Cover: Ross Andru & Mike Esposito

Showcase #37

Mar 1962 · DC · 0.12 USD

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“[Part I] The Flaming Doom!”

★ 1st appearance — Lead★ 1st appearance — Iron★ 1st appearance — Gold★ 1st appearance — Platinum★ 1st appearance — Dr. Will Magnus

In "The Flaming Doom!" from Showcase #37 (1962), the Metal Men face their most terrifying foe yet in a high-stakes battle that pushes them to their limits. Written by Robert Kanigher and brought to life by Ross Andru’s dynamic art and Mike Esposito’s sharp inks, this gripping tale sees the team—Lead, Gold, Iron, Mercury, and Platinum—rally against a monstrous, eye-beam-wielding creature in a desperate defense of Earth. Cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito captures the intensity of the clash, setting the stage for a story that ends not in victory, but in sacrifice.

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writer Robert Kanigher · artist Ross Andru · inker Mike Esposito · letterer Gaspar Saladino · cover Ross Andru, Mike Esposito

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Full credits

writer Robert Kanigher

artist Ross Andru

inker Mike Esposito

letterer Gaspar Saladino

cover pencils Ross Andru

cover inks Mike Esposito

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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.

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