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Issue: Metal Men #14
Publication Date: June 1965
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Issues: #14 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: 04/22/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from G.I. Combat #112 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
Format Notes:  
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Adult Image
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The Headless Robots!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Nameless; Chemo
First Line: If we don't get our own heads back on in time...Chemo will destroy us!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMetal Men #43 published April 1973
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Metal Men #1 published November 2007
as Metal Men #14 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Metal Men Archives #2 published August 2013
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Happy Hobby Time!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Frank
First Line: Gosh, it’s swell of Superboy, letting us use his workshop once a week.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Script and pencils credits from http://www.politedissent.com/archives/5795.
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The Headless Robots!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Chemo; Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Dr. William Magnus; Nameless
First Line: If we don't get our own heads back on...Chemo will splatter us!
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In Content Item: FlagMetal Men #43 published April 1973
as The Headless Robots [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Metal Men #1 published November 2007
as The Headless Robots! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: Credits for script and pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue. The records show Andru as inker, but it is believed that Mike Esposito actually inked the story.

Story across 25 pages in four parts of 5.67 pages, 5.67 pages, 5.67 pages, and 7 pages.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Justice League of America; The Brave and the Bold; Teen Titans
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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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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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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Johnny Gets His Own Monster Koach!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Johnny; Herman Munster
First Line: Visiting on the set of the TV show “The Munsters,” Johnny meets Herman Munster...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 8 and page 9 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 8 and page 9 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Our Army at War; Our Fighting Forces
First Line: For the very best...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: On the bottom of page 12 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Steve Mailloux, David Holland, George Edward Barton, and Rand Lee.

On the page between page 12 and page 13 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 18 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: science and technology
Character(s): Metal Men [Iron; Tin]; Nameless
First Line: Discovery of tin was prehistoric...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits per Nick Caputo, February 2018. Follows page 18 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Fred Flypogger; Chauncy
First Line: Greetings, Earth people!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 19 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Featuring 7 epic duels-to-the-death...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 20 and page 21 of the main story sequence. House ad for 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 Series) #11.
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10 Issues of Metal Men for Only $1.00

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Metal Men [Gold; Lead; Mercury]; Superman
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Albert Dorne
First Line: He’s looking for people who like to draw.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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