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  • Issue #1
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 1
    Auction opens January 4
    • Paper: White
    • Label #0960956007
    • Staple rust.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4096857017
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    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #3961005021
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Witnessed Signature: Mike Royer on 8/21/2021. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #22-0692A42-355
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signature: Mike Royer on 8/21/2021. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #22-0692A42-357
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: Mike Royer on 8/21/2021 & Jim Shooter on 10/22/2021. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #22-0692A42-352
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signature: Mike Royer on 8/21/2021. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #22-0692A42-356
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Witnessed Signatures: Mike Royer on 8/21/2021 & Jim Shooter on 10/22/2021. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #22-0692A42-353
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Machine Man," script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; While Machine Man is busy saving the life of a hiker in danger, he is unaware that Dr. Broadhurst is receiving a government agent who is informing him that Colonel Kragg has been assigned to terminate the last surviving X-51 unit; Machine Man walks deeper into the forest where he comes across Peter Spaulding, whose van is struck behind a fallen tree; After MM moves the tree out of the way, Peter offers Machine Man a lift; They make small talk in the van until Machine Man learns that Peter is a psychiatrist and becomes uncomfortable and exits the van in traffic; Using a skateboard built into his feet, Machine Man attracts the notice of the police, who in turn alert the troops of Col. Kragg. Mr. Machine renamed Machine Man; cont'd from 2001: A Space Odyssey #10. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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    $39 Machine Man #1 (1978) CBCS Graded 9.2 ~ Jack Kirby ~ Frank Giacoia
    $40 MACHINE MAN #1 04/78 CBCS 7.5 WHITE - FIRST SERIES FIRST ISSUE. CHEAP SLAB!
    $40 Machine Man #1 CGC 8.5 (1978) Premiere Issue
    $45 Machine Man 1 CGC 9.4 Marvel Comics 1978
    $45 CGC 7.0 MACHINE MAN #1 MARVEL COMICS 1978 JACK KIRBY STORY COVER
    $49 Machine Man #1 CBCS 9.0 (Apr 1978, Marvel) Jack Kirby 1st Solo Title not CGC
    $50 MACHINE MAN # 1 CGC 9.2 WHITE PAGES / JACK KIRBY STORY & ARTWORK
    $50 Machine Man #1 (Marvel Comics April 1978) CGC 7.5
    $51 Machine Man #1 CGC 8.5 (Apr 1978, Marvel) Jack Kirby Story, 1st Solo Title
    $60 MACHINE MAN #1 CGC 9.2 WHITE PAGES 1ST APP MACHINE MAN IN OWN TITLE 1978
    $65 Machine Man #1 CGC 9.6 (1978) Premiere Issue
    $75 Machine Man #1 (1978) Jack Kirby Cover CGC 9.4
    $80 Machine Man 1 CGC 9.4 (1978) White Pages - Jack Kirby (NH1)
    $81 MACHINE MAN #1 CGC 9.6 WHITE PAGES 1ST MACHINE MAN IN OWN TITLE JACK KIRBY
    $85 Machine Man #1 Marvel 1978 CBCS 8.0 VF Newsstand Edition Jack Kirby Story & Art
    $150 Machine Man #1 cgc 9.8 ow/w Jack Kirby 1976 clean slab
    $160 Machine Man #1 CGC 9.8 OW/W
    $175 Machine Man 1 (1978) 1st Solo Title, Jack Kirby Story & Art, CGC 9.8 White Pages

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  • Issue #2
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 2

    House of Nightmares - Story and Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito. They've caught Machine Man...but they can't hold him! Don't miss this second sensational issue! Starring Machine Man, Peter Spalding, Colonel Kragg, Jose, Mr. Grover, Mr. Bates, Mary and Harry. Plus: A brief article and call for letters from Jack Kirby in the 1-page "A Persecuted Machine." 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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    $46 Machine Man #2 CGC 8.0 GRADE Marvel Comic Jack Kirby Story, Cover & Art

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  • Issue #3
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 3

    Ten-For, the Mean Machine - Story and Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. From across the universe, comes the malevolent menace of...Ten-For, the Mean Machine! Starring Machine Man, Ten-For (an alien robot, introduction, villain), Peter Spalding, Colonel Kragg and Harry. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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    $11 MACHINE MAN #3 VOL. 1 7.0 1ST APP NEWSSTAND MARVEL COMIC BOOK H39-72
    $75 Machine Man 3 CGC 8.0 White Pages (Classic Kirby!!) + extra

