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The Metal Men Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781401207748
ISBN: 140120774X
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 248
Publication Date: July 19, 2006
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: July 19, 2006
Studio: DC Comics
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Editorial Review:
Created in the laboratory of the brilliant Dr. Will Magnus, the Metal Men were a most unlikely group of heroes a team of robots outfitted with a revolutionary device that (unintentionally) gave them human emotions.
Assembled in this hardcover volume are the earliest escapades of Doc Magnus and his robot friends: flirtatious Platinum, shy Tin, hot-headed Mercury, dull-witted Lead, powerful Iron and brilliant Gold, reprinted as they originally appeared in the 1960s.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - What 'Booklist' meant to say was,"....
GREAT ! entertainment for the youngsters its aimed at." I know I certainly enjoyed it when I was a kid ! Assuming your youngsters are old enough to read, it's a great way to start a life long devotion to comics. It's a shame used copies are so expensive.
Rating: - Great Silver Age stuff
I own all the original Metal Men comics, but with this book,I don't have to take them out of their bags in the attic. These quirky tales personify the Silver Age and are as fun to read now as back in the 60s. Can't wait until future volumes are released.
Rating: - Metal Men - Heroic robots provide insights into human behavior
In the early '60s, my mother would sometimes bring home a comic book for me to read. One I remember best was a band of robots known as the Metal Men.
Constructed by the genius Dr. Will Magnus, each of these robots had abilities which reflected the metal of which they were constructed, i.e. Gold was very malleable, and could form very thin sheets or stretch to extraordinary lengths. Iron was strong, and often formed battering rams, girders, cranes, and other tools. Lead frequently formed ... Read More
Rating:  - Return Of Some Old Friends
Metal Men was one of my favorite comics as a child, even though it's a lot less well known than most. Maybe I liked it because getting super-powers is hard (the near-fatal freak accidents that were required seemed scary), while it didn't seem so impossible to become a scientific genius and invent some super-heroes who would look up to you (or even, in the case of Tina the platinum robot, fall in love with you in a kind of reverse-Pygmalion kind of way.)
Looking at the series from decades ... Read More
Rating: - The Metal Men Archives are a MUST HAVE!
The Metal Men Archives Vol.1 is a MUST HAVE for any serious DC Comics collector. They were way ahead of their time and it's easy to see after only a chapter or two why they still grab and hold your attention after all these years. The artwork is amazing and the characters seem to jump right off the pages. Don't be left out, order your copy today and enjoy...it's pure platimum from cover to cover!
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