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In 1955, a new toy called Geniac ("Genius Almost-Automatic Computer") was introduced. 1 / 10

It didn't sell well, so a dumbed-down version of the compute was released, called Brainiac. 2 / 10

A couple of years later, Superman first encountered the villain known as Brainiac! 3 / 10

The villain was known for his force field and his propensity for shrinking cities. 4 / 10

A shrunken and stolen Kryptonian city helped Superman restore the other shrunken and stolen cities. 5 / 10

Superman fixed the other cities, but the Kryptonian city remained shrunken. 6 / 10

Three years later, Brainiac's descendant, Brainiac-Five, showed up in the Legion of Superheroes. 7 / 10

Brainiac's creator took issue with DC's use of his trademark, so they cut a deal. 8 / 10

DC would promote the Brainiac toy by making DC's Brainiac ALSO a computer! 9 / 10

They also explained how Brainiac-Five could be the descendant of a computer! 10 / 10