History[]
The eponymous protagonist of the Hurricane comic strip The Juggernaut from Planet Z was a giant robot. It was deliberately launched at Earth by unknown persons on a moving planetary body (referred to by Earth scientists as Planet Z) as said planet was passing through our solar system for undisclosed reasons. The Juggernaut landed in Cumberland and was immediately attacked by the military, provoking a devastating response, but one Dr. Dan Morgan managed to calm it down.
The Juggernaut proved to be friendly and, although it subsequently returned home, Morgan was henceforth able to summon it from Planet Z when it was needed to aid Earth, apparently with the blessing of its mysterious masters.
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
Various, not all documented.
Strength level
Superhuman.
Paraphernalia[]
Transportation
The Juggernaut travelled through space in a spherical craft which it was apparently able to generate from within its own body.
Notes[]
- The Juggernaut only appeared in Hurricane for about a year but continued to appear regularly in Hurricane Annuals until 1974.
- Among the artists who drew the Juggernaut was Brian Lewis.
- The Juggernaut is very similar to the title character of the novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes (later adapted into the film "The Iron Giant"), which was was first published in 1968.
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- Appearances of The Juggernaut from Planet Z
- Character Gallery: The Juggernaut from Planet Z
- Images that feature The Juggernaut from Planet Z
- Fan-Art Gallery: The Juggernaut from Planet Z
- The Juggernaut from Planet Z quotations
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