Metal Men #23 Savannah pedigree (DC, 1967) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....

Record Price at Heritage Auctions: $776.75

Sold: Aug 14, 2011

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Publisher: DC, 1966

About Metal Men #23

Ross Andru and Mike Esposito cover and art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Rage of the Lizard!

Characters: Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Mercury; Platinum; Tin; Lead; Nameless]; Doc Magnus [Dr. William Magnus]

Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)

Inks: Mike Esposito (signed)

Letters: Ira Schnapp

STORY DETAILS

(3 Stories)

Title: Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"

Characters: Superman [Kal-El; 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.

Pages: 1.000

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. Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Title: Rage of the Lizard!

Characters: Doc Magnus [Dr. William Magnus]; Metal Men [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.

Pages: 23.000

Script: Robert Kanigher

Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)

Inks: Mike Esposito (signed)

Letters: John Duffy ?

Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. 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. Story across 24 pages in three parts of 5.67, 11.67, and 5.67 pages.

Characters: Metal Men [Gold; Tin; Iron; Mercury; Lead; Platinum]

Pages: 1.000

Script: Robert Kanigher [as RK]

Pencils: Ross Andru (illustration)

Inks: Mike Esposito (illustration)

Letters: typeset

Notes: Letters from Greg Cross, Chuck Roth, Robin Shurtz, and Sandy Brown, with replies. Appears after Motorific ad.

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