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Publisher: DC

Title: Showcase
Issue: 37
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: March-April 1962
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Showcase #37
Owner: Jmorrow89

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Showcase 37 Mohawk Valley
Owner: Sam I am

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Story Title: The Flaming Doom! - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; flying manta ray


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Magic Art Reproducer
Pages:1
Pencils:?; ? (photo)
Inks:?; ? (photo)
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [Part I] The Flaming Doom! - comic story
Pages:8
Genre:superhero
Characters:Colonel Henry Casper; Dr. Will Magnus; Metal Men [Platinum [Tina]; Gold; Lead; Iron; Mercury; Tin] (introduction); flying manta ray; Amos J. Talbot
Synopsis:In prehistoric times, a flying manta ray survives a "radioactive storm" and is encased in ice. Today, it breaks free and soars over the coast, zapping lighthouses, jets, and the Chrysler Building with laser-eyes. The Joint Chiefs send Col. Casper to Dr. Will Magnus's vast laboratory complex. Magnus dances with a platinum robot - who talks! To fight the "creature", Magnus creates five more robots: Gold, Lead, Iron, Mercury, and Tin. "Meet the Metal Men!" A UHF TV shows the creature tearing up a cable bridge. "We're going to battle it!"


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Justice League of America; Aquaman; Aqualad; Felix Faust
Synopsis:House ad for JLA #10, "The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust!" and Aquaman #2, "Captain Sykes' Deadly Missions!"


Story Title: From Many Lands... - public service announcement
Pages:1
Genre:advocacy
Synopsis:Article on international trade. "It takes many countries, working together, to provide progress for all!"


Story Title: Part II: The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom! - comic story
Pages:8
Genre:superhero
Characters:Metal Men [Platinum [Tina]; Gold; Lead; Iron; Mercury; Tin]; Dr. Will Magnus; Col. Henry Casper
Synopsis:The Metal MEN are going into battle, but Tina will stay "out of harm's way". Oh, no, she won't, and spins Doc in a cocoon until he relents. Boarding a "rocket disc", they find the flying manta at the bridge. After some thought, Doc has Iron compress Lead into a ball, then coat it with Tin for hardness. Iron hurls it, the manta bats it back, and the rocket disc plummets and crashes on a rooftop. As the creature circles, Tin, thinking he "failed" leaps in the path of the deadly eye beams and is shredded!


Story Title: The Magic Metal - text article
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Genre:non-fiction; math & science
Synopsis:Uses of cobalt throughout history.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Metal Facts and Fancies
Pages:2
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:Facts on alchemist, gold in seawater, platinum in penpoints, molybdenum and titanium in hair color, and more metal facts.


Story Title: Part III: The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom! - comic story
Pages:8.66
Genre:superhero
Characters:Metal Men [Platinum [Tina]; Gold; Lead; Iron; Mercury; Tin]; Dr. Will Magnus; Col. Henry Casper
Synopsis: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.


Story Title: [ no title ] - statement of ownership
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Chet Atkins Method
Pages:0.5
Pencils:? (photo)
Inks:? (photo)
Letters:typeset
Characters:Chet Atkins (photo)


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Grit Publishing Co.
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Best Values Co.
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:100 Toy Soldiers
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Junior Sales Club of America
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:American Seed Co.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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