*DC: A personal favourite here at 30th C – and the series which triggered one of our founders into the world of comics – the Metal Men, humanoid robots created by inventor Will Magnus, debuted in Showcase #37 as a last-minute fill-in, whipped up by writer Bob Khaniger and artists Andru & Esposito when the originally-scheduled story fell through. An unexpected hit, the robots – Gold, Lead, Tin, Mercury, Iron and Platinum (Tina) came back again and again, their eccentricities and quirks (from faulty ‘responsometers’) making them ironically more ‘human’ than the flesh & blood heroes of the day. We have all four of their Showcase ‘tryouts’, in issues #37-40, and a wide selection of their ongoing series from #6 to #54, all in affordable low to mid grades, ready to be plucked for your reading enjoyment! Birthday Cake For A Cannibal Robot, anyone?