Comic Title: Metal Men #3
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Aug/Sep 1963
On Sale Date: June 27, 1963 Newsstand Date June 27, 1963
Source: House Ad, Our Fighting Forces #78, Page 22

Copyright Date June 27, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1963

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Kanigher

Title: "The Moon's Invisible Army"
Pages: 25

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

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

Reprinted In:
Metal Men Archives Vol. 1 HC (2006)
Showcase Presents:Metal Men Vol. 1 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Metal Men (last appearance in Metal Men #2; next appearance in Metal Men #4)
• Platinum (last appearance in Metal Men #2; next appearance in Metal Men #4)
• Gold (last appearance in Metal Men #2; next appearance in Metal Men #4)
• Mercury (last appearance in Metal Men #2; next appearance in Metal Men #4)
• Lead (last appearance in Metal Men #2; next appearance in Metal Men #4)
• Iron (last appearance in Metal Men #2; next appearance in Metal Men #4)
• Tin (last appearance in Metal Men #2; next appearance in Metal Men #4)

Supporting Character(s)

• Doctor Will Magnus (last appearance in Metal Men #2; next appearance in Metal Men #4)

Villain(s)

• Alien microbes (next appearance in Metal Men #4)

Other Character(s)

• Platinum II (a facimily of the original Platinum; destroyed in this story; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• An evil Doc Magnus robot (in flashback to Metal Men #2)
• Plutonium (in flashback to Metal Men #2)

Comments:
This story is continued in part from Metal Men #2 and continues in Metal Men #4.

Synopsis:
Doc is coerced into creating another version of Platinum. The new Tina acts completely robotic, the way Doc has always wanted. Unfortunately she proves to be too robotic and endangers Doc’s life. As a result, Doc scraps her and agrees to retrieve the original Tina from the moon.