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The Flaming Doom!
"If we Metal Men fail--the world of humans will be doomed!"
Characters
- Metal Men [Gold
- Iron
- Lead
- Mercury
- Platinum
- Tin]
- flying manta ray
Credits
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
"Draw any person in one minute"
Story Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for the Magic Art Reproducer by Norton Products.
[Part I] The Flaming Doom!
"Imagine that millions of years ago, a radioactive bombardment fell upon the..."
Storyline
In prehistoric times, a flying manta ray survives a "radioactive storm" and is encased in ice. Today, it breaks free and soars over the coast, zapping lighthouses, jets, and the Chrysler Building with laser-eyes. The Joint Chiefs send Col. Casper to Dr. Will Magnus's vast laboratory complex. Magnus dances with a platinum robot - who talks! To fight the "creature", Magnus creates five more robots: Gold, Lead, Iron, Mercury, and Tin. "Meet the Metal Men!" A UHF TV shows the creature tearing up a cable bridge. "We're going to battle it!"
Characters
- Colonel Henry Casper
- Dr. Will Magnus
- Metal Men [Platinum [Tina]
- Gold
- Lead
- Iron
- Mercury
- Tin] (introduction)
- flying manta ray
- Amos J. Talbot
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Introduction and origin of Dr. Will Magnus and the Metal Men.
Storyline
House ad for JLA #10, "The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust!" and Aquaman #2, "Captain Sykes' Deadly Missions!"
Characters
- Justice League of America
- Aquaman
- Aqualad
- Felix Faust
From Many Lands...
"From the dawn of history, people have traded with each other to..."
Storyline
Article on international trade. "It takes many countries, working together, to provide progress for all!"
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Lou Cameron
- Inks: Lou Cameron
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Part II: The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom!
"A tinny voice squeaks up... Me too?"
Storyline
The Metal MEN are going into battle, but Tina will stay "out of harm's way". Oh, no, she won't, and spins Doc in a cocoon until he relents. Boarding a "rocket disc", they find the flying manta at the bridge. After some thought, Doc has Iron compress Lead into a ball, then coat it with Tin for hardness. Iron hurls it, the manta bats it back, and the rocket disc plummets and crashes on a rooftop. As the creature circles, Tin, thinking he "failed" leaps in the path of the deadly eye beams and is shredded!
Characters
- Metal Men [Platinum [Tina]
- Gold
- Lead
- Iron
- Mercury
- Tin]
- Dr. Will Magnus
- Col. Henry Casper
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
The Magic Metal
"For over 4,000 years, potters were using a rare silvery-white metal which, amazingly..."
Storyline
Uses of cobalt throughout history.
"The alchemists of old spent their entire lifetime searching..."
Storyline
Facts on alchemist, gold in seawater, platinum in penpoints, molybdenum and titanium in hair color, and more metal facts.
Credits
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
Part III: The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom!
"But the fallen tin metal man does not realize that his self-sacrifice has..."
Storyline
Lead forms a shield to block the creature's blasting eyebeams. Gold stretches and grabs while Iron anchors him, but they're pulled aloft to crash into the ocean. Col. Casper radios to call it off, they failed. Magnus: "There are still three of us left! We're still attacking!" Soaring in the rocket disc, Mercury smothers the manta, Platinum spins a web, and Lead adds weight. The creature crashes and sinks in the ocean, dead. But so are the Metal Men. As Doc holds models of the MM, Caspar asks the audience to drop a card to Metal Men c/o National Periodical Pub.
Characters
- Metal Men [Platinum [Tina]
- Gold
- Lead
- Iron
- Mercury
- Tin]
- Dr. Will Magnus
- Col. Henry Casper
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Credits
- Script: Rob Ten Pas
Story Notes
Average number of copies of each issue sold or distributed during the 12 months preceding Oct. 1, 1961: 240,000.
Characters
- Chet Atkins (photo)
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.