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Machinesmith

Machinesmith (Samuel "Starr" Saxon) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most notably as a regular enemy of Captain America. He specializes in robotics, and is able to make convincing robotic doubles of other superhumans. His own mind was ultimately transferred to a robotic body.

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Publisher
Marvel Comics
Abilities
Scientific and robotic genius Robotic Suits Ability to transfer mind into other machines Technoforming Self-spawning Organism/A.I. Synergy Multiple bodies
Alter ego
Samuel "Starr" Saxon
Created by
Stan Lee (writer) Gene Colan (artist)
First appearance
Daredevil #49 (Feb. 1969; as Starr Saxon) Daredevil #54 (July 1969; as Mister Fear) Marvel Two-in-One #47 (Jan. 1979; as Machinesmith)
Notable aliases
Mister Fear

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Machinesmith

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Edges45
Triples31
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
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Machinesmith

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related to history · 14
Machinesmith → Barry Windsor-Smith, Captain America, Daredevil, Feb, His, Iron Man, Jan, July, Marvel Two-in-One, Mister Fear, Other, Sept, Starr Saxon, The
related to External links · 6
Machinesmith → Handbook, League, Marvel, Marvel UniverseMachinesmith, MarvelDirectory, The Appendix
Abilities · 1
Machinesmith → Scientific and robotic genius Robotic Suits Ability to transfer mind into other machines Technoforming Self-spawning Organism/A.I. Synergy Multiple bodies
Alter ego · 1
Machinesmith → Samuel "Starr" Saxon
Created by · 1
Machinesmith → Stan Lee (writer) Gene Colan (artist)
First appearance · 1
Machinesmith → Daredevil #49 (Feb. 1969; as Starr Saxon) Daredevil #54 (July 1969; as Mister Fear) Marvel Two-in-One #47 (Jan. 1979; as Machinesmith)
Notable aliases · 1
Machinesmith → Mister Fear
Publisher · 1
Machinesmith → Marvel Comics
Team affiliations · 1
Machinesmith → A.I. Army Masters of Evil Skeleton Crew

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daredevil saxon captain america starr robotic robot marvel character mind later mister fear masters first robotics consciousness able body army

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MachinesmithAbilitiesScientific and robotic genius Robotic Suits Ability to transfer mind into other machines Technoforming Self-spawning Organism/A.I. Synergy Multiple bodies1.00infobox
MachinesmithAlter egoSamuel "Starr" Saxon1.00infobox
MachinesmithCreated byStan Lee (writer) Gene Colan (artist)1.00infobox
MachinesmithFirst appearanceDaredevil #49 (Feb. 1969; as Starr Saxon) Daredevil #54 (July 1969; as Mister Fear) Marvel Two-in-One #47 (Jan. 1979; as Machinesmith)1.00infobox
MachinesmithNotable aliasesMister Fear1.00infobox
MachinesmithPublisherMarvel Comics1.00infobox
MachinesmithTeam affiliationsA.I. Army Masters of Evil Skeleton Crew1.00infobox
telescoping armsinstance ofCertain robots possess superhuman capacities0.80text
legsinstance ofCertain robots possess superhuman capacities0.80text
explosive launchersinstance ofCertain robots possess superhuman capacities0.80text
special infrared or telescopic eyesinstance ofCertain robots possess superhuman capacities0.80text
Machinesmithrelated to External linksThe Appendix0.60section

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