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Issue: Metal Men #6
Publication Date: February 1964
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Issues: #6 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: 12/26/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Star Spangled War Stories #113 and 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
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Dr. William Magnus; Gas Gang [Helium; Oxygen; Carbon Dioxide; Carbon Monoxide; Chloroform]
First Line: Doc! Ha-ha turn your Gas Gang off...
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Metal Men #1 published November 2007
as Metal Men #6 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Amazing Book About Prehistoric Animals

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First Line: Imagine meeting an animal the length of a ten story building.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Day Doc Turned Robot!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Dr. William Magnus; Gas Gang [Helium; Oxygen; Carbon Dioxide; Carbon Monoxide; Chloroform] (first appearance, origin); comet being
First Line: Doc...stop your Gas Gang!
Synopsis: Doc is changed to a robot by cosmic rays and invents the Gas Gang, which the Metal Men have to destroy in self defense.
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In Content Item: FlagSuper Adventure #74 published July 1976
as The Day Doc Turned Robot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMetal Men #50 published February 1977
as Our Mentor, the Robot [Story on Interior Page(s)]heavily edited, as part of "Our Mentor, the Robot"
In Content Item: FlagGigant #4/1978 published July 1978
as Vår beskyddare, roboten! del 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]Sju sidor bortredigerade
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Metal Men #1 published November 2007
as The Day Doc Turned Robot! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 23.67
Disclose Notes: Story in four parts of 5.67 pages, 5.67 pages, 5.67 pages, and 6.67 pages.
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Dash Out of Your Foxholes!

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Genres: war
Feature(s): Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales
First Line: Here comes the big!...big!...big! War annual you've been yellin' for!
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 6 of the main story sequence.
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Amazing Alloys!

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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Bronze...an alloy of copper and tin...
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Disclose Notes: Facts about bronze, duralumin and monel.

On the page immediately following page 6 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Packed in this footlocker toy storage box
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 6 of the main story sequence.
Sold by Josely Co.
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Special Christmas Quiz "Christmas in Many Lands!"

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Genres: non-fiction, opinion
First Line: In what Country do the children make an outdoor Christmas tree of wheat sheaves for the birds?
Synopsis: Short information on global Christmas customs accompanied by illustrations.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the main story sequence. Credits from a list by Lionel English.
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For the Very Best in Comics Reading

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Genres: war
Feature(s): Our Fighting Forces; Our Army at War
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: On the bottom of page 12 of the main story sequence.
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Save Him - - or Kill Him!

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Genres: war
Feature(s): The Brave and the Bold
First Line: The top-secret story of the war that fighting men have only dared whisper about...
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 12 of the main story sequence.
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First Line: Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines...
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 13 of the main story sequence.
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For the Very Best in Comics Reading

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash; Green Lantern
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 18 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Dear Editor: I don’t usually write letters...
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Disclose Notes: Letters from: Gary Fox, Roy Thomas, and Leonard J. Tirado.

On the page between page 18 and page 19 of the main story sequence.
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For the Very Best in Comics Reading

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Strange Adventures
Character(s): Lois Lane
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Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations

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First Line: Plan long-range bomber attacks...
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132 Roman Soldiers

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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Character(s): Ben Rebhuhn
First Line: For a new million dollar he-man body...
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Reward $11,750.00 For This Coin!

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First Line: Stop spending valuable coins worth hundreds of dollars.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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