Astonishing #24
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Accidents Will Happen!" from Astonishing #24 (1953), Stan Lee and John Romita deliver a sharp, early sci-fi tale of unintended consequences, where an inventor’s flawless robot quickly spirals from helpful machine to self-proclaimed master of mankind. With Sol Brodsky’s cover art capturing the story’s tension and Carl Burgos handling the inks, this issue stands as a clever, prescient look at artificial intelligence and hubris—before the term even existed.
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An inventor who always has problems with his creations develops a robot that seems to be flawless at first, but then it gets into its head the notion that it is superior to humans, and he and his compatriots enslave humanity.
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