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  • Issue #4
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 4

    Battle On a Very Busy Street - Story and Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito. Machine Man vs. Ten-For! Don't miss the fight of the century! Also starring Peter Spalding and Colonel Kragg. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #5
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 5

    Non-Hero - Story and Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Rubinstein. As galactic invaders close for the kill, Machine Man turns his back on Earth! It's the day of the...Non-Hero! Starring Machine Man, Ten-For (villain), Tracy Warner (introduction), Colonel Kragg and Dr. Spalding. Plus: 1-page text piece "Would You Like a Machine to Fight Your Battles?" by Jack Kirby. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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    $165 Marvel Machine Man 5 8/78 FANTAST CGC 9.8 White Pages

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  • Issue #6
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 6

    Quick Trick - Story and Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Walter Simonson. The outcast fights for Earth! Starring Machine Man, Ten-For (villain), the Autocrons (introduction), Colonel Kragg, Dr. Spalding and Tracy Warner. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #7
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 7
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4261714001
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    With a Nation Against Him! - Story and Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and Terry Austin. Starring Machine Man, the Corporation [Curtiss Jackson, Miles Brickman, Fast Fingers, Hiram Girk] (introduction) and Paratron (introduction, a robot). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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    $35 Machine Man 7 CGC Graded 9.0 VF/NM Newsstand Marvel Comics 1978
    $45 Machine Man 7 - Marvel 1978 - CGC 9.2 - 1st Appearance of the Power Broker
    $65 Machine Man 7 (10/78) CGC 9.4 1st Appearance Of The Power Broker

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  • Issue #8
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 8

    Super-Escape - Story and Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and Bob Wiacek. Escape: Impossible?! Starring Machine Man, the Corporation [Curtiss Jackson, Miles Brickman], Peter Spalding and Colonel Kragg. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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    $6 Machine Man #8 The Living Robot Marvel Comics 1978

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  • Issue #9
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 9

    In Final Battle! - Story and Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and Bob Layton. This is the big one! The most dramatic turning point in the Living Robot's career! Continues in Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #235. Starring Machine Man, the Corporation [Konik, Duke, Mungo (introduction)], Peter Spalding, Colonel Kragg and Congressman Brickman. Concludes with an announcement that this is "the last issue of Machine Man...possibly" as Jack Kirby stops "to concentrate on the storyboards of the all-new Fantastic Four cartoon series." 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #10
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 10

    Renewal - Written by Marv Wolfman. Art and Cover by Steve Ditko. All new! All different! He's back -- greater than ever! It's the birth of a super-hero! Continued from Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #237. Starring Machine Man [X-51] (origin), Abel Stack, Senator Miles Brickman (villain), Peter Spaulding, Colonel Kragg, Dr. Oliver Broadhurst, X-35 (flashback) and William Haines (flashback). Plus: Editorial on Machine Man's revival and Steve Ditko's return to Marvel. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #11
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 11
    Auction opens January 4
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Direct Edition. Damaged/broken/not intact. Minor front/back crack(s), under 1".
    • Label #19-418723C-003

    Byte of the Binary Bug - Written by Marv Wolfman. Art and Cover by Steve Ditko. A brand new foe for X-51! Starring Machine Man, Peter Spaulding, Maggie Jones (introduction), Pamela Quinn (introduction), Byron T. Benjamin (introduction), Eddie White (introduction), Hiram Goldstein (introduction), Harry Wilkins (introduction), Frank Cirrado (introduction), Patrick Gilroy (introduction), James Anderson, Calvin C. Bryer (introduction), Binary Bug [Joseph Rambo] (introduction, villain), Khan (introduction), Gianelli (introduction) and Tinkerer. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #12
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 12

    Where Walk the Gods! - Written by Marv Wolfman. Art and Cover by Steve Ditko. Machine Man is accused of plotting to destroy the Earth! Will the verdict be...death?! Starring Machine Man and the Ethicals [Kora, Akra, three others] (introduction). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #13
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 13

    Xanadu - Written by Marv Wolfman. Art and Cover by Steve Ditko. Kublai Khan commands: "Bring me the body of Aaron Stack!" Starring Machine Man, Kublai Khan (villain), Ton (introduction), Peter Spaulding, Maggie Jones, Byron Benjamin and Eddie Harris. Note: Letters page includes letter from Kurt Busiek. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

