Hump Day Hero: Magnus, Robot Fighter

It is easy—particularly on a Wednesday—to be overwhelmed by the reality that our species is willingly paving the way for robotic domination. But there is hope. Every Hump Day, Die Robots! will share the story of a hero in the battle against Robotkind.

For the inaugural Hump Day Hero, there is no better person to celebrate than Magnus, Robot Fighter. The story is set in the year 4000, when mankind has become dependent upon robots. Of course, the world depicted in the tales of Magnus is approaching at a much quicker pace, but the initial authors (released in early 60s) were relatively unaware of the speed at which technology develops.

As with all mythologies (particularly future mythologies), some details are skewed and change with different publishers, but the core remains the same. Magnus, raised by a robot that knew how much robots suck, is expert at keeping order and annihilating his foes—with his bare hands. Furthermore, Magnus, not to be confused with living legend Magnus ver Magnusson, does his work dressed like a Brooklyn scenester, complete with galoshes.

So on this Wednesday, let us consider the man who stood (will stand?) on the front lines of the future war and never hesitated to deliver crippling blows to the necks of these foul, spindly-limbed automatons.