The original model (simply known as the Adaptoid) debuted in the Tales of Suspense title, being created by scientific organization A.I.M. An android containing a shard of the Cosmic Cube artifact, the Adaptoid is programmed to defeat the hero Captain America, infiltrating the Avengers' Headquarters while impersonating various characters (such as Edwin Jarvis and Bucky Barnes), and then copies the standout fighting abilities and respective traits of several Avengers (Goliath, Hawkeye and Wasp) as the "Super-Adaptoid". After a long battle, the android flees after incorrectly believing that Captain America had been killed.