Before the title, before the fame, there was the test. DC's Showcase was the proving ground where new characters earned their existence — the Flash, Green Lantern, the Challengers of the Unknown all auditioned in its pages. In the spring of 1962, issue #37 introduced six robots forged out of fire and a lonely scientist who loved them like children. "Forged out of fire — spring the world's most startling heroes!" the cover swore, and for once the hyperbole undersold it.
This is the first appearance of the Metal Men and of Dr. Will Magnus, in the book-length "Flaming Doom" — Platinum, Gold, Mercury, Iron, Lead, and Tin, drawn by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, written by Robert Kanigher with the strange melancholy that would define the series. Everything that made the Metal Men beloved is already here in embryo: the sacrifice, the rebuilding, the ache of artificial beings who feel too much.
Graded CBCS 7.0 with Off-White pages — a presentable, honest copy of a genuine origin point. Their first solo issue, Metal Men #1, is also offered here; acquire the pair and own the complete birth of the concept, from audition to series.
Before the title, before the fame, there was the test. DC's Showcase was the proving ground where new characters earned their existence — the Flash, Green Lantern, the Challengers of the Unknown all auditioned in its pages. In the spring of 1962, issue #37 introduced six robots forged out of fire and a lonely scientist who loved them like children. "Forged out of fire — spring the world's most startling heroes!" the cover swore, and for once the hyperbole undersold it.
This is the first appearance of the Metal Men and of Dr. Will Magnus, in the book-length "Flaming Doom" — Platinum, Gold, Mercury, Iron, Lead, and Tin, drawn by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, written by Robert Kanigher with the strange melancholy that would define the series. Everything that made the Metal Men beloved is already here in embryo: the sacrifice, the rebuilding, the ache of artificial beings who feel too much.
Graded CBCS 7.0 with Off-White pages — a presentable, honest copy of a genuine origin point. Their first solo issue, Metal Men #1, is also offered here; acquire the pair and own the complete birth of the concept, from audition to series.
