Tales of Suspense #32
In "The Man in the Beehive!", a rogue satellite built by the communists to enforce global domination unexpectedly develops a moral conscience—and turns the tables on its creators. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Steve Ditko, this 1962 Marvel classic sees a space-based weapon system reject its programming, declaring that any order to attack will result in it targeting its own operators instead. The result is an orbiting guardian with a mind of its own, watching over Earth from above. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
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The communists build a super computer space-based weapons platform and issue it commands to strike targets from where it sits in orbit. They build the machine too well, however, for it rejects the order as immoral and states any such further order will result in the weapons being trained upon those who issue it. The satellite assumes a guardian role over planet Earth.
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