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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): Robert Kanigher (credited)
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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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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The Headless Robots!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ross Andru (signed)
Inker(s): Mike Esposito (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Metal Men
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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)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
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
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Ross Andru (signed)
Inker(s): Mike Esposito (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Metal Men
Character(s): Chemo
Reprinting
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)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: On the bottom of page 6 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): G.I. Joe
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
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  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): AMT
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Reprint Notes:  
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]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Reprint Notes:  
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]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Ross Andru (illustration)
Inker(s): Mike Esposito (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Metal Scraps
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Reprint Notes:  
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)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Silly Putty
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Reprint Notes:  
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)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: science and technology
Feature(s): Metal Facts and Fancies!
First Line: Discovery of tin was prehistoric...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits per Nick Caputo, February 2018. Follows page 18 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Monogram
First Line: Greetings, Earth people!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 19 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 80 Page Giant Magazine; Superman
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 20 and page 21 of the main story sequence.
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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
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 100 Magnets
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
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
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Famous Artists Schools
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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