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Summary: A continuation of the story begun in volume 6
Review: The two previous volumes have detailed the beginning of an alternate origin for Atom (Astroboy), and he now moves on to finish the adventure started in them. In the conclusion to that serial are four adventures "Living Mold From Outer Space", "A Declaration of Robot Rights", "Astro Goes to School", and "Gone With the Snow". First, Atom confronts the cruel indifference of the ruling class. Just as blacks likewise were ill-treated by whites, and were accounted as little more than livestock; so, now Atom faces a similar situation. The next segment details the robots' victory in the struggle for civil rights, and Dr. Ochanomizu (Elefun)'s gift of a robotic mama and papa for Atom. After which, Atom experiences school integration, in the face of human students who would rather not have his presence. Scara, an insect person from a distant plant, who was introduced in volume 6, has become much wiser in the 40 years since she arrived on earth. Not only that, but she has been shrunken to insect size, and has since disappeared. Well, her husband and suitor have both come seeking her, and will not leave without her. This ends the serial. In the next chapter a whole new unrelated adventure begins when a robot built for work on the moon crash lands on the earth. "The Faceless Robot" (corresponds to the 80s animated series' "Goliath's Head") is featured in its entirety.
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