Metal Men
#24
(February-March 1967)
DC,
1963 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1966-12-15
- 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 (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Balloon Man Hangs High!
Metal Men / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (signed as
ANDRU) - Inks
- Mike Esposito (signed as
Esposito) - Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Balloon Man
- Reprints
-
in Marsserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1968 series) #4 -
in Metalmænd (I.K. [Illustrerede klassikere], 1968 series) #4 -
in Super Comics (BSV - Williams, 1968 series) #6 -
in Super Comics (Classics/Williams, 1968 series) #2408 (1968) -
in Mars-serien [Metall-klanen] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1968 series) #4 (1968) -
in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #154 (1 de julio de 1968) -
in Showcase Presents: Metal Men (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([November] 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, show Ross Andru as being paid for the pencils and inks for the cover, however Mike Esposito worked with Ross and inked and signed the cover. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue.
The Balloon Man Hangs High!
Metal Men / comic story / 21.5 pages
- Feature Logo
Metal Men- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Doc Magnus [Dr. Will Magnus]; Balloon Man
- Reprints
- in Super Comics (BSV - Williams, 1968 series) #6
- in Super Comics (Classics/Williams, 1968 series) #2408 (1968)
- in Mars-serien [Metall-klanen] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1968 series) #4 (1968)
-
in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #33 (mai 1974) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed] - in Showcase Presents: Metal Men (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([November] 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, 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.
The records show the initials HM next to the due date for the lettering of this story but Nick Caputo believes the lettering is by John Duffy.
Story across 23 pages in three parts of 5.5, 5.5, 10.5 pages.
[no title indexed]
Metal Scraps / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Kanigher (credited as RK)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (illustration)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
Metal Scraps
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 6486
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your model car looks good.
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Idea from John Hendrick, Edwards, N.Y.
[no title indexed]
public service announcement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do it cool!
- Genre
- advocacy
[no title indexed]
Metal Scraps / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Kanigher (credited as RK)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (illustrations)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Metal Scraps
Indexer Notes
Irene Vartanoff responds to her letter being included as a story element in Metal Men #21.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Balloon Man Hangs High!
Metal Men -
1.
The Balloon Man Hangs High!
Metal Men -
2.
[no title indexed]
Metal Scraps -
3.
["Your model car looks good."]
Cap's Hobby Hints -
4.
Peace on Earth
-
5.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
6.
[no title indexed]
-
7.
["Do it cool!"]
-
8.
[no title indexed]
Metal Scraps
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Merlin Haas
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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