Released August 1977
2001: A Space Odyssey #9
Key Issue
Synopsis
Dr. Broadhurst attaches a homing device to X-51's face mask and allows Aaron to retrieve it and leave the complex. After he encounters the monolith a second time, Mister Machine comes upon a boy and his mother changing a tire and helps them out. Observed by Mr. Hotline and his driver Kringe, Machine Man is then set upon by a wave of attackers whom he defeats, which convinces Mr. Hotline that Aaron is indeed the surviving X-51 model that escaped the destruction of his fellows.
Variants
Synopsis
Dr. Broadhurst attaches a homing device to X-51's face mask and allows Aaron to retrieve it and leave the complex. After he encounters the monolith a second time, Mister Machine comes upon a boy and his mother changing a tire and helps them out. Observed by Mr. Hotline and his driver Kringe, Machine Man is then set upon by a wave of attackers whom he defeats, which convinces Mr. Hotline that Aaron is indeed the surviving X-51 model that escaped the destruction of his fellows.
Key Facts
- 2nd appearance of Mister Machine aka X-51, later renamed Machine Man
Details
- Series
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Cover Date
- August 1977
- Pages
- 32
- UPC
- 0714860267208
- Cover Price
- $0.30
- Final Order Cutoff
- N/A
Creators
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WriterJack Kirby
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ArtistJack Kirby
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Cover ArtistJack Kirby
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InkerMike Esposito
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InkerMike Royer
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LettererMike Royer
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ColoristGeorge Roussos