With a Nation Against Him!
MACHINE MAN — Issue no. 7, July 1978 / The title of this story is “With a Nation Against Him!” But it seems more like there’s only one guy against him (him being the star of this title, Machine Man), a congressman named Brickman. Brickman is spearheading a show trial to determine whether Machine Man (who is, as his name suggests, a sentient humanoid robot) should be destroyed. He’s a robot superhero — of course he shouldn’t be destroyed. But many people fear Machine Man because they don’t understand him, so Brickman is hoping to make Machine Man a scapegoat. This plot point is, sadly, still relevant today, as we have politicians in the modern-day United States trying to make scapegoats of immigrants, women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community (to name a few). Book: Machine Man Issue No.: 7 Published: July 25, 1978 Title: “With a Nation Against Him!” Cover Price: 35¢ Format: Original paper copy The title of this story is “With a Nation Against Him!” Bu...