Comic Title: Metal Men #37
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Apr/May 1969
On Sale Date: February 13, 1969 Newsstand Date February 13, 1969
Source: House Ad, Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #91, Page 29

Copyright Date February 13, 1969
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969

Newsstand Date February 13, 1969
Source: Comic Reader, #71

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Circulation: 206941
Editor: Mike Sekowsky

Title: "To Walk Among Men"
Pages: 23

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

Writer/Penciller: Mike Sekowsky
Inker: George Roussos

Feature Character(s)

• Metal Men (last appearance in Metal Men #36; next appearance in Metal Men #38)
• Gold (last appearance in Metal Men #36; next appearance in Metal Men #38)
• Iron (last appearance in Metal Men #36; next appearance in Metal Men #38)
• Lead (last appearance in Metal Men #36; next appearance in Metal Men #38)
• Mercury (last appearance in Metal Men #36; next appearance in Metal Men #38)
• Tin (last appearance in Metal Men #36; next appearance in Metal Men #38)
• Platinum (last appearance in Metal Men #36; next appearance in Metal Men #38)

Supporting Character(s)

• Mr. Conan (a billionaire philanthropist; next appearance in Metal Men #38)

Villain(s)

• The Black Coven (next appearance in Metal Men #38)

Other Character(s)

• Peter Pygmalion and a group of scientists (no further appearances)
• A city mayor and various citizens (no further appearances)

Comments:
The Metal Men receive new identities in this story.

Synopsis:
The Metal Men return to Earth after a space mission and find that the public wants them destroyed. The mayor forms a special council to decide their fate. A billionaire named Conan heads the council and orders the robots to be destroyed. The Metal Men reluctantly accept their end and are sent to an junkyard to be demolished.

The Metal Men are each placed into a compactor and believed destroyed. However, Conan has arranged for their secret escape. He intends to make them secret agents. With the help of artificial skin and other enhancements the Metal Men are converted into beings that appear human. They then establish themselves in ordinary profession where they can strike at a moment's notice.