ROBOT WEEK Day 3 - THE CRIME MACHINE

Hello!
I am
THE APOCOLYTE!

This is Day 3 of ROBOT WEEK,
and I bring you another Robotic adventure.

Today's tale is entitled "THE CRIME MACHINE",
and it originally was published in American Comic Group's ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKOWN #58, August 1954.
The artist is Robert Q. Sale, who spent the main part of his comics career drawing for Atlas / Marvel comics during the 1950's.
During that time at Marvel (between 1952 and 1957 when he left comics for advertising) Sale did only one story for another company,
and this is that story.

It is a story as old as the hills,
the story of a giant ROBOT who runs amuck and kills so many people your head will spin.
But don't blame him. He was only doing what he was told, of course.

- Digitally Restored Comic Art -

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" 'Twas beauty killed the beast."

Er, wait...that's another story.

Now, if you haven't already seen it, I have another juicy ROBOT nugget for you.

Here's a hint...

(click to enlarge)

That there is a super swell ROBOT painting by artist

and over at my other comics blog,

BLACK 'N' WHITE AND RED ALL OVER

is a classic Corben ROBOT story.

I invite you to click up there somewhere and go check it out.

You won't regret it.

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Well, that's enough until tomorrow, when we meet here again for DAY 4 of

I'll leave you with this one thought...

ROBOT WEEK Day 2 - I, ROBOT and I, THE ROBOT (and more)

I am

THE APOCOLYTE!

I am back again for DAY 2 of ROBOT WEEK!

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"Hey, you got Robot in my Comic Book!"

"Oh yeah? Well, you went and got Comic Book all over my Robot!"

TWO GREAT THINGS THAT GO GREAT TOGETHER!

That's right, 

ROBOTS

and 

COMIC BOOKS!

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, one of the more popular and enduring ROBOT stories that 
emerged after the dawn of the robot age has been Earl and Otto (Eando) Binder's I, ROBOT, 
the saga of robot ADAM LINK.

AMAZING STORIES Jan. 1939

By the time "I, ROBOT" was published in 1939, Earl Binder had retired from writing and Otto continued to write utilizing the Eando pseudonym. All the Adam Link stories were in fact written by Otto Binder alone.

EC Comics brought the character to the comic book pages in the January-February 1955 issue of

WEIRD SCIENCE-FANTASY #27. Otto Binder was doing quite a bit of writing for EC around this time, and although he gets the writing credit for EC's "I, ROBOT" stories, it was in fact Al Feldstein who adapted the Adam Link robot stories for EC.

The artwork for all the Adam Link stories published by EC (they did three of them) was done by Joe Orlando. Orlando would continue drawing the character for WARREN's early CREEPY issues, where he drew eight Adam Link stories between 1965-67.

(To see another Joe Orlando ADAM LINK story, click here  to go to 

BLACK 'N' WHITE AND RED ALL OVER

and enjoy yet another version of "I, ROBOT!")

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Today's second presentation in our Robotic Double Feature comes from ATLAS / MARVEL Comics. 

From the final issue of MENACE (#11, 1954) comes a slightly sinister tale of mechanized mayhem.

With artwork by Marvel stalwart John Romita (Sr.), the uncredited author here transmogrifies 

Otto Binder's well-known title and turns it into 

"I, THE ROBOT"!

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Have you ever wanted your own robot?

When I was much younger I thought it would be cool to have a robot like this one on LOST IN SPACE.

Well, apparently lots of other people had the same idea,

and now the dream can become a reality.

Yes, you too can own your very own personal B9 ROBOT, just like Will Robinson!

For a mere pittance of $25,000 (Earth money) this company (click for link) will build your very own 

LOST IN SPACE Robot. They have many satisfied customers.

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Thanks for dropping by!

Stop by again tomorrow when your friend 

THE APOCOLYTE 

will have more great stuff on Day 3 of

Don't forget!

Click on the picture to see another ADAM LINK Robot story!