Showcase, #40
Published: September-October 1962
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The Day the Metal Men Melted!
"Take Tina away before I contaminate her!"
Characters
- Dr. Will Magnus
- Iron
- Mercury
- Platinum [Tina]
- Tin
- Gold
- Lead
Credits
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Bike Bonanza of Big Buys
Story Notes
Inside front cover. Ads for various mail order bicycle accessories and a voice recorder.
The Day the Metal Men Melted!
"Keep Tina away!"
Storyline
The Metal Men battle Chemo after he turns Doc Magnus into a radioactive giant.
Characters
- Dr. Will Magnus
- Platinum [Tina]
- Gold
- Mercury
- Lead
- Iron
- Tin
- Chemo
- Col. Henry Caspar
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
Story Notes
Story in three parts with same overall title: unnumbered part one (7.67 pages), Part Two (7.67 pages), Part Three (8.67 pages); continued in Metal Men #1; Doc Magnus is repeatedly referred to as Doc Evans.
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
"When Washington crossed the Delaware, we know he chose to stand..."
Characters
- George Washington
Story Notes
On the bottom of page 8 of the main story sequence.
Task Force
Story Notes
On the page immediately following page 8 of the main story sequence. Sold by Helen of Toy.
Featuring Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual
"Batman and Robin's most fantastic foes!"
Story Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the main story sequence.
"I'm a fudge judge and I submit as evidence that all in..."
Story Notes
On the bottom of page 16 of the main story sequence.
"Metal... Mineral..."
Story Notes
On the page immediately following page 16 of the main story sequence.
"Curious coins! Odd paper money!"
Story Notes
On the page immediately following page 16 of the main story sequence.
"Dear editor: I thought the first Metal Men adventure was good!"
Characters
- Metal Men [Gold
- Mercury
- Tin
- Platinum [Tina]
- Lead
- Iron]
Credits
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
Story Notes
Letters from Fred Bronson, Lester Phillips, Miguel A. Morales, Larry Brown, and Jeff Wetmore. On the page immediately preceding page 17 of the main story sequence.
"Do you have x-ray eyes?"
Featuring Giant Superman Annual
"Krypton, the world where Superman was born, lives again!"
Characters
- Superman
"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
"Learn to play guitar the Chet Atkins way!"
Characters
- Chet Atkins (photo)
Story Notes
Sold by Josely Company.
Frontier Cabin
Story Notes
kids' playhouse
"Boys, girls, men, women..."
"Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."
Characters
- Ben Rebhuhn (photo)
- John Sill (photo)
- Jim Norman (photo)
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
Story Notes
Sold by Josely Company. Back cover.