Manic Monday Bonus--Well, At Least Brainiac-5 Didn't Use Hitler's Brain to Make Computo!!

Brainiac-5 Walter Jackson is trying to invent the world's greatest computer brain, Computo Cerebex!

A mysterious woman comes to warn them of the danger...

So wait...the giant computer will have Hitler's Schmackenberg's brain?!? AIEEE!!!

A giant thinking machine that has tentacles...that's not familiar at all...

Nope, don't recognize it...

Oh, no, it killed Triplicate Girl Don!

Oh, no, it rebelled against it's creator!!

Man, that seems so familiar...

Nope, not seeing the resemblance at all.

Even the Air Force is helpless against Computo Cerebex:

But he's not done yet!!

Geez...

So, things aren't looking good for humanity.

We try building our own robot to tackle Cerebex...

But that doesn't work so well.

Fortunately, we humans are more clever than we seem...

Yay!!! Earth is saved!! (And Charles Xavier smacks himself in the forehead, asking, "Why didn't we ever try that on Magneto?!?")

Sadly, the lesson wouldn't be learned, as a mere 1100 years later, Brainiac-5 would make the same damn mistake. History does repeat itself (or comic book ideas are borrowed...)

From Planet Comics #73 (1953). That gorgeous robot art is by Bill Benulis.