Tetsujin 28-gō (鉄人28号 Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō?, literally “Iron Man #28″)

1950s/1960s:

Manga

“Tetsujin 28-gō (鉄人28号 Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō?, literally “Iron Man #28″) is a 1956 manga written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who also created Giant Robot. The series centred on the adventures of a young boy named Shotaro Kaneda, who controlled a giant robot named Tetsujin 28, built by his late father.”

- Wikipedia