THE AVENGERS

March 1988 • Volume 1 • Usa • DIRECT EDITION • 441 Collected

THE AVENGERS #289

1st Appearance of Kubik

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Basic Information

Published

March 1988

Comic Age

Copper

Cover Price

.75

Facts

* 1st Appearance of "KUBIK"

Characters

Appearance

Machine Man (Aaron Stack)

Creators

Writer

Ralph Macchio

Penciler

John Buscema

Cover Penciler

John Buscema , Tom Palmer

Inker

Tom Palmer

Letterer

Bill Oakley

Colorist

Paul Becton

Editor

Mark Gruenwald

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The Cube Root!

Heavy Metal (Machine Man, Sentry 459, and Tess-One) lead by the Super-Adaptoid attack the Avengers' hydro-base. Heavy Metal keeps the Avengers busy while the Adaptoid taps into the Avengers' computer banks to learn about the Cosmic Cube. The Avengers learn that Machine Man was playing along to find out what the Adaptoid was up to. Unfortunately, the Adaptoid summons Kubik (the embodiment of the Cosmic Cube) and adapts his powers.