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    $50 Machine Man 13 CGC 9.2 White Pages Marvel 2/80
    $119 Machine Man #13 NEWSSTAND Variant CGC 9.8 OW White Pages Steve Ditko Marvel 1980
    $148 Machine Man #13 NEWSSTAND CGC 9.8 White Pages Steve Ditko Marvel 1980

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  • Issue #14
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 14

    The Man Who Could Walk Through Walls - Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Steve Ditko. Cover by John Byrne and Steve Ditko. Is Barry Witherspoon strong? Yes...but in a way you never expected...a way that could destroy Machine Man! Starring Machine Man, Fred Greenfield (villain, introduction), Machine Man [Barry Witherspoon] (villain, introduction), Miles Brinkman, Gloria Witherspoon (introduction), Gloria's son (introduction), Gloria's daughter (introduction), Archie Goldsmith (introduction) and Hiram R. Goldsmith. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

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    $5 Machine Man #14 (F) 1980 Marvel Comics - "The Man Who Could Walk Through Walls"

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  • Issue #15
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 15

    Kill Me Or Cure Me - Written by Tom DeFalco. Art and Cover by Steve Ditko. The Fantastic Four's Thing and Torch get whipped! Now there's only...Machine Man! Starring Machine Man, Human Torch [Johnny Storm], the Thing, Oswald F. "Gears" Garvin (introduction), Pamela Quinn, Ion [Voletta Todd] (introduction, villain), Mr. Fantastic (cameo) and Invisible Girl (cameo). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

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    $90 Marvel Comics MACHINE MAN #15 Graded 9.6 Cgc Newsstand Comic Rare New Slab

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  • Issue #16
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 16

    Baron Brimstone and His Sinister Satan Squad - Written by Tom DeFalco. Art and Cover by Steve Ditko. Introducing...Baron Brimstone and the Satan Squad! And have you met Gears Garvin yet? Starring Machine Man, Baron Brimstone (introduction), Satan Squad [Hammer Harrison (introduction), Snake Marston (introduction)], Duke Dawson, Gears Garvin, Maggie Jones, Pamela Quinn and Eddie Harris. Plus: Letters page includes Ditko's unpublished cover to issue #10. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #17
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 17

    Arms and the Robot - Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Steve Ditko. Cover by Rich Buckler and Al Milgrom. Madame Menace -- she'll tear you apart! Starring Machine Man, Madame Menace [Sunset Bain] (introduction, villain), Peter Spaulding, Gears Garvin, Maggie Jones, Pamela Quinn, Eddie Harris, Krager (introduction, villain), Zarkoff (introduction, villain) and Rollins (introduction, villain). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #18
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 18

    Alone Against Alpha Flight! - Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Steve Ditko. Cover by Rich Buckler and Dave Simons. Enter Sasquatch, Northstar and Aurora -- Alpha Flight! Ties into Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) #140. Starring Machine Man, Alpha Flight [Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski], Aurora, Northstar], Agent K (introduction), Madame Menace (villain), Miles Brinkman (villain), Rollins (villain), Hulk (cameo), Gears Garvin, Peter Spaulding, Maggie Jones, Pamela Quinn, Eddie Harris and Santelli. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #19D
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 19D
    • Paper: White
    • Label #3745039019
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Witnessed Signature: Tom DeFalco on 6/16/2023. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #23-211DCD8-027
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    Direct Edition. Jolted By Jack O'Lantern! - Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Steve Ditko. Cover by Frank Miller and Terry Austin. Complete-your-collection special! (Or, guess what mag won't have a 20th issue.) Featuring the first appearance of Jack O'Lantern! Starring Machine Man, Brock Jones [the Torpedo], Maggie Jones (Brock's sister), Geoff Peckman, Jack O'Lantern [Jason Macendale; Hobgoblin II] (introduction), Peter Spaulding, Gears Garvin, Maggie Jones, Pamela Quinn, Byron Benjamin and Eddie Harris. Note: Machine Man next appears in Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) #99. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #19N
    Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 19N
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #4350033003
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    Newsstand Edition. Jolted By Jack O'Lantern! - Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Steve Ditko. Cover by Frank Miller and Terry Austin. Complete-your-collection special! (Or, guess what mag won't have a 20th issue.) Featuring the first appearance of Jack O'Lantern! Starring Machine Man, Brock Jones [the Torpedo], Maggie Jones (Brock's sister), Geoff Peckman, Jack O'Lantern [Jason Macendale; Hobgoblin II] (introduction), Peter Spaulding, Gears Garvin, Maggie Jones, Pamela Quinn, Byron Benjamin and Eddie Harris. Note: Machine Man next appears in Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) #99. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.