Metal Men #36
(February-March 1969)

DC, 1963 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1968-12-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Miller; Carmine Infantino (Editorial Director)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Cruel Clowns! (Table of Contents)

Metal Men / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Metal Men [Platinum; Mercury; Gold; Lead; Iron; Tin]
Reprints
Keywords
rain

Indexer Notes

Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List; the original indexer credited George Roussos.

The Cruel Clowns! (Table of Contents: 1)

Metal Men / comic story / 21.83 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda ?

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Metal Men [Platinum (Tina); Mercury; Gold; Lead; Iron; Tin]; Doc Magnus; Col. Magnus
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story across 23 pages in three parts of 5.67, 5.67, and 10.5 pages.

He's Coming Your Way! Will You Meet Him? (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Don't Be Left Out In The Cold! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Binky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Flash Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The lowest temperature at which an oil will decompose...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Facts regarding Flash Point, Flash Spectrum, Flash Depresser and Flash Bulb. Between pages 12 & 13 of the Metal Men story.

The Big One Is Here! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Sgt. Rock / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

#2 [The Golden Age Green Lantern] (Table of Contents: 6)

Fact File / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]

Indexer Notes

Extensive information regarding the golden age Green Lantern.

Naturally... It Goes on Sale at Midnight Dec 19th (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Witching Hour / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Ross Andru (illustration)
Inks
Mike Esposito (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Metal Men [Platinum; Mercury; Gold; Lead; Iron; Tin]

Indexer Notes

Fan letters column, with letters from Dick Carlin, Robert Wutke, Bill Andrews, Peter Wechsler and Barry Walker.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Cruel Clowns!
    Metal Men
  2. 1. The Cruel Clowns!
    Metal Men
  3. 2. He's Coming Your Way! Will You Meet Him?
    Phantom Stranger
  4. 3. Don't Be Left Out In The Cold!
    Binky
  5. 4. ["The lowest temperature at which an oil will decompose..."]
    Flash Facts
  6. 5. The Big One Is Here!
    Sgt. Rock
  7. 6. #2 [The Golden Age Green Lantern]
    Fact File
  8. 7. Naturally... It Goes on Sale at Midnight Dec 19th
    Witching Hour
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Metal Scraps
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Mark Gordon
  • Paul Green
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steve Jenner
  • Darrel McCann
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore