Metal Men #26

Metal Men #26 brings "Menace of the Metal Mods!" to vivid life on a striking purple-backgrounded cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, where a massive, geometric-headed villain swings an enormous wrecking-ball weapon while the Metal Men — including a gold figure dangling on strings like a puppet, a silver robot tangled in bonds, and several teammates scattered and struggling — find themselves in serious trouble. Iron appears to be using his head quite literally, per the cover's playful tagline, hinting at the inventive, off-beat humor writer Robert Kanigher wove into every issue. It's a wonderfully chaotic 1967 snapshot of DC's most charmingly odd robot team at their endangered best.