...sentient robot X-51/Aaron Stack/Mister Machine has been disassembled by the Brotherhood of Hades and his brain is about to be probed by the group's leader...The Great Monitor!
Written and penciled by Jack Kirby, inked by Mike Royer, this final issue of
Marvel's 2001: a Space Odyssey kicks-off the saga of
Machine Man, but is
not
included in the current trade paperback compilation of his solo
appearances due to licensing restrictions tied to the legendary
MGM movie, which this series was a sequel to!
Six months later, in early 1978, Jack continued
X-51/Aaron Stack's story in the first issue of
Machine Man (because "Mister Machine" was trademarked by
Ideal Toys) .
Kirby would stay on the book until his contract with
Marvel ended in late 1978.
The book was cancelled with #9, then, after a multi-part guest appearance in
Incredible Hulk 235-237 (which placed the character firmly in the
Marvel Universe), the title was revived with writer Marv Wolfman and artist Steve Ditko reimagining the character, who's become a major part of
Marvel ever since!
But you
can read all
that stuff in the trade paperback compilation now on sale at
Amazon!
Tomorrow, we'll have a look at
another robot (with a
Marvel comic connection) who fought evil while disassembled!
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