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Remember Garon, the planet-reforming robot from outer space who just didn't know when to quit? Well, turns out he was popular enough to get his own spin-off series!
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://tezukaosamu.net/jp/manga/464.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25E9%25AD%2594%25E7%25A5%259E%25E3%2582%25AC%25E3%2583%25AD%25E3%2583%25B3%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG&rurl=translate.google.com.au&usg=ALkJrhgaqVB21u1pQ19y_XhttVGqDpnZpg
My bandwidth's run out, and I can't read Japanese so I'm having trouble gleaning info

I think this series was before the appearance in Astro Boy.

No kidding?
Anyway, if anyone recognizes the little tyke with a "W" on his noggin, that's because he was a character in the GBA game 'Omega Factor'