Gear Cube Cube. Three 3x3 cubes are very similar to the original: the Gear Cube Extreme, the Gear Cube Ultimate, and the Even Less Gears Cube. Gear Cube Extreme: Unlike the original Gear Cube with 12 total gears, the Gear Cube Extreme (also known as the Anisotropic Cube) has only eight gears. The top and bottom rows remain gear cogs, whereas the middle layer edge cogs have been removed. Taking away the middle layer cogs and replacing them with standard edges allows for different movement between rows. Due to the added straight edges, the cube can now make 90° turns on two
Cosmic Cube machine to get the Cube from the ocean floor into which it had dropped during a battle between the Red Skull and Captain America. A Cube—together with 11 other items from Marvel and DC Comics continuity—was used once again as a plot device in intercompany crossover series "JLA/Avengers" #1–4 (Sept. 2003–April 2004: bi-monthly). The Cube also shows up in "Captain America" vol. 5. Aleksander Lukin wants the Cube and is willing to trade the Red Skull for it. The Red Skull claims he does not have it, but has spies out looking for it. Five years later, the Skull is