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Issue: Metal Men #17
Publication Date: December 1965
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Issues: #17 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: 10/21/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (2 stories, 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
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I Married a Robot!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum]; Dr. William Magnus
First Line: Stop him! Doc's hypnotized!
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In Content Item: FlagSuper Comics #30 published January 1969
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Metal Men #2 published November 2008
as I Married a Robot! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Builders of the Future!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
First Line: Somewhere in Africa...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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I Married a Robot!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Dr. William Magnus; Nameless
First Line: Doc!
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In Content Item: FlagSuper Comics #30 published January 1969
as Ich heirate einen Roboter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Metal Men #2 published November 2008
as I Married a Robot! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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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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Ultra the Multi-Alien

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Mystery in Space; Ultra the Multi-Alien
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 6 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Give me that model plane kit!
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Pages: 1
Job Number: 6340
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 6 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Wow! That's the old Hooterville Cannonball right down to the rivets!
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following the previous sequence.
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
First Line: By popular demand -- Batman and Robin's most fantastic foes!
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Disclose Notes: On the same page as the previous sequence. House ad for Batman (DC, 1940 Series) #176.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Hey kids! Transogram's Trik-Trak is the greatest!
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
First Line: Presenting... a new Jimmy Olsen
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 12 of the main story sequence. House ad for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 Series) #89.
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238 Magic Tricks

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Disclose Notes: On the page between page 12 and page 13 of the main story sequence.
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100 Magnets

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

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Genres: superhero
First Line: Having one Batman to contend with...
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 13 of the main story sequence. House ad for Batman (DC, 1940 Series) #177.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Dear Editor: I can’t stop reading Metal Men!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Fred Brown and Mary Williams.

On the page immediately following page 18 of the main story sequence.
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A DC Offer

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Character(s): Penguin; Batman
First Line: Riddle me this!
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following the previous sequence.
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Biggest Christmas Surprise Ever!

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Character(s): Chuck
First Line: Chuck and his dad surprise each other Christmas Day.
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 19 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Supergirl; Wonder Woman
First Line: They're brainy... they're brawny... they're beautiful...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 19 of the main story sequence. House ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 Series) #63.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Have you heard the big news about GI Joe
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Great Moments in Sport

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Character(s): Johnny Unitas
First Line: Dec. 28, 1958 – Yankee Stadium – the Baltimore Colts’ and the N.Y. Giants’ N.F.L. Championship Game had ended in a tie, 17-17.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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