Mano (comics)

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Mano is a DC Comics supervillain who lives in the 30th century in the DC Universe, in the setting of the Legion of Super-Heroes comic books, where he is a member of the Fatal Five and an adversary of the Legion. Created by Jim Shooter, he first appeared in Adventure Comics #352 (1967).

Mano is a mutant, born with the power to disintegrate anything that he touches with his right hand, with his "anti-matter touch". Hating his people for mistreating him, Mano decided to destroy them all by touching the ground, and, "straining his power to the utmost", he obliterated his planet, causing it to explode.

Considered one of the worst murderers in the galaxy, Mano was recruited by the Legion themselves to help them defeat the Sun-Eater, after which he continued his criminal career, mainly as a member of the Five.

A native of the polluted world Angtu, Mano must wear an environment suit because he can not breathe the atmosphere of most other planets. The suit's helmet obscures his face so that it can only be seen as a silhouette.

"Mano" is Spanish for "hand."

Following the Zero Hour reboot of the Legion, Mano was reintroduced in Legionnaires #19 (December 1994). His origin was slightly altered, while he still destroyed his planet the inhabitants were already dead, as a result of chemical weaponry. He then sought revenge on the industrialist Leland McCauley, who had sold the weapons. While Mano later became a more conventional supervillain his priority remained revenge on McCauley, and he continued to disapprove of the destruction of innocents, something that sometimes set him against the other members of the Five.

Mano has not yet been seen in Mark Waid's newest incarnation of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

[edit] Other media

Mano has appeared in an episode of Justice League Unlimited with the other Fatal Five against the Legion. In the episode, he has a hand insignia.

He is a member of the Fatal Five in the Legion of Super Heroes animated series.