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'''Machine Man is framed by two of Brickman's goons and their especially dense slave.'''
''''''


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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*''Machine Man'' (vol 1) issue 14, April 1980
*''Machine Man'' (vol 1) issue 14, April 1980
This was [[Marv Wolfman]]'s final issue of ''Machine Man'', likely as a result of his departure to [[w:DC Comics|DC]].
This was [[Marv Wolfman]]'s final issue of ''Machine Man'', likely as a result of his departure to [[w:DC Comics|DC]].

===Edits===
===Edits===
*Pages 1-4 and 8-9 of part 1 are printed in black and white.
*A "DON'T MISS NEXT ISSUE!" caption box is added to the final page of part 1.
*Pages 1-2 and 5-7 of part 2 are printed in black and white.
*Brickman lists his political rivers as "Carter and Kennedy and the others" – the "Carter and" is removed the UK printing.
*On page 2 of part 2, "candor" is (very poorly) edited to "candour". On page 5, "humor" is similarly edited to "humour", shifting the next word, "Peter", along a little.


===Artwork and technical errors===
===Artwork and technical errors===
*For the first time in a TFUK ''Machine Man'' strip, no effort is made to change the colorist credit to "colourist".
*For the first time in a TFUK ''Machine Man'' strip, no effort is made to change the colorist credit to "colourist".
*A lot of U.S. spelling slip through in this story, including "theorized", "re-energizing", "aluminum", "jewelry", "transistorized", "analyzation"... and, ah, "mommy".
*The jeweller's robbed by Witherspoon is referred to once as "Tower's Jewelry Store" and once as "Towers Jewelry Store" (sans apostrophe).
*Shortly before Archie tries to call it quits, one of Fred's speech bubbles is attributed to the comatose Witherspoon.
*The final speech bubble is attributed to Machine Man, though it refers to him in the second person ("You've been proven innocent.").


===Continuity errors===
===Continuity errors===

Revision as of 21:08, 9 October 2023

« Machine Man »

Kitty Pryde he ain't.
The Man Who Could Walk Through Walls
Publisher Marvel Comics
Published in The Transformers issue 8
issue 9
First published 29th December, 1984 (part 1)
12th January, 1985 (part 2)
Writer Marv Wolfman
Artist Steve Ditko
Colorist R. Slifer
Letterer John Costanza
Editor Marv Wolfman
Consulting editor Jim Shooter

Machine Man is framed by two of Brickman's goons and their especially dense slave.

Synopsis

Part 1

Part 2

Featured characters

Regular cast Antagonists Incidentals

Delmar Insurance

Quotes

Notes

The Man Who Could Walk Through Walls on Marvel Database, an external wiki

Original printing

  • Machine Man (vol 1) issue 14, April 1980

This was Marv Wolfman's final issue of Machine Man, likely as a result of his departure to DC.

Edits

  • Pages 1-4 and 8-9 of part 1 are printed in black and white.
  • A "DON'T MISS NEXT ISSUE!" caption box is added to the final page of part 1.
  • Pages 1-2 and 5-7 of part 2 are printed in black and white.
  • Brickman lists his political rivers as "Carter and Kennedy and the others" – the "Carter and" is removed the UK printing.
  • On page 2 of part 2, "candor" is (very poorly) edited to "candour". On page 5, "humor" is similarly edited to "humour", shifting the next word, "Peter", along a little.

Artwork and technical errors

  • For the first time in a TFUK Machine Man strip, no effort is made to change the colorist credit to "colourist".
  • A lot of U.S. spelling slip through in this story, including "theorized", "re-energizing", "aluminum", "jewelry", "transistorized", "analyzation"... and, ah, "mommy".
  • The jeweller's robbed by Witherspoon is referred to once as "Tower's Jewelry Store" and once as "Towers Jewelry Store" (sans apostrophe).
  • Shortly before Archie tries to call it quits, one of Fred's speech bubbles is attributed to the comatose Witherspoon.
  • The final speech bubble is attributed to Machine Man, though it refers to him in the second person ("You've been proven innocent.").

Continuity errors

Continuity notes

Real-life references

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