Machine Man #3

Machine Man — "The Living Robot" — faces a genuinely cosmic threat in this 1978 Marvel series, with cover art by Jack Kirby (pencils) and Frank Giacoia (inks) announcing the arrival of Ten-For, the Mean Machine, described as a malevolent menace from across the universe. The cover delivers on that promise visually: the enormous, grimacing blue-faced Ten-For dominates the composition, firing twin energy beams while Machine Man in his distinctive purple suit braces against the assault alongside a civilian caught in the crossfire. Kirby's dynamic sense of scale and danger is on full display here, making this a vivid snapshot of Marvel's late-'70s sci-fi ambitions.