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Issue: Showcase #37
Publication Date: March 1962
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Issues: #37 of 104 Issues (108 Printings)
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: 01/30/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 1) Arrival date: 1962-02-13.

2) Statement of Ownership for 1961: Average Sales [of Showcase] 240,000.

3) In Amazing World of DC Comics #10, in the article "There's No Cases Like Showcases" by Jack C. Harris, he notes, "Probably one of the strangest teams in comics, Bob Kanigher and Ross Andru's Metal Men ran for four issues of SHOWCASE... The wonder robots were created (and #37 scripted) in a weekend work session trigger [sic] when editor/writer Kanigher was asked to come up with a SHOWCASE concept quickly. Too unique to be lost, the robot band was launched on a 41-issue span..."
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Flaming Doom!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; flying manta ray
First Line: If we Metal Men fail--the world of humans will be doomed!
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In Content Item: FlagThe Metal Men Archives #1 published September 2006
as Cover - Showcase #37 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Metal Men #1 published November 2007
as Showcase #37 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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First Line: Draw any person in one minute
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for the Magic Art Reproducer by Norton Products.
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[Part I] The Flaming Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Colonel Henry Casper; Dr. Will Magnus; Metal Men [Platinum [Tina]; Gold; Lead; Iron; Mercury; Tin] (introduction); flying manta ray; Amos J. Talbot
First Line: Imagine that millions of years ago, a radioactive bombardment fell upon the...
Synopsis: In prehistoric times, a flying manta ray survives a "radioactive storm" and is encased in ice. Today, it breaks free and soars over the coast, zapping lighthouses, jets, and the Chrysler Building with laser-eyes. The Joint Chiefs send Col. Casper to Dr. Will Magnus's vast laboratory complex. Magnus dances with a platinum robot - who talks! To fight the "creature", Magnus creates five more robots: Gold, Lead, Iron, Mercury, and Tin. "Meet the Metal Men!" A UHF TV shows the creature tearing up a cable bridge. "We're going to battle it!"
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-11 published April 1972
as The Flaming Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash #214 published April 1972
as The Flaming Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #34 [Direct] published March 1983
as The Flaming Fiend! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Metal Men Archives #1 published September 2006
as The Flaming Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Metal Men #1 published November 2007
as The Flaming Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Introduction and origin of Dr. Will Magnus and the Metal Men.
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Justice League of America; Aquaman; Aqualad; Felix Faust
Synopsis: House ad for JLA #10, "The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust!" and Aquaman #2, "Captain Sykes' Deadly Missions!"
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From Many Lands...

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: informational, opinion
First Line: From the dawn of history, people have traded with each other to...
Synopsis: Article on international trade. "It takes many countries, working together, to provide progress for all!"
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Part II: The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Metal Men [Platinum [Tina]; Gold; Lead; Iron; Mercury; Tin]; Dr. Will Magnus; Col. Henry Casper
First Line: A tinny voice squeaks up... Me too?
Synopsis: The Metal MEN are going into battle, but Tina will stay "out of harm's way". Oh, no, she won't, and spins Doc in a cocoon until he relents. Boarding a "rocket disc", they find the flying manta at the bridge. After some thought, Doc has Iron compress Lead into a ball, then coat it with Tin for hardness. Iron hurls it, the manta bats it back, and the rocket disc plummets and crashes on a rooftop. As the creature circles, Tin, thinking he "failed" leaps in the path of the deadly eye beams and is shredded!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-11 published April 1972
as The Flaming Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash #214 published April 1972
as The Flaming Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #34 [Direct] published March 1983
as The Flaming Fiend! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Metal Men Archives #1 published September 2006
as The Flaming Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Metal Men #1 published November 2007
as The Flaming Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Magic Metal

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: For over 4,000 years, potters were using a rare silvery-white metal which, amazingly...
Synopsis: Uses of cobalt throughout history.
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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: The alchemists of old spent their entire lifetime searching...
Synopsis: Facts on alchemist, gold in seawater, platinum in penpoints, molybdenum and titanium in hair color, and more metal facts.
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Part III: The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science and technology, superhero
Character(s): Metal Men [Platinum [Tina]; Gold; Lead; Iron; Mercury; Tin]; Dr. Will Magnus; Col. Henry Casper
First Line: But the fallen tin metal man does not realize that his self-sacrifice has...
Synopsis: Lead forms a shield to block the creature's blasting eyebeams. Gold stretches and grabs while Iron anchors him, but they're pulled aloft to crash into the ocean. Col. Casper radios to call it off, they failed. Magnus: "There are still three of us left! We're still attacking!" Soaring in the rocket disc, Mercury smothers the manta, Platinum spins a web, and Lead adds weight. The creature crashes and sinks in the ocean, dead. But so are the Metal Men. As Doc holds models of the MM, Caspar asks the audience to drop a card to Metal Men c/o National Periodical Pub.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-11 published April 1972
as The Flaming Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash #214 published April 1972
as The Flaming Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #34 [Direct] published March 1983
as The Flaming Fiend! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Metal Men Archives #1 published September 2006
as The Flaming Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Metal Men #1 published November 2007
as The Flaming Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.66
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Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Average number of copies of each issue sold or distributed during the 12 months preceding Oct. 1, 1961: 240,000.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Chet Atkins (photo)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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