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==Micronauts== | ==Micronauts== | ||
Hornetroid is a fictional character or vehicle in the Micronauts series. Just as Antron, he comes from the far off galaxy of Thoraxid. | |||
In a Mego catalog an Antron can be seen piloting Hornetroid and Sharkos.[1] | |||
The Hornetroid was developed as a dragonfly, but his name suggests it is a hornet. | |||
The box for the Hornetroid refers to him as a "myrapod", which is actually the group of animals that includes centipedes and millipedes, not hornets or dragonflies. | |||
===Fictional biography=== | |||
{{quote|"''The Fearsome Myriapod From The Far Off Galaxy of Thoraxid''"}} | |||
===Comics=== | ===Comics=== | ||
====1979 Marvel Comics==== | |||
The Hornetroid first appeared in the Marvel Comics Micronauts Annual issue 1 where it fought Bug and Acroyear. | |||
When Marvel lost the license to Micronauts it included losing the rights to Hornetroid, and they have not appeared again the Marvel Universe. | |||
[[image:micronauts-image-hornetroid.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Hornetroid in Image Comics]] | [[image:micronauts-image-hornetroid.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Hornetroid in Image Comics]] | ||
====2003 Image Comics==== | ====2003 Image Comics==== | ||
A Mobile Exploration Lab was seen among Baron Karza's fleet in ''Micronauts Karza'' issue 4 by [[Image Comics]]. | A Mobile Exploration Lab was seen among Baron Karza's fleet in ''Micronauts Karza'' issue 4 by [[Image Comics]]. | ||
====2018 Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space==== | |||
[[image:Mpois29.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space issue 29 cover]] | |||
A Hornetroid appeared in the 2018 art series [[Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space]] by [[Brian Vox]]. The cover of issue 29 depicted Astral Spy, Pharoid and Space Glider being attacked by a Hornetroid. | |||
===Toys=== | |||
*'''''Mego Micronauts'' Hornetroid''' (1979) | |||
:A new 1:18 scale mold developed for California R&D for Mego. | |||
:The rear gun is recolored from the Microman Beam Tripler. The tail and tail wings are recolored from the Battle Cruiser. | |||
===Gallery=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
image:hornetroid-patent.jpg|Hornetroid patent art | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | |||
*http://www.innerspaceonline.com/hornet.htm | |||
*http://www.micro-outpost.com/pictures/aliens/hornetroid/hornetroid.html | |||
*https://micronauts.fandom.com/wiki/Hornetroid | |||
[[Category:1979 toys]] | |||
[[Category:Marvel Comics characters]] | |||
[[Category:Mego toys]] | |||
[[Category:Micronauts]] | [[Category:Micronauts]] | ||