Will Magnus

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Continuity-Related Comic Book Character
Doctor Magnus
Information
Real name:	William Magnus
Species:	Human
Homeworld:	Earth
Universe:	Earth-1A
Hair:	Brown
Eyes:	Blue
Occupation:	Robotic Engineer
Base:	Magnus Labs
Affiliations:	Metal Men

Doctor Will Magnus was the owner of Magnus Labs, an artificial intelligence research and development company. Magnus was behind the development of the superhero team known as the Metal Men, which was made up completely of androids, all which were of his design. Magnus was a brilliant inventor and roboticist.

History

Earth-1A

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Powers and Abilities

Super Powers

None.

Abilities

• Genius-Level Intellect

• Robotic Engineering

• Chemistry

Equipment

• Responsometer: The responsometers were developed by Magnus. These were the devices that gave life to the Metal Men. Before developing the first responsometer, Will Magnus theorized that the then current science of artificial intelligence was flawed. He assumed that things were already intelligent and that "personality traits" might indicate the presence of certain metals in the human body. As a result of this approach, Magnus developed a microcomputer chip device he called a Responsometer.

Placed inside a specified volume of pure metal, the Responsometer can animate the material, and develop an artificial brain capable of independent thought.

Magnus used his invention to create a team of "living" robots that he dubbed the Metal Men. Each Responsometer reacted differently depending upon the type of metal it was merged with. As such, the Metal Men each developed abilities and personalities reflective of their mineral composition. A Responsometer records a robot's personality and memories, and can be downloaded from one robot to the next. Should one of the Metal Men ever be destroyed, Magnus needed only to download the robot's personality into a fresh Responsometer and implant it into a surrogate body.

A single Responsometer can animate metal and develop a conscience capable of independent thought. A Responsometer can also be programmed to determine a robot's abilities based upon its mineral composition.

Weakness

• Bipolar Disorder: When he was of his med, he had a tendency to do some crazy mad scientist type stuff.

Appearances

The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure

• The Twenty-Third Dimension (1967) -- (Indirectly Mentioned Only)

Notes

Will Magnus made his first appearance in Showcase # 37 (April 1962).

Will Magnus in the comics.