Comic Title: Metal Men #36
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1969
On Sale Date: December 12, 1968 Copyright Date December 12, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969

Newsstand Date December 12, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #70

Newsstand Date December 12, 1968
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V23 #11

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

Title: "The Cruel Clowns"
Pages: 23

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

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

Feature Character(s)

• Metal Men (last appearance in Metal Men #35; next appearance in Metal Men #37)
• Gold (last appearance in Metal Men #35; next appearance in Metal Men #37)
• Iron (last appearance in Metal Men #35; next appearance in Metal Men #37)
• Lead (last appearance in Metal Men #35; next appearance in Metal Men #37)
• Mercury (last appearance in Metal Men #35; next appearance in Metal Men #37)
• Tin (last appearance in Metal Men #35; next appearance in Metal Men #37)
• Platinum (last appearance in Metal Men #35; next appearance in Metal Men #37)

Supporting Character(s)

• Doctor Will Magnus (last appearance in Metal Men #33; next appearance in Metal Men #40)
• Colonel David Magnus (last appearance in Metal Men #34; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• A group of alien clowns (no further appearances)
• A gang of gunmen (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A young boy and several policemen (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Seeking to earn the public trust, the Metal Men try to help people. When their efforts go horribly wrong, they decide to stage a circus. The circus crowd is not impressed with the show until a group of clowns show up and bring laughter.

After the show, the Metal Men thank the clowns. They discover that the clowns are really aliens who take them prisoner. The Metal Men are reduced to miniature size and taken offworld to perform for the alien clowns. After a struggle, the Metal Men escape and return to Earth where they will try again to make people like them.