Jolted by Jack O'Lantern!

	Jolted by Jack O'Lantern!
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Published in	The Transformers issue 22; issue 23; issue 24; issue 25
First published	13th July, 1985 (part 1); 27th July, 1985 (part 2); 10th August, 1985 (part 3); 24th August, 1985 (part 4)
Writer	Tom DeFalco
Artist	Steve Ditko
Colours	Nel Yomtov
Letters	Diana Albers
Editor	Dennis O'Neil
Editor-in-chief	Jim Shooter

Machine Man tries to fight the fate of all X-series robots, but the kid gloves have to come off when he faces a sinister supervillain.

"I feel naked without my left arm!"

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Synopsis

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Featured characters

Regular cast

Antagonists

Incidentals

Delmar Insurance

Jack O'Lantern
- Jack O'Lantern's freebooters
  - Geoff Peckman
An X-Series robot (flashback)
A military personnel (flashback)

Super-embassy personnel
Trick-or-treaters
Foreign dignitaries

Quotes

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Notes

Jolted by Jack O'Lantern! on Marvel Database, an external wiki

Machine Man returns after being absent from issue 21.

Original printing

Machine Man (vol 1) issue 19, February 1981

The cover of the U.S. printing advertises this as a "Complete-your-collection special!", clarifying underneath "(Or, guess what mag won't have a 20th issue.)"

Crazy credits

Signing off in inimitable Marvel style, the story lists the credits as follows:

Tom DeFalco: wondrous writing
Steve Ditko: astounding artwork
Diana Albers: colossal calligraphy
Nel Yomtov: captivating colour
Dennis O'Neil: electrifying editing
Jim Shooter: penny pinching paychecks
Irving Forbush: soul & inspiration

Edits

Artwork and technical errors

Continuity errors

Continuity notes

Real-life references

After Machine Man takes down the freebooters at the old athletic centre, he tells them they're lucky he's a softer touch than Spider-Man.
The two trick-or-treaters are dressed as Batman and Superman; the latter is wearing a mirror-flipped insignia. Neither is named in dialogue, though on unmasking Aaron, Maggie quips that "Beneath one man of steel was another!"
A foreign dignitary is dressed as Archie Andrews.
Gears says he'll bet his Harley against a Tonka truck.