Uncle Ironsides

Real Name: Ironsides

Identity/Class: Robot

Occupation: Experiment

Affiliations: Tinhead, Joey Carter, Carter family

Enemies: None

Known Relatives: Tinhead (creation, "nephew")

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Unidentified UK town

First Appearance: Buster and Cor! (IPC, 22nd June 1974)

Powers/Abilities: Ironsides possesses superhuman strength and durability, and is a skilled inventor, able to create other robots and mechanical devices. His body contains several built-in gadgets, such as water hoses in his arms.

History: Created by persons unknown, Uncle Ironsides was sent to live with the Carter family as an experiment. He subsequently built young Joey Carter a friend, Tinhead, to keep the boy company.

Comments: Created by Douglas Maxted. Uncle Ironsides in Buster between 22nd June 1974 and 6th December 1975.

Uncle Ironsides had a cameo in Albion as one of the disassembled robots in Penny Dolmann's workshop.

CLARIFICATIONS: Not to be confused with

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