Metal Men #9
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- August-September 1964
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.12 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/18537
Credits
- Editing
- Robert Kanigher
Issue contents
Cover
The Robot Juggernaut!
(Metal Men)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Metal Men
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Billy; robot juggernaut
Credits
- Pencils
- Ross Andru [as Andru] (signed)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito [as Esposito] (signed)
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Synopsis
A juggernaut made of rollers is flattening the Metal Men while Tin tries to rescue Billy.
1Featuring
- Genre
- Advocacy
- Characters
- Mr. Joby; Bob; other boys
Credits
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Editing
- ?
Synopsis
Bob discovers the value of "looking before you leap" in preventing accidents.
Notes
On inside front cover. Credits from a list by Lionel English.
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Metal Men
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Doc Magnus [Dr. William Magnus]; Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Billy; robot juggernauts
Credits
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Ross Andru [as Andru] (signed)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito [as Esposito] (signed)
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
Reprint history
Synopsis
The Metal Men and Billy escape from the planet of the Playground of Terror, and land on another planet where Robot Juggernauts try to melt them down. The Metal Men escape by alloying together and Billy's sight is returned by a comet shower on the way back to Earth.
Notes
Story continued from Metal Men #8. Platinum calls Gold "Ron" in one panel.
Story across 25 pages in 3 parts of 5.67 pages, 5.67 pages, and 12.67.
3"Long time! Long time!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Tootsie Roll
Credits
- Script
- ?
- Art
- ?
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
Notes
Appears at bottom of page 6 of main story sequence.
4Credits
- Script
- ?
- Art
- ?
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
Notes
Ad for set of magic tricks and manual from unknown company.
Appears between pages 6-7 of main story sequence.
5"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, N.J."
Featuring
- Feature
- Palisades Amusement Park
- Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Script
- ?
- Art
- ?
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- ?
typeset - Editing
- ?
Notes
Ad for amusement park with coupons.
Appears between pages 6-7 of main story sequence.
6"Boys and girls!"
Featuring
- Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Script
- ?
- Art
- ?
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
Notes
Coupon ad for various amusement parks in the United States.
Appears between pages 6-7 of main story sequence.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Tootsie Roll Pop
Credits
- Script
- ?
- Art
- ?
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
Notes
On bottom of page 12 of the main story sequence.
8Featuring
- Feature
- DC Comics
- Characters
- Metal Men [Platinum; Mercury; Lead; Iron; Gold; Tin]
Credits
- Script
- ?
- Art
- ?
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
House ad for subscriptions to DC Comics.
Between pages 12-13 of the main story sequence.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Metal Scraps
Credits
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (illustration)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (illustration)
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- Typeset
Notes
Letters of comment from Steve Jam & Rocky Midyett, Jeanette Smith, Barry Brown, Bruce Wheeler, and Philip Vlasak.
Between pages 12-13 of the main story sequence.
10"I like chocolate fudge best!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
Credits
- Script
- ?
- Art
- ?
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
11"Alloys are two or more metals joined together..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Metal Facts and Fancies!
- Genre
- Non-fiction; math & science
- Characters
- Doc Magnus [Dr. William Magnus]; Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Copper
Credits
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Ross Andru
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
Synopsis
Includes a short item (3 panels) on Tin and Copper alloying to make Bronze as if it's a marriage with Doc Magnus officiating.
Notes
Science facts about various metal alloys.
12Featuring
- Feature
- Silly Putty
Credits
- Script
- ?
- Art
- ?
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
13Featuring
- Feature
- Josely Company
Credits
- Script
- ?
- Art
- Russ Heath (Roman Soldiers)
? - Colours
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
Notes
Ads for two different toy soldier sets.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Junior Sales Club of America
Credits
- Script
- ?
- Art
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
Notes
Ad for sales people for greeting cards.
On inside back cover.
15Credits
- Script
- ?
- Art
- ?
- Colours
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
Notes
Ad for toy soldiers from unknown company.
On back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.