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Raid of the Skyscraper Robot!
"Metal Men...you've got to pin down the Skyscraper Robot long enough for me to get Doc out of his crushed car!"
Characters
- Metal Men [Gold
- Lead
- Mercury
- Platinum
- Tin]
- Dr. William Magnus
Credits
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
100 Magnets All Brand New
"Unbelievable as it may seen..."
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Raid of the Skyscraper Robot! [Part 1]
"Flatten this threat before it eats up the city!"
Characters
- Metal Men [Gold
- Iron
- Lead
- Mercury
- Platinum
- Tin]
- Dr. William Magnus
- Nameless (introduction)
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
1st appearance Nameless, Tin's "girlfriend". Credits for script and pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue. The records show Andru as inker, but it is believed that Mike Esposito actually inked the story.
Ride a Sea-Going Thunderbolt...
"with DC's newest battle star, Capt. Storm"
Credits
- Pencils: Irv Novick
- Inks: Irv Novick
G.I. Joe...G.I. Joe...Fighting Man From Head to Toe...
"This is terrific G.I. Joe, greatest soldier a boy ever owned..."
Story Notes
Mail order advertisement of the G.I. Joe catalogue of action and equipment toys.
Amazing Ratios!
"The energy released in the explosion of a 100 megaton nuclear bomb..."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
DC Does It Again!
"Take Batman, the caped crime-fighter...take Green Lantern, the emerald crusader..."
Characters
- Batman
- Green Lantern
- Time Commander
Credits
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Gil Kane
- Colors: Jack Adler (uncertain)
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
House ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 Series) #59.
Raid of the Skyscraper Robot! Part 2!
"The hot-tempered mercurial metal bounces back at the Platinum Girl...and in a moment there is a metal melee!"
Characters
- Metal Men [Gold
- Iron
- Lead
- Mercury
- Platinum
- Tin]
- Dr. William Magnus
- Nameless
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Credits for script and pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue. The records show Andru as inker, but it is believed that Mike Esposito actually inked the story.
For the Very Best in Comics Reading
Featuring The Flash; Justice League of America
Credits
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Carmine Infantino
If You Missed the Most Famous Flash Story Ever Printed...
"This is your golden opportunity to treat yourself to the reading thrill of a life-time..."
Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Flash [Jay Garrick]
- The Pied Piper
- Gorilla Grodd
- Dr. Alchemy
- Captain Boomerang
Credits
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Carmine Infantino
Story Notes
Promotional advertisement for 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 Series) #9.
"Dear Doc Magnus: I have an awful feeling you are going to make a new Metal Man."
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
Story Notes
Letters by John Garber, Stu Engel, Mike Yancey, Jim Forsyth, and Robert H. Richards.
Part Two! The Metal Men in Raid of the Skyscraper Robot!
"While the Metal Men anxiously try to contact the silent Tin in his spacecraft..."
Characters
- Metal Men [Gold
- Iron
- Lead
- Mercury
- Platinum
- Tin]
- Dr. William Magnus
- Nameless
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Should have been "Part 3." Credits for script and pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue. The records show Andru as inker, but it is believed that Mike Esposito actually inked the story.
Featuring Our Army at War; Wonder Woman
"For the very best..."
"Wholly metallic meteorites are chiefly..."
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher (uncertain)
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Credits per Nick Caputo, February 2018.
Part Three - Cataclysmic Conclusion of "Raid of the Skyscraper Robot!" starring the Metal Men
"Tin c-c-calling Doc!"
Characters
- Metal Men [Gold
- Iron
- Lead
- Mercury
- Platinum
- Tin]
- Dr. William Magnus
- Nameless
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Should have been "Part 4." Credits for script and pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue. The records show Andru as inker, but it is believed that Mike Esposito actually inked the story.
"When it's snowy, cold or muddy---it's time for fun with Silly Putty!"
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"You gain 4 ways...when you accept this special offer"
Characters
- Metal Men [Iron
- Lead
- Mercury]
- Superman
Friend, Dare You Risk a Dime?
"This can be soon the handsome new jet power you"
Characters
- Ben Rebhuhn
- John Sill (photo)
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
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"with fast selling American seeds"
Story Notes
Back cover.