Showcase #37

(March-April 1962)

(Part I) The Flaming Doom! (Table of Contents)

Metal Men / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kanigher

Pencils:

Ross Andru

Inks:

Mike Esposito

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Colonel Henry Caspar; Dr. Will Magnus; Metal Men [Platinum; Gold; Lead; Iron; Mercury; Tin] (introduction); flying manta ray

Synopsis:

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!"

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #214 (April 1972)
• in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-11 (April 1972)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #34 (March 1983)
• in The Metal Men Archives (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([July] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Introduction and origin of Dr. Will Magnus and the Metal Men.

"The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust!" (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America; Aquaman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Justice League of America; Aquaman; Aqualad

Synopsis:

House ad for JLA #10, "The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust!" and Aquaman 2, "Captain Sykes' Deadly Missions!"

From Many Lands... (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

PSA

Synopsis:

Article on international trade. "It takes many countries, working together, to provide progress for all!"

Part II The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom! (Table of Contents)

Metal Men / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kanigher

Pencils:

Ross Andru

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Synopsis:

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!

The Magic Metal (Table of Contents)

Cobalt / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Uses of cobalt throughout history.

Metal Facts and Fancies (Table of Contents)

Metal Facts and Fancies / filler / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Ross Andru

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Mike Esposito

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Synopsis:

Facts on alchemist, gold in seawater, platinum in penpoints, molybdenum and titanium in hair color, and more metal facts.

Part III The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom! (Table of Contents)

Metal Men / comic story / 8.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kanigher

Pencils:

Ross Andru

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Science

Synopsis:

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.