Gas Gang

This article is about short-lived fictional robots in DC comics. For the bacterial infection that produces gas in tissues in gangrene, see Gas gangrene. For the British street-gang, see Gas Gang (Brixton gang).

The Gas Gang were a group of short-lived fictional robots in DC Comics. They first appeared in Metal Men #6.

Gas Gang
Publication information
Publisher	DC comics
First appearance	Metal Men #6 (February 1964)
In-story information
Member(s)	Oxygen Helium Chloroform Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide

Fictional team history

The Metal Men are a group of robots created by Will Magnus after he was exposed to cosmic rays during a space mission and transformed into a robot. However, the Metal Men destroy the Gas Gang, transforming them into steam and returning Magnus to his normal form.^[1][2]

In subsequent appearances, the Gas Gang are rebuilt and begin serving Platinum Man.^[3]

Members

• Oxygen: An oxygen tank.
• Helium: A rubberized container that can expand.
• Carbon Monoxide: A lit Bunsen Burner with a fiery head.
• Chloroform: A cylindrical tank perforated with holes from which it emits gas.
• Carbon Dioxide: An anthropomorphic dry ice crystal.

In other media

The Gas Gang appear in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Clash of the Metal Men!", consisting of Oxygen (voiced by Brian Bloom), Carbon Dioxide (Hynden Walch), Helium (Bill Fagerbakke), Chloroform - who has no dialogue - and series original characters Hydrogen (Lex Lang) and Nitrogen, the latter of whom also has no dialogue.^[4] This version of the Gas Gang consisted of former colleagues of Milton Magnus who were presumed dead while working on a gas designed to trigger volcanic eruptions, which turned them into gaseous beings. In the present, the Gas Gang kidnap Magnus and coerce him into building robot bodies to contain them until they are thwarted by Batman and the Metal Men. During the subsequent battle, Batman accidentally merges them into a lethal gas cloud before destroying them with the Batplane.

References

1. Metal Men #6
2. Cronin, Brian (January 12, 2017). "Comic Books: 15 Supervillain Teams You've Completely Forgotten". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
3. Metal Men #10
4. • "Helium Voice - Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 30, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
   • "Oxygen Voice - Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 30, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
   • "Hydrogen Voice - Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 30, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
   • "Carbon Dioxide Voice - Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 30, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.