Issue Contents:
The Deathless Doom!
"Tin - hold on!"
Characters
- Metal Men [Gold
- Mercury
- Tin
- Platinum [Tina]
- Lead
- Iron]
- Dr. Will Magnus
Credits
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
Characters
- Superman
- Batman
- Flash
- Green Lantern
- Aquaman
- Bob Hope
- Jerry Lewis
- Lois Lane
- Jimmy Olsen
Story Notes
Inside front cover. House ad for various DC titles.
The Deathless Doom!
"Never mind me!"
Storyline
The Metal Men battle Chemo.
Characters
- Dr. Will Magnus
- Metal Men [Gold
- Lead
- Iron
- Mercury
- Tin
- Platinum [Tina]]
- Col. Henry Caspar
- Dr. Ramsey Norton (death)
- Chemo (introduction)
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
This story ends with a note to the readers that "This is the last trial issue of Metal Men," with a plea from the Metal Men themselves for the readers to respond. However, it wasn't quite true, as the very next issue of Showcase (#40) was another Metal Men issue. Story in 3 parts (splash page incorrectly lists this as a "four-part thriller"): unnumbered part I (6 pp.), Part II (6 pp.), Part III (14 pp., not labeled as Part III except at end of Part II). For the reprint in issue #42 this story was edited down, leaving out page 7, the last 1/3 of page 12, the first 1/3 and last 1/3 of page 13, and page 18; and editing the final page to remove references to the readers responding if they wanted more Metal Men.
Featuring Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual
Story Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the main story sequence.
Superman Says... "Be a Good Citizen!"
"I'd like to join you in the next project of the community club."
Characters
- John
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Billy
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the main story sequence.
Featuring Metal Scraps
"Dear editor: I have just finished reading Showcase No. 37, featuring..."
Characters
- Metal Men [Gold
- Tin
- Iron
- Mercury
- Lead
- Platinum [Tina]]
Credits
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
Story Notes
Letters on the first tryout issue (#37) from Edward Fishman, Jerry Johnson, Melvin Herbers, Charles Wonka, Robert Carbonell, and John Fischer. On the page immediately following page 12 of the main story sequence.
"Recipe for making steel..."
Credits
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
Featuring Giant Superman Annual
"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
Characters
- Ben Rebhuhn (photo)
- John Sill (photo)
- Jim Norman (photo)
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.