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!"
Notes
On-sale date from ad in Sea Devils #4 and copyright registration.
In Amazing World of DC Comics #10, in the article "There's No Cases Like Showcases" by Jack C. Harris, he notes, "Probably one of the strangest teams in comics, Bob Kanigher and Ross Andru's Metal Men ran for four issues of SHOWCASE... The wonder robots were created (and #37 scripted) in a weekend work session trigger [sic] when editor/writer Kanigher was asked to come up with a SHOWCASE concept quickly. Too unique to be lost, the robot band was launched on a 41-issue span..."
Reprinted in
- Metal Men #29
- The Flash #214
- The Best of DC #34
- The Metal Men Archives #1
- Showcase Presents: Metal Men #1
- Mars-serien [Metall-klanen] #7
- Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla #114
- Super Comics #12
Credits
- Script
- Robert Kanigher, Jack Schiff, Jack Liebowitz
- Pencils
- Ross Andru, Lou Cameron
- Inks
- Mike Esposito, Lou Cameron
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp
- Editor
- Robert Kanigher
- And logo?
- Ira Schnapp
Ratings
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