Kelex Kelex Kelex is a fictional robot appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Superman. Kelex first appeared in "The Man of Steel" #1 and was created by John Byrne. He first appeared in "The Man of Steel" #1, in which he was one of Jor-El's Kryptonian Service Robot on the planet Krypton. Presumed destroyed along with Jor-El and the rest of Krypton, Kelex has nonetheless returned as Superman's primary robotic servant within the Fortress of Solitude where he works as its property caretaker. When Kelex first appeared in 'The Man of Steel',
Machine Man Machine Man Machine Man (also known as Aaron Stack, Mister Machine, and serial number Z2P45-9-X-51 or X-51 for short) is a fictional character, an android superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Jack Kirby for "" #8 (July 1977), a comic written and drawn by Kirby featuring concepts based on the eponymous Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke . Shortly thereafter, Machine Man spun off into his own Kirby-created series. He is a robot, the only survivor of a series, raised as a human son of scientist Abel Stack, who was killed