Showcase #37

(March-April 1962)

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Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Part I] The Flaming Doom! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Ross Andru

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Imagine that millions of years ago, a radioactive bombardment fell upon the...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Colonel Henry Casper; Dr. Will Magnus; Metal Men [Platinum [Tina]; Gold; Lead; Iron; Mercury; Tin] (introduction); flying manta ray; Amos J. Talbot

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

• in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #114
• in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #214 (April 1972)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #34 (March 1983)
• in The Metal Men Archives (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([September] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: Metal Men (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([November] 2007)

Indexer Notes

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

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

From Many Lands... (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Lou Cameron

Inks

Lou Cameron

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

From the dawn of history, people have traded with each other to...

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

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

Keywords

chromium; manganese; mica; rubber; tin; wool

Part II: The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Ross Andru

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A tinny voice squeaks up... Me too?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Metal Men [Platinum [Tina]; Gold; Lead; Iron; Mercury; Tin]; Dr. Will Magnus; Col. Henry Casper

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!

Reprints

• in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #114
• in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #214 (April 1972)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #34 (March 1983)
• in The Metal Men Archives (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([September] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: Metal Men (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([November] 2007)

Keywords

rocket-disc

The Magic Metal (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For over 4,000 years, potters were using a rare silvery-white metal which, amazingly...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Synopsis

Uses of cobalt throughout history.

Keywords

cobalt; radiocobalt

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

Metal Facts and Fancies! / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ross Andru

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The alchemists of old spent their entire lifetime searching...

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• in Super Comics (BSV - Williams, 1968 series) #12
• in Metal Men (DC, 1963 series) #29 (December 1967-January 1968)
which is reprinted
• in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #157 (1º de mayo de 1969)
• in Mars-serien [Metall-klanen] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1968 series) #7 (1968)

Keywords

bronze; mercury; molybdenum; nickel

Part III: The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Ross Andru

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

But the fallen tin metal man does not realize that his self-sacrifice has...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Metal Men [Platinum [Tina]; Gold; Lead; Iron; Mercury; Tin]; Dr. Will Magnus; Col. Henry Casper

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.

Reprints

• in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #114
• in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #214 (April 1972)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #34 (March 1983)
• in The Metal Men Archives (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([September] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: Metal Men (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([November] 2007)

Keywords

rocket-disc

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Jack Liebowitz

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Average number of copies of each issue sold or distributed during the 12 months preceding Oct. 1, 1961: 240,000.

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Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)