(December 1967-January 1968)
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Bob Kanigher
- Format:
- Standard Silver Age US color comic; Newsprint; Saddle-Stitched; was ongoing series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
The Robot-Eater of Metalis 5!
Metal Men / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Ross Andru (signed)
- Inks:
- Mike Esposito (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero; Science Fiction
- Characters:
- Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Doc Magnus [Dr. Will Magnus]
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue (added by Greg Fischer, October 2007).
The Robot-Eater from Metalis 5
Metal Men / comic story / 21.5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Braillard
- Pencils:
- Ross Andru
- Inks:
- Mike Esposito
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero; Science Fiction
- Characters:
- Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Doc Magnus [Dr. Will Magnus]; Nameless; Torgola; Horbok; Dr. Helen Ethos
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Title of story is misspelled on splash page and story. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007). Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue.
Metal Facts and Fancies
Metal Facts and Fancies / filler / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Fact
Indexer Notes
Illustrated factual history of the scientific elements.
Direct Currents [December 1967]
Direct Currents / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Neal Adams
- Inks:
- Neal Adams
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- Fact; news; reviews
- Characters:
- Batman; Spectre; Scooter; Shahn-Zi
Indexer Notes
Featuring the following titles released: SWING WITH SCOOTER #10 (includes cover preview); THE FOX AND THE CROW #107; THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #75 (includes cover preview); WORLD'S FINEST #172; JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #59; STRANGE ADVENTURES #207.
How To Do It Better
Cap's Hobby Hints / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Hobby hint from Craig Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Metal Scraps
Metal Scraps / letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ross Andru
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Metal Men [Gold; Tin; Iron; Mercury; Lead; Platinum]
Indexer Notes
Fan letters column.
Table of Contents
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1.
The Robot-Eater from Metalis 5
Metal Men -
2.
Metal Facts and Fancies
Metal Facts and Fancies -
3.
Direct Currents [December 1967]
Direct Currents -
4.
How To Do It Better
Cap's Hobby Hints -
5.
Metal Scraps
Metal Scraps
- Jim Van Dore
- Dwayne Best
- Daniel Thingvold
- Mark Gordon
- Jon Ingersoll
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mark Gordon
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