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Machine Man is X-51, the last in a line of experimental robots created in a secret underground complex in America. One such robot, [[X-35]], turned violent after experiencing an existential crisis. To stop his rampage, an elderly scientist destroyed X-35 by detonating the explosive failsafe built into every X series robot.
Becoming aware of the detonation order, Professor [[Abel Stack]] removes the explosive planted in X-51 who, as an experiment, he has taken into his home and raised
As his son flies the nest, Abel grimly regards the failsafe circuit before he is engulfed by the explosion.
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{{MarvelWiki|Machine_Man_Vol_1_10|Renewal!}}
===Original printing===
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
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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===Continuity errors===
*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.
===Continuity notes===
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