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14June-July 1965
$0.12

Metal Men #14

DC · June-July 1965 · on sale 1965-04-22

First appearance: ChemoFirst appearance: Nameless
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Identification plate

Series
Metal Men (DC, 1963 series)
Issue
#14
Publication date
June-July 1965
Key date
1965-06-00
On-sale date
1965-04-22
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chemo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Nameless - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Headless Robots!cover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira SchnappNameless First, Chemo First, Gold, Iron, Lead, Mercury, Platinum, Tin
1Happy Hobby Time!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappSuperboy; Frank
2The Headless Robots!comic story24script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoNameless First, Chemo First, Gold, Iron, Lead, Will Magnus, Mercury, Platinum, Tin
3Justice League of America; The Brave and the Bold; Teen Titanspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
7Our Army at War; Our Fighting Forcespromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
8-letters page1script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito
10-comic story1script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoMetal Men [Iron; Tin]; Nameless
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein
1310 Issues of Metal Men for Only $1.00promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetMetal Men [Gold; Lead; Mercury]; Superman

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Metal Men #431973On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Metal Men #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1559-0		2007On eBay ›
The Metal Men Archives #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-3867-4		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q10335426 (Nameless), first-appearance property (CC0)

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