(July 1977)

Marvel, 1976 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860267207
Editing
Jack Kirby (credited) (editor); Archie Goodwin (credited) (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

The Capture of X-51! (Table of Contents)

2001: A Space Odyssey; Machine Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
John Verpoorten
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi ?
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Mister Machine [Aaron Stack]; Monolith
Cover Thumbnail for 2001, A Space Odyssey (Marvel, 1976 series) #8 [30¢] Cover Thumbnail for 2001, A Space Odyssey (1976 series) #8 [35¢] Cover Thumbnail for 2001, A Space Odyssey (1976 series) #8 [British]
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The Capture of X-51 (Table of Contents: 1)

2001: A Space Odyssey; Machine Man / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Mike Royer (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra G.)
Letters
Mike Royer (credited)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Mister Machine [Aaron Stack] (first appearance); Monolith; Doctor Broadhurst; Haines; X-35; Doctor Stack; Colonel Kragg
Synopsis
Doctor Stack treated a robot man with respect and treated him as a son, but when the military decided to end the project, Doctor Stack gave his life to see that the robot survived.
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Indexer Notes

First Mister Machine, later Machine Man

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Monolith Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Scott Loy, Jim Golds, Paul Sefano and Bob Lackey.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Spider-Man and Madam Web! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Street Ball (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Spalding sports equipment / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Capture of X-51!
    2001: A Space Odyssey; Machine Man
  2. 1. The Capture of X-51
    2001: A Space Odyssey; Machine Man
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Monolith Mail
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. Spider-Man and Madam Web!
    Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man
  6. 5. Street Ball
    Spalding sports equipment
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