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Issue Details

Issue #23
Published December-January 1967
Cover Price 0.12
Pages 36
Editing Bob Kanigher
Notes Includes a letters page. Additional indexing info from Donald Dale Milne.

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Metal Men; Dr. William Magnus
Genre super-hero
Pencils Ross Andru (signed)
Inks Mike Esposito (signed)
Notes Includes a letters page. Additional indexing info from Donald Dale Milne.

1 page Superman public service announcement "Pennies for UNICEF!"

Characters Superman [Kal-El, aka. Clark Kent]; Joe; Tom
Synopsis After Joe claims he's going to keep the pennies for himself, Superman takes Joe and Tom to Asia, South America and Africa to show them first-hand how much good the pennies they collect for UNICEF can do.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Printed in black-and-white on inside front cover. Credits from a list by Lionel English.

24 page Metal Men story "Rage of the Lizard!"

Characters Dr. William Magnus; Gold; Iron; Mercury; Platinum; Lead; Tin; Nameless; Professor Snakelocks; Professor Snakelocks' army; The Sizzler; The Lizard; The Lizard's army
Synopsis Professor Snakelocks' creation, The Sizzler, has been adopted by the Metal Men after changing Doc Magnus into a robot. Professor Snakelocks attempts to destroy the Metal Men but is turned into a robot by The Sizzler after being captured. Platinum is so distraught over The Sizzler's apparent affection for Doc Magnus that she runs away, where the Lizard makes her a hostage in a plan to kill Doc Magnus. Platinum saves Doc at the last minute, and the Sizzler changes both Doc and Professor Snakelocks back to humans.
Genre super-hero
Script Bob Kanigher (signed)
Pencils Ross Andru (signed)
Inks Mike Esposito
Letters HM
Notes 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 list the initials HM next to the due date for the lettering of this story.

Half page Cap's Hobby Hints activity "untitled"

Characters two unamed boys
Synopsis One boy shows another how he avoids losing tiny model screws by magnetizing a screwdriver.
Genre fact
Script Henry Boltinoff; idea from Rick Schuman
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff?
Notes It is noted that published ideas are awarded the original art from the feature.