Comic Title: Metal Men Archives Vol. 1 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2006
On Sale Date: July 12, 2006 Direct Market Date July 19, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #4 (#208)

Direct Market Date July 12, 2006
Source: ComicList, New Releases List for Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Cover Price: $49.99
Page Count: 246
Editor: Scott Nybakken

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Nightmare Menace"
Pages: 26

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

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

Reprinted From:
Showcase #38 (1962)

Feature Character(s)

• Metal Men (last appearance in Showcase #37; next appearance in Showcase #39)
• Platinum (last appearance in Showcase #37; next appearance in Showcase #39)
• Gold (last appearance in Showcase #37; next appearance in Showcase #39)
• Mercury (last appearance in Showcase #37; next appearance in Showcase #39)
• Lead (last appearance in Showcase #37; next appearance in Showcase #39)
• Iron (last appearance in Showcase #37; next appearance in Showcase #39)
• Tin (last appearance in Showcase #37; next appearance in Showcase #39)

Supporting Character(s)

• Doctor Will Magnus (last appearance in Showcase #37; next appearance in Showcase #39)

Villain(s)

• Von Vroom (also spelled Vroon; an ex-Nazi scientist; no further appearances)
• Vroom's robot (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Colonel Henry Casper (last appearance in Showcase #37; next appearance in Showcase #39)
• A duplicate set of Metal Men (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued in part from Showcase #37.

Synopsis:
America demands that the Metal Men return and receive medals for their success against the nuclear menace. Doc Magnus is initial unwilling to rebuild his creations, but eventually conceeds and reconstructs them. The new Metal Men lack personalities though, and when a foreign threat forces them into action, they fail.

The public turns against the Metal Men, forcing Magnus to locate the remains of the originals. Something happened during their creation that made them unique and develop personality. After he rebuilds the originals, the robots again have their unique personalities. The rebuilt team returns and defeats a robot controlled by ex-Nazi Von Vroom. After seeing his creations successful again, Magnus agrees to keep them around.