Marukabi Boon

First appearance: probably 1956, Astro Boy 'Robot Bombs' Recognizable by the semicircles under his large eyes, Marukubi Boon is typically a thug or gangster type character, not always an antagonist but often one. He is a very common character appearing many times as a secondary antagonist or supporting character in most major Tezuka series, starting from his first appearance in Astro Boy in 1956, through to 14 appearances over the course of Black Jack. Boon is a frequent cohort of other major Tezuka antagonists including Skunk, Lamp and Ham Egg, but generally less intelligent and more violent than the others, and often used by them. American audiences will probably recognize him first as the president in the recent Metropolis movie.