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Issue: Metal Men #1
Publication Date: April 1963
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Issues: #1 of 56 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/28/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 7 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue:
FlagSwordsmen and Sorcerers #[nn] published January 1982 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Rain of the Missile Men!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Doc Magnus [Dr. Will Magnus]; the Missile Men
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Metal Men Archives #1 published September 2006
as Cover - Metal Men #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Metal Men Archives #1 published September 2006
as Cover Gallery [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Metal Men #1 published November 2007
as Metal Men #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Fill the gaps in your family’s education...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Rain of the Missile Men!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Dr. Will Magnus; the Missile Men
First Line: Farewell, Doc!
Synopsis: The Metal Men battle the Missile Men.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly #102 published January 1973
as Rain of the Missile Men [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMetal Men #44 published July 1973
as Rain of the Missile Men! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Metal Men Archives #1 published September 2006
as Rain of the Missile Men! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Metal Men #1 published November 2007
as Rain of the Missile Men! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 24.33
Disclose Notes: 1st mention of "responsometers."
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Justice League of America; The Flash
First Line: For the very best...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: On the bottom of page 6 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Kids!! Blast off your own space capsule...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 12 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: If you wonder whether there is enough room...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits per Nick Caputo, February 2018. On the page immediately following page 12 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Make all out war in your own home...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 13 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]
First Line: Dear Editor: Congratulations!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Mrs. Gilbert Bogs, Ray Gardner, Richard West, Terry McBain, Bill Heskins. Illustration consists of drawings of the heads of all six members of the team, beneath the title.

On the page immediately following page 18 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys here’s a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 19 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 19 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Ben Rebhuhn; John Sill (photo)
First Line: Are you skinny like I was?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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