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===Original printing=== |
===Original printing=== |
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This story repurposes a sequence from the ''Machine Man'' story "Renewal!" (see box at right). In that issue, the two pages of exposition are a flashback from the perspective of Dr Broadhurst as he performs surgery on Machine Man, who is injured and set to detonate after nearly draining all of his power in an altercation with the [[Hulk]].<ref>{{Marvel|Incredible_Hulk_Vol_1_237|Incredible Hulk vol 1 issue 237}}</ref> The first page of "Introducing Machine Man" is repurposed from a schematic of Machine Man's fixed body, as presented by Broadhurst, whose hand is visible in this UK printing even though all of his dialogue is removed. |
This story repurposes a sequence from the ''Machine Man'' story "Renewal!" (see box at right). In that issue, the two pages of exposition are a flashback from the perspective of Dr Broadhurst as he performs surgery on Machine Man, who is injured and set to detonate after nearly draining all of his power in an altercation with the [[Hulk]].<ref>{{Marvel|Incredible_Hulk_Vol_1_237|''Incredible Hulk'' vol 1 issue 237}}</ref> The first page of "Introducing Machine Man" is repurposed from a schematic of Machine Man's fixed body, as presented by Broadhurst, whose hand is visible in this UK printing even though all of his dialogue is removed. Said dialogue concerns the alterations made to Machine Man to remove several "extraneous testing devices" – i.e., some of his superpowers – in what is presumably a way for the new creative team of [[Marv Wolfman]] and [[Steve Ditko]] to limit the amount of abilities Machine Man displayed under the pun of his creator, {{Marvel|Jack_Kirby|Jack Kirby.}} |
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The flashback scenes of "Renewal!" were in fact something of a retelling of Machine Man's origin story as seen in {{Marvel|2001,_A_Space_Odyssey_Vol_2_8|''2001, A Space Odyssey'' vol 2 issue 8.}} However, in condensing the story to two pages, some of the subtleties are eliminated: |
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*X-35's rampage is more violent and unstoppable than the two panels here would suggest. |
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*The "elderly scientist" that detonates the explosives is depicted to be Broadhurst, which "Renewal!" leaves implicit. In the original, he and Haines come just short of expositing the main theme that it is the lack of familial upbringing that drives the X series mad, hence why Aaron is not affected. |
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*The ''2001'' version places the conversation between Broadhurst and Haines about X-51 after the former has already notified Stack. |
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*The uncostumed Aaron is flesh-coloured in ''2001'', but his body is lilac in "Renewal!" |
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*The original version makes it more clear that Abel has run out of time to outrun the bomb's blast radius, and that Aaron is far out of earshot when it detonates. |
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===Continuity errors=== |
===Continuity errors=== |
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*Changing the page order from its original printing makes Abel Stack's remark about Aaron's enlarged eyes stand out – Dr Broadhurst's modification to Machine Man's body reduced the size of his eyes, allowing him to appear almost human when wearing dark glasses |
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===Continuity notes=== |
===Continuity notes=== |
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===Real-life references=== |
===Real-life references=== |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Machine Man comic stories]] |
[[Category:Machine Man comic stories]] |
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[[Category:The Transformers issue 1]] |
[[Category:The Transformers issue 1]] |
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