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Metal Men, #1

Published: April-May 1963

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Metal Men #1

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Issue Contents:
Rain of the Missile Men!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Metal Men [Gold
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Platinum
  • Tin]
  • Doc Magnus [Dr. Will Magnus]
  • the Missile Men
Credits
Story Notes

Credits for cover scripts and letters from Carl Gafford via the GCD Error Tracker. Todd Klein confirmed the cover lettering of Ira Schnapp and that Schnapp created the logo design too (posting on Comic Book Historians page in Facebook, 8 October 2018).

Story 1 1 page

"Fill the gaps in your family’s education..."

Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Rain of the Missile Men!
Story 2 24 pages superhero

"Farewell, Doc!"

Storyline

The Metal Men battle the Missile Men.

Characters
  • Metal Men [Gold
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Platinum
  • Tin]
  • Dr. Will Magnus
  • the Missile Men
Credits
Story Notes

1st mention of "responsometers." Letters credit from Carl Gafford via the GCD Error Tracker. Story in 4 parts: unnumbered part I (5.67 pp.), Part II (5.67 pp., titled "The Metal Men vs the Rain of the Missile Men!"), Part III (6 pp., titled same as Part II), Part IV (7 pp., titled same as Part II)

Featuring Justice League of America; The Flash

Story 3 0 pages

"For the very best..."

Story Notes

On the bottom of page 6 of the main story sequence.

Story 4 1 page

"Kids!! Blast off your own space capsule..."

Story Notes

On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the main story sequence.

Featuring The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories

Story 5 0 pages
Story Notes

At the bottom of page 12 of the main story sequence.

Story 6 1 page non-fiction

"If you wonder whether there is enough room..."

Credits
Story Notes

Credits per Nick Caputo, February 2018. On the page immediately following page 12 of the main story sequence.

Story 7 1 page

"Make all out war in your own home..."

Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 13 of the main story sequence.

Story 8 1 page

"Dear Editor: Congratulations!"

Characters
  • Metal Men [Gold
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Platinum
  • Tin]
Credits
Story Notes

Letters from Mrs. Gilbert Bogs, Ray Gardner, Richard West, Terry McBain, Bill Heskins. Illustration consists of drawings of the heads of all six members of the team, beneath the title. On the page immediately following page 18 of the main story sequence.

Story 9 1 page

"Boys here’s a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly"

Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 19 of the main story sequence.

Story 10 1 page
Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 19 of the main story sequence.

Story 11 1 page
Story 12 1 page
Story 13 1 page
Story 14 1 page

"Are you skinny like I was?"

Characters
  • Ben Rebhuhn
  • John Sill (photo)
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 15 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.