Machine Man #16

Machine Man — the Living Robot — faces a full-on gang assault in this August 1980 Marvel entry, as Steve Ditko's cover captures him unleashing an energy blast while squaring off against the freshly introduced Baron Brimstone and the Satan Squad, a caped, red-bearded villain and his sinister associates closing in from behind. A corner inset teases yet another new face, Gears Gavin, making this issue feel like a genuine expansion of Aaron Stack's world. Ditko's clean, kinetic linework gives the confrontation real snap, and with Tom DeFalco scripting, there's plenty of personality to match the action.