021 – The Ghost Manufacturing Machine [Astro Boy] (Manga)

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English Title:	The Ghost Manufacturing Machine
Japanese Title:	幽霊製造機 [Yurei Seizo-ki]
Original run:	1957/01
Published in:	Shonen [少年]
Type:	Supplement

Astro Boy (1952-68), Chapter 021 ‘The Ghost Manufacturing Machine’ (幽霊製造機), was originally serialized published as a supplement insert in January 1957 edition of Shonen.

What it’s about?

In this adventure Astro must fly to the Republic of Golgonia to rescue Professor Ochanomizu. Golgonia is ruled by an insane dictator, Premier Hitlini. The dictator forces an old friend of Ochanomizu, Professor Pablos to kidnap him. Pablos is being compelled to perfect a machine that will create a ghost-like transparent double of Hitlini. Then even if the dictator is killed his double will take over his reign forever.

Astro is assisted by Platinum, leader of a gang of robot freedom fighter. Professor Pablos in fact created Platinum and secretly plans Hitlini’s overthrow. Ochanomizu escapes while Pablos sabotages the machine. The dictator is betrayed and murdered by his own director of security who wants to take his place. But Pablos blows up the machine killing him at the cost of his own life. Astro and Platinum save Ochanomizu’s life while he flees but Platinum is destroyed.