Machine Man

    (Marvel, 1978-1981)
Marvel

Springing from the pages of Marvel’s adaptation of 2001, Machine Man was originally known by his experiment number: X-51. The brainchild of Dr. Abel Stack, Machine Man was the first and only success of an experiment to create robotic life. In all ways that matter, X-51 had become a living, sentient creature

Dr. Stack raised X-51 as if he were his own son. When he was given the order to terminate the experiment, Stack sacrificed his own life to save the life of X-51. This left Machine Man on his own with nowhere to turn. He found refuge with Peter Spaulding and Gears Garvin, and even fell in love with the robotic Avenger known as Jocasta. That affair ended sadly when Jocasta was killed in Marvel Two-in-One #93.
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Machine Man #1

April, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
13 copies available from $3.75
Jack KirbyJack Kirby
Machine Man #2

May, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
14 copies available from $2.86
Jack KirbyJack Kirby
Machine Man #3

June, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
18 copies available from $2.14
Jack KirbyJack Kirby
Machine Man #4

July, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
12 copies available from $5.95
Jack KirbyJack Kirby
Machine Man #5

August, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
13 copies available from $2.14
Jack KirbyJack Kirby
Machine Man #6

September, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
11 copies available from $3.80
Jack KirbyJack Kirby
Machine Man #7

October, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
21 copies available from $8.50
Jack KirbyJack Kirby
Machine Man #8

November, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
18 copies available from $1.67
Jack KirbyJack Kirby
Machine Man #9

December, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
13 copies available from $3.09
Jack KirbyJack Kirby
Machine Man #10

August, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
24 copies available from $1.43
Marv WolfmanSteve Ditko
Machine Man #10 Newsstand Edition

August, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $3.99
Newsstand Edition by Steve Ditko; Series resumes; Continued from Incredible Hulk #237 Marv WolfmanSteve Ditko
Machine Man #11

October, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
26 copies available from $1.00
Marv WolfmanSteve Ditko
Machine Man #11 Newsstand Edition

October, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $3.99
Marv WolfmanSteve Ditko
Machine Man #12

December, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
18 copies available from $2.00
Marv WolfmanSteve Ditko
Machine Man #12 Newsstand Edition

December, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $2.99
Marv WolfmanSteve Ditko
Machine Man #13

February, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
21 copies available from $3.57
Marv WolfmanSteve Ditko
Machine Man #13 Newsstand Edition

February, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $2.99
Newsstand Edition by Steve Ditko; Kurt Busiek L.O.C. Marv WolfmanSteve Ditko
Machine Man #14

April, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
21 copies available from $1.43
Marv WolfmanSteve Ditko
Machine Man #15

June, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
19 copies available from $1.90
Tom DeFalcoSteve Ditko
Machine Man #15 Newsstand Edition

June, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $1.99
Newsstand Edition by Steve Ditko; 1st appearance of Ion (Voletta Todd); Origin of Ion (Voletta Todd) Tom DeFalcoSteve Ditko
Machine Man #16

August, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
8 copies available from $3.25
Tom DeFalcoSteve Ditko
Machine Man #16 Newsstand Edition

August, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $9.99
Newsstand Edition by Steve Ditko; 1st Appearance of Baron Brimstone Tom DeFalcoSteve Ditko
Machine Man #17

October, 1980
Cover Price: $0.50
11 copies available from $1.90
Tom DeFalcoSteve Ditko
Machine Man #18

December, 1980
Cover Price: $0.50
21 copies available from $3.25
Tom DeFalcoSteve Ditko
Machine Man #18 Newsstand Edition

December, 1980
Cover Price: $0.50
1 copy available for $29.99
Tom DeFalcoSteve Ditko
Machine Man #19

February, 1981
Cover Price: $0.50
2 copies available from $23.00
Tom DeFalcoSteve Ditko