Kikaider — Ishimori Production Inc.
Issue: #1
DR. KOMYOGI is an expert in robotics and has a wealthy sponsor, HERBERT GILL. Gill however, is a horrible man who forces Dr. Komyogi to develop numerous robots which he plans to use to take over the world. Dr. Komyogi realizes Gill's dark ambition and secretly develops a high-performance humanoid-robot called Jiro, who looks exactly like a human but transforms into a battle robot Kikaider who has...
First appearances: Dr. Komyoji
Creators: Shotaro Ishinomori
Characters: Professor Gill, Kikaider, Mitsuko Komyoji, Dr. Komyoji