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Issue Details

Issue #27
Published August-September 1967
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Bob Kanigher
Notes Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, show Ross Andru as being paid for the pencils and inks for the cover, however Mike Esposito worked with Ross and scholars agree he inked this cover. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue (added by Greg Fischer, October 2007).

Cover Details

Characters Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Mike Esposito
Notes Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, show Ross Andru as being paid for the pencils and inks for the cover, however Mike Esposito worked with Ross and scholars agree he inked this cover. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue (added by Greg Fischer, October 2007).

22 page Metal Men story "The Startling Origin of the Metal Men"

Characters Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Doc Magnus [Dr. Will Magnus]
Genre Superhero
Script Bob Kanigher
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Mike Esposito
Letters JG
Notes A retelling of the origin, not a reprint of Showcase #37. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007). Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue. The records show the initials JG next to the date for the lettering for this story.