The Monolith

The Monolith

The Monolith

The Monolith

Machines built by an unseen extraterrestrial species that encouraged humankind to progress with technological development and space travel.

Name:

The Monolith

Aliases:

Start year:

1969

First issue:

MAD #125

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History

2001: A Space Odyssey

Early hominids discover The Monolith

The extraterrestrial species that built the Monoliths is never described in much detail, but some knowledge of its existence is given to Dave Bowman after he is transported by the stargate to the "cosmic zoo", as detailed in the novels 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke. The existence of this species is only hypothesized by the rest of humanity, but it is obvious because the Monolith was immediately identified as an artifact of non-human origin.

Marvel Universe

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During The First Celestial Host on Earth, the Celestials placed the first of many Monoliths in a jungle and exposed it to early Man, who were largely afraid of it due to the high-pitched noises it made. Even though its functions are virtually unknown it is highly possible that The Monolith is a recording device of some sorts as well as a gateway to another dimension, one that tends to evolve any who enter it beyond their natural state of being.

Issues

March 1969

MAD (1952) #125 March 1st, 1969

January 1976

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) #1 January 1st, 1976

December 1976

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) #1 December 1st, 1976

January 1977

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) #2 Vira the She-Demo… January 1st, 1977

February 1977

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) #3 Marak! February 1st, 1977

March 1977

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) #4 Wheels of Death! March 1st, 1977

April 1977

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) #5 Norton of New Yor… April 1st, 1977

May 1977

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) #6 Mister Galactica May 1st, 1977

June 1977

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) #7 The New Seed! June 1st, 1977

July 1977

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) #8 The Capture Of X-… July 1st, 1977

August 1977

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) #9 Mister Machine August 1st, 1977

September 1977

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) #10 Hotline To Hades September 1st, 1977

April 1985

Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) #37 2010 April 1st, 1985

March 1999

Earth X (1999) #0 March 1st, 1999

October 1999

Earth X (1999) #7 Chapter Seven October 1st, 1999

June 2000

Earth X (1999) #X Issue X June 1st, 2000

X-51 (1999) #11 Warzone 2: Communion June 1st, 2000

July 2000

X-51 (1999) #12 Space Odyssey July 1st, 2000

September 2001

Universe X (2000) #12 September 1st, 2001

November 2001

MAD (1952) #411 November 1st, 2001

Universe X (2000) #X November 1st, 2001

December 2001

Paradise X: Heralds (2001) #1 Chapter One December 31st, 2001

January 2002

Paradise X: Heralds (2001) #2 Chapter Two January 31st, 2002

February 2002

Paradise X: Heralds (2001) #3 Chapter Three February 28th, 2002

June 2002

Paradise X (2002) #2 June 30th, 2002

September 2002

Paradise X (2002) #4 September 30th, 2002

November 2003

Paradise X: X (2003) #1 November 30th, 2003

April 2008

MAD (1952) #488 Meet Our New Staff! April 1st, 2008

September 2014

Futurama Comics (2000) #72 Trading Spaces September 30th, 2014

Volumes

1952

MAD (1952) 3 issue(s)

1976

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) 10 issue(s)

2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) 1 issue(s)

1977

Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 1 issue(s)

1999

Earth X (1999) 3 issue(s)

X-51 (1999) 2 issue(s)

2000

Futurama Comics (2000) 1 issue(s)

Universe X (2000) 2 issue(s)

2001

Paradise X: Heralds (2001) 3 issue(s)

2002

Paradise X (2002) 2 issue(s)

2003

Paradise X: X (2003) 1 issue(s)