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8June-July 1964
$0.12

Metal Men #8

DC · June-July 1964 · on sale 1964-04-30

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Identification plate

Series
Metal Men (DC, 1963 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
June-July 1964
Key date
1964-06-00
On-sale date
1964-04-30
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Playground of Terror!cover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira SchnappPlatinum [Tina]; Lead; Tin; Gold; Mercury; Iron; Timmy
1Are You a Good Neighbor?public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBilly; Pete
2The Playground of Terror!comic story24script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoMetal Men (Gold; Iron; Platinum; Tin; Mercury; Lead); Doc Magnus; Timmy; evil robots
3Watch for the first 80 pg. giant Superboy Annual!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein
4What's new?promo (ad from the publisher)1
5For the Very Best in Comics Readingpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Murphy Anderson, Carmine Infantino
6-comic story2script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar Saladino
7For the Very Best in Comics Readingpromo (ad from the publisher)0.34pencils: Joe Kubert
8-letters page1script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetMetal Men [Lead; Tin; Gold; Mercury; Iron; Platinum]

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
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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