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Chemo

Metal Men villain

174 appearancesSince 1962

Chemo first appeared in Showcase #39 (1962-07), published by DC. 174 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Chemo began as a huge man-shaped vessel built by an eccentric scientist, Ramsey Norton, to contain the chemicals from his failed experiments. These chemicals reacted with each other and resulted in the vessel coming to life. Chemo went on a mindless rampage, and was finally defeated by the Metal Men. Since it was an artificial lifeform, Chemo could not truly die, and it would return time and again to menace the Metal Men and other heroes.

Character history

Key issues

1 issue

Showcase
#39
first appearance · intro
1962-07-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Wednesday Comics
2009–2009
6 issues →
MMCape Archive 1963
Metal Men
1963–1978
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SSR

Cape Archive 2007

Suicide Squad: Raise the Flag

2007–2008

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Metal Men

2019–2021

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Adventures of Superman

1987–2006

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2008–2008

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The Swamp Thing

2021–2022

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2022–

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Superman

1939–1986

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Showcase

1956–1978

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The Best of DC

1979–1986

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Crisis on Infinite Earths

1985–1986

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Nightwing

1996–2009

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Supergirl

1996–2003

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2006–2007

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2007–2008

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2024–

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Action Comics

1938–2011

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1940–2011

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1978–1986

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