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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published July 2000
Cover Price $2.50
Pages 36
Editing Ralph Macchio

Cover Details

Characters X-51; the Monolith
Genre superhero
Pencils Erik Larsen (signed)
Inks Larry Mahlstedt (signed)

24 page X-51 [Machine Man] story "Space Odyssey"

Characters X-51 [Aaron Stack, aka Machine Man, aka "Jack Kubrick"]; Uatu, the Watcher; the Monolith; Dr. Abel Stack; Dr. Broadhurst; General "Kragg" Kragowski; Peter Spaulding; the Hulk; Senator Miles Brickman; Spider-Man; Alpha Flight [Aurora, Northstar, Sasquatch]; "Gears" Garvin; Master-Mold; Bastion; Cable; X-Men [Colossus, Shadowcat, Nightcrawler]; The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Mystique, Blob, Toad, Mimic]; X.E.R.O.; Justice; Firestar; Vision; Sentinals; X-Men [Wolverine, Angel, Shadowcat, Psylocke]; AIM; Nemo; Cyborg Blood Brothers; MODOK; Celestials; Dragon Man; Ultron; Super Adaptoid; Arnim Zola (cameos except for X-51; all characters appear in in flashback)
Synopsis This issue is text-heavy as it offers a complete retrospective of Machine Man Vol. 1 and X-51, including everyone he's met and adventures that were never shown. At the end, Aaron decides to journey into the Monolith to further his own evolution.
Genre superhero
Script Karl Bollers
Pencils Joe Bennett
Inks Bob Wiacek
Colors Mark Bernardo
Letters Benchmark
Notes This is the last issue of the series.