(December 1967-January 1968)
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1967-10-19
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Robert Kanigher
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Silver Age US
- Paper Stock:
- newsprint
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
The Robot-Eater of Metalis 5!
Metal Men / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Ross Andru (signed)
- Inks:
- Mike Esposito (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters:
- Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Doc Magnus [Dr. Will Magnus]
- Reprints:
-
in Showcase Presents: Metal Men (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([September] 2008) -
in Super Comics (BSV - Williams, 1968 series) #14
-
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:
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters:
- Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Doc Magnus [Dr. Will Magnus]; Nameless; Torgola; Horbok; Dr. Helen Ethos
- Reprints:
- in Showcase Presents: Metal Men (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([September] 2008)
- in Super Comics (BSV - Williams, 1968 series) #14
-
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:
- non-fiction
- Reprints:
in 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:
- non-fiction
- Characters:
- Batman; Spectre; Scooter; Shahn-Zi
- Keywords:
- news; reviews
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
-
0.
The Robot-Eater of Metalis 5!
Metal Men -
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
- R. J. Roper
- Dwayne Best
- Daniel Thingvold
- Mark Gordon
- Jon Ingersoll
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mark Gordon
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