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As long as trouble's brewing across the universe, the small but powerful robot, Astro Boy, will have adventures, assisted by his mentor, Dr. Elefun.

A robot named Astro Boy is built. He replaces Dr. Boynton's dead son. Realizing he's not a real boy, Dr. Boynton sells him to the circus. After saving the circus owner's life, Astro Boy gets his freedom and Elefun as mentor.

Robots are now mass produced, so when Astro Boy wants a mom, Elefun has a mom and dad made for him. A colossal robot short-circuits and helps bank robbers. Only Astro Boy can stop it.

Cross Island is a mysterious uncharted island in a little-known sea. Here, a task force of robots work in great secrecy, extracting valuable stores of uranium.

From time to time, the civilized world is shocked to hear of the sightings of various and assorted monsters: the Loch Ness Monster of Scotland, the Mediterranean colocynth - a prehistoric fish actually caught in the late 1950s, etc.

It was perhaps natural that Don Tay should hate civilization. After all, were not his ancestors simple, hard-working peons, captured and exploited by the cruel conquistadors?

When the first expedition to Mars fails because of a mutiny by the crew, Astro Boy is appointed commander of the second expedition.

One night, during a storm, Astro Boy meets Lodar, a boy from another planet. Lodar has come to warn us of an invasion of flying saucers from his world.

Princess Lollipop flees Hullabaloo Land. Astro Boy tries to help but she's forced back. He visits Hullabaloo Land with Elefun. It only appears to be an amusement park.

There is laughter when a strange-looking, almost sinister, robot swathed in a trench coat confronts Astro Boy and Doctor Elefun, demanding that they accompany him to an unknown kingdom at the bottom of the sea.

Professor Nutty Fruitcake, living alone in his secluded mountain observatory, has taken to a unique hobby: growing giant fruits and vegetables. When the novelty of giant watermelons and tangerines wears thin, the Professor takes to breeding giant animals - in particular, giant snails.

Space stations are nothing new in the year 2000. A number of them dot the Milky Way between here and Andromeda, like floating islands in the sky. One of the largest is Satellite R-45, a way station for trans-galaxy flights. Ships from every part of the Milky Way moor at R-45's massive Spaceports. Interplanetary travelers stay at ultra-modern hotels and exotic wares from all over the universe are sold in exclusive shops. When Astro Boy arrives one day, he discovers a pair of fumbling souvenir vendors hawking stolen wares! A bit of ingenious sleuthing reveals that the fumblers are actually tools of the master smuggler, Trickum, a local hotel owner who tries in vain to force the resignation of Cronipuss Goodheart, President of Satellite R-45. If Trickum himself should become President, he could turn the satellite into an enormous trading-post for stolen goods. Here, Astro Boy's computer-like mind, rather than his great strength, saves the day... and R-45!

Sitting alone at the beach one day, watching wave after wave break on the lonely sand, Astro Boy spots a mysterious bottle being washed ashore. The bottle proves to contain a note calling for help and rescue from a dreaded, but unknown, uncharted island called Sea Serpent Isle.

President Pudge of Udopia feared for his life, and understandably so. The Presidents of several other countries had all been attacked by Secret Agent 3-Z.

Young Tommy Speed prepares to enter the World Champion Motor Car Race with his supersonic car, the Silver Comet.

When notorious Louie the Lug hides aboard a space ship bound for the moon, Astro Boy leaps aboard just before blast-off.

Film mogul Elia Belial had suddenly become one of the wealthiest men on earth, yet, he hadn't made a picture in years. What was the source of his sudden wealth?

From deep in space, intelligent forces have been studying the earth with an eye toward establishing a colony there. The colony, once established, would take over the planet, paving the way for mass settlement by those evil forces.

A mysterious epidemic grips the city! Everywhere, men and women drop suddenly into comas.

Crime knows no boundaries - not even the North Pole! Sharkey Dirk and his gang of cutthroats had become the Scourge of the Arctic!

Astro Boy and his pal Specs visit a carnival fun house where Specs is frightened by all the tricks played on them.

Astro Boy is tricked by Clyde Snidely and a band of Arab cutthroats into helping them search for "treasure" in the desert.

It finally happened in the little mid-European land called Shangri-Lee. An absolute dictator rose to power. Rudolph Hatter (his enemies called him Mad Hatter) was ruthless. Like other madmen before him, he sought to rule the world.

On his most recent birthday, Astro Boy received an amazing gift, something he had always wanted... a little sister! She was a gift of Doctor Packadermus J. Elefun, head of the Institute of Science, and she was the image - the very image - of Astro Boy, but with pigtails.