Metal Men #23
(December 1966-January 1967)

DC, 1963 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1966-10-18
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.; World Color Press
Editing
Robert Kanigher (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The publishing address given was "2nd & Dickey Sts., Sparta, Ill, 62286" which was the address for World Color Press.

Rage of the Lizard! (Table of Contents)

Metal Men / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru (signed as Andru)
Inks
Mike Esposito (signed as Esposito)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Metal Men: Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Nameless; Tin; Tina the Platinum Girl
Doc Magnus
Synopsis
Platinum lies on a table while Doc uses a welding torch.
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Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman; UNICEF Donations / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff (sourced)
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (sourced)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff (sourced)
Letters
Ira Schnapp (sourced)
Editing
?

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Joe; Tom
Synopsis
After Joe claims he's going to keep the pennies for himself, Superman takes Joe and Tom to Asia, South America and Africa to show them first-hand how much good the pennies they collect for UNICEF can do.

Indexer Notes

Printed in black-and-white on the inside front cover.

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Rage of the Lizard! (Table of Contents: 2)

Metal Men / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (sourced)
Pencils
Ross Andru (signed as Andru) (sourced)
Inks
Mike Esposito (signed as Esposito) (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy ? (see notes)

Feature Logo
Metal Men
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Metal Men: Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Nameless; Tin; Tina the Platinum Girl
Doc Magnus; The Sizzler; Professor Snakelocks; The Lizard (first appearance); The Lizard's gang; Professor Snakelocks' toy soldiers
Synopsis
Professor Snakelocks' creation, The Sizzler, has been adopted by the Metal Men after changing Doc Magnus into a robot. Professor Snakelocks attempts to destroy the Metal Men but is turned into a robot by The Sizzler after being captured. Platinum is so distraught over The Sizzler's apparent affection for Doc Magnus that she runs away, where the Lizard makes her a hostage in a plan to kill Doc Magnus. Platinum saves Doc at the last minute, and the Sizzler changes both Doc and Professor Snakelocks back to humans.
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Indexer Notes

Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, list the initials HM next to the due date for the lettering of this story.

The story is across 24 pages in three parts 5.67, 11.66, and 5.67 pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Superman and Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

On the Go with Motorific! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Ideal Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Metal Scraps / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (signed as RK)
Pencils
Ross Andru (illustration)
Inks
Mike Esposito (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
The Metal Men: Gold (head shot only); Iron (head shot only); Lead (head shot only); Mercury (head shot only); Platinum (head shot only); Tin (head shot only)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Greg Cross, Chuck Roth, Robin Shurtz, and Sandy Brown, with replies from Kanigher.

Appears after Motorific Torture Track advertisement.

The Kat from AMT Jumps the Gun (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Mike's Toy Factory... (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Emenee Thermo/Craft Workshop / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Jet with the "In" Crowd! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Scooter / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.34 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Trik-Trak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Tyco Toys / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

An All-Star Collection of the Best of Batman (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

For the Most in Thrills... (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Captain Billy and the Kid (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Renwal Models / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Job Number
6451
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How do you manage with all those tiny screws when you work on a model?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
two unnamed boys
Synopsis
One boy shows another how he avoids losing tiny model screws by magnetizing a screwdriver.

Indexer Notes

At the bottom half of the page.

The original idea came from Rick Schuman (Wheaton, Illinois).

It is noted that published ideas are awarded the original art from the feature and 5 dollars.

Electric S.O.S. Telegraph Set (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Electric S.O.S. Telegraph / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Battle Grounds of the World! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Andy and George; G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Contest Is On! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Rage of the Lizard!
    Metal Men
  2. 1. Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"
    Superman; UNICEF Donations
  3. 2. Rage of the Lizard!
    Metal Men
  4. 3. ["The most notorious villains in the universe vote... thumbs down for Batman..."]
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  5. 4. On the Go with Motorific!
    Ideal Toys
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Metal Scraps
  7. 6. The Kat from AMT Jumps the Gun
    AMT Models; The Kat from AMT
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  9. 8. Mike's Toy Factory...
    Emenee Thermo/Craft Workshop
  10. 9. Jet with the "In" Crowd!
    Scooter
  11. 10. ["Wow! Get Transogram's exciting new Daredevil Trik-Trak..."]
    Trik-Trak
  12. 11. ["Hey, Bud... there's the train we rode out in Disneyland!"]
    Tyco Toys
  13. 12. An All-Star Collection of the Best of Batman
    Batman
  14. 13. For the Most in Thrills...
  15. 14. Captain Billy and the Kid
    Renwal Models
  16. 15. ["How do you manage with all those tiny screws when you work on a model?"]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  17. 16. Electric S.O.S. Telegraph Set
    Electric S.O.S. Telegraph
  18. 17. Battle Grounds of the World!
    The Adventures of Andy and George; G.I. Joe
  19. 18. The Contest Is On!
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Hector G. Dueñas G.
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore