Comic Title: Metal Men #33
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Aug/Sep 1968
On Sale Date: June 18, 1968 Copyright Date June 18, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Newsstand Date June 18, 1968
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V23 #4

Newsstand Date June 18, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #67

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Miller

Title: "Recipe to Kill a Robot"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Penciller: Mike Sekowsky
Inker: George Roussos

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents Metal Men Vol. 2 TPB (2008)

Feature Character(s)

• Metal Men (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)
• Gold (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)
• Lead (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)
• Iron (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)
• Mercury (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)
• Platinum (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)
• Tin (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)

Supporting Character(s)

• Doctor Will Magnus (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #36)
• Colonel David Magnus (Will's brother; next appearance in Metal Men #34)

Villain(s)

• Fferka and others of his race (fly creatures; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Various police officers (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in part in Metal Men #34.

Synopsis:
Doc Magnus enhances the Metal Men and increases their powers. However, he is injured in th process and slips into a coma. Will's brother Colonel David Magnus takes charge of the robots and sends them out to stop a fire. However, the Metal Men find their new powers hard to contain. They end up causing more harm which soon turns the public and the authorities against them.

The Metal Men become hunted. Lead stays behind to protect the retreat of the others. Then a giant alien fly creature known as Fferka attacks. Tina helps Lead stop the creature, but it bursts open and several smaller creatures emerge. They are forced to run away as the tiny flys grow into giants.

The Metal Men return to Doc's lab and are temporarily deactivated by Colonel Magnus. When the authorities are unable to stop the attacking flys, he reactivate the robots and sends them into battle. The alien flys are from another planet and intend to conquer Earth. However, the Metal Men are able to defeat them using electricity. After the battle is won though, the authorities move in to apprehend the robots.