and repairs the damaged robot just in time for it to put out a fire in the Kent's kitchen (SB No.100/5: "The Day Pete Ross Became a Robot!"). | In October 1962, while exploring Superboy's secret trophy room in the Kent basement, [[Pete Ross]] accidentally damages the only Superboy robot left behind in Smallville while Superboy is off on a mission to the future. When a call comes in from [[Police Chief Parker]], Pete dons an anti-gravity belt and a Superboy costume to respond to the emergency. For the next day, disguised as a Superboy robot and using his own ingenuity to simulate Superboy's powers, Pete impersonates the robot in a variety of situations, rescuing people from disasters large and small. Finally, just before Superboy's return, [[Mon-El]] journeys from the future and repairs the damaged robot just in time for it to put out a fire in the Kent's kitchen (SB No.100/5: "The Day Pete Ross Became a Robot!"). | ||
| − | Many years after the time of active Superboy Robots, an old Superboy Robot tape is accidentally used to program a Supergirl Robot (see "[[Linda Lee Robot]]"), causing it to journey to [[Smallville Orphanage]] and have confused memories of Superman's past | + | Many years after the time of active Superboy Robots, an old Superboy Robot tape is accidentally used to program a Supergirl Robot (see "[[Linda Lee Robot]]"), causing it to journey to [[Smallville Orphanage]] and have confused memories of Superman's past (Adv No. 396/2, Aug 1970: "The Mystery of the Super-Orphan"). |
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Revision as of 20:51, 26 July 2006
Extremely complex and highly sophisticated robots employed by Superboy to help him carry out his customary super-tasks and protect the secret of his dual identity. These so-called Super-Robots, which were constructed to resemble the Boy of Steel himself, as well as Clark Kent, were housed behind a secret panel in the basement of the Kent house in Smallville. (when Superboy becomes Superman, most of the Superboy Robots are de-activated or destroyed, see: Superboy Robot-6).
In October 1962, while exploring Superboy's secret trophy room in the Kent basement, Pete Ross accidentally damages the only Superboy robot left behind in Smallville while Superboy is off on a mission to the future. When a call comes in from Police Chief Parker, Pete dons an anti-gravity belt and a Superboy costume to respond to the emergency. For the next day, disguised as a Superboy robot and using his own ingenuity to simulate Superboy's powers, Pete impersonates the robot in a variety of situations, rescuing people from disasters large and small. Finally, just before Superboy's return, Mon-El journeys from the future and repairs the damaged robot just in time for it to put out a fire in the Kent's kitchen (SB No.100/5: "The Day Pete Ross Became a Robot!").
Many years after the time of active Superboy Robots, an old Superboy Robot tape is accidentally used to program a Supergirl Robot (see "Linda Lee Robot"), causing it to journey to Smallville Orphanage and have confused memories of Superman's past (Adv No. 396/2, Aug 1970: "The Mystery of the Super-Orphan").
