Comic Title: Metal Men #7
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Apr/May 1964
On Sale Date: February 27, 1964 Newsstand Date February 27, 1964
Source: House Ad, Star Spangled War Stories #114, Page 17

Copyright Date February 27, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1964

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Kanigher

Title: "The Living Gun"
Pages: 25

Feature(s):
Metal Men (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Michael Esposito

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Metal Men Vol. 1 TPB (2007)
Metal Men Archives Vol. 2 HC (2013)

Feature Character(s)

• Metal Men (last appearance in Metal Men #6; next appearance in Metal Men #8)
• Platinum (last appearance in Metal Men #6; next appearance in Metal Men #8)
• Gold (last appearance in Metal Men #6; next appearance in Metal Men #8)
• Mercury (last appearance in Metal Men #6; next appearance in Metal Men #8)
• Lead (last appearance in Metal Men #6; next appearance in Metal Men #8)
• Iron (last appearance in Metal Men #6; next appearance in Metal Men #8)
• Tin (last appearance in Metal Men #6; next appearance in Metal Men #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• Doctor Will Magnus (last appearance in Metal Men #6; next appearance in Metal Men #8)

Villain(s)

• A solar-brain (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ava Woods (a beauty pageant contestant; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Gas Gang: Oxygen, Helium, Chloroform, Carbon Monoxide, and Carbon Dioxide (in flashback to Metal Men #6)

Synopsis:
The Metal Men monitor a solar flare which is transformed into a giant creature by cosmic forces. The creature begins destroying Earth rockets, so the Metal Men plan a space mission to defeat it.

While the rest of the team is planning the mission, Tina participates in a beauty contest to get Doc's attention. Doc disqualifies her because she is a robot. Distraught, Tina runs off and nearly misses the launch of the Metal Men's rocket as it leaves to battle the solar-brain.

The Metal Men locate the solar-brain in space. It's incredible powers take control of Doc and the robots forcing them to form themselves into a revolver. Doc is forced to pull the trigger. Lead manages to resist enough to prevent himself from shooting Doc. The gun backfires, damaging the robots, but Doc survives to finish off the solar-brain. Doc then returns to Earth to repair the Metal Men.