(October-November 1963)

DC, 1963 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1963-08-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Robert Kanigher (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. Incorrect on-sale date of October 29 in ad in Star Spangled War Stories #112.

The Bracelet of Doomed Heroes! (Table of Contents)

Metal Men / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru (signed)
Inks
Mike Esposito (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Doc Magnus [Dr. Will Magnus]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letterer and copy credit provided by Carl Gafford via the GCD-error list.

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bracelet of Doomed Heroes! (Table of Contents: 2)

Metal Men / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru (signed)
Inks
Mike Esposito (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Doc Magnus [Dr. Will Magnus]; Tin Amazons
Synopsis
Tin is kidnapped by alien robots.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit from Carl Gafford via the GCD-error-list.

Story across 25 pages in three parts of 7.67 pages, 7.67 pages, and 8.67 pages.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Giant Flash Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Metal Facts and Fancies! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher ?
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gold is the noble metal...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

Indexer Notes

Credits per Nick Caputo, February 2018. On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the main story sequence.

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from Mr. & Mrs. Albert Small, Paul Seydor, Frank Howard Laskin, Sidney Lefferts, Dorothy Denton, and Ronald D. Risen.

On the page immediately following the previous sequence.

102 Ships of All Nations (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

102 Ships of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

132 Roman Soldiers (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

147 Famous Automobiles (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Bracelet of Doomed Heroes!
    Metal Men
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. Bracelet of Doomed Heroes!
    Metal Men
  4. 3. ["Try a tongue teaser!"]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["The flashiest news of the year... a giant Flash Annual!"]
    Giant Flash Annual
  6. 5. ["This coupon entitles you to free admission..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  7. 6. ["Gold is the noble metal..."]
    Metal Facts and Fancies!
  8. 7. ["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  9. 8. ["Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."]
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Metal Scraps
  11. 10. 102 Ships of All Nations
    102 Ships of All Nations
  12. 11. ["Free! These... and more new issue stamps... just released"]
    Garcelon Stamps
  13. 12. ["For party fun! Game of the month!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. 132 Roman Soldiers
    Roman War Soldiers
  15. 14. 147 Famous Automobiles
    147 Famous Automobiles
  16. 15. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  17. 16. ["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."]
    American Body Building Club
  18. 17. ["Boys, girls, men, women..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Rowe
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore