The Man of Steel (comics) The title of the series was used once again in 1991 when DC gave Superman a fourth on-going monthly comic book, "". It was also used for the rebooted film franchise of Superman in the 2013 origin story film, "Man of Steel". The dystopian view of Krypton in "Man of Steel" is also heavily influenced by John Byrne's mini series in which they screwed up their ecology and they don't have natural child birth. The Man of Steel (comics) The Man of Steel is a 1986 comic book limited series featuring the DC Comics character Superman. Written and drawn by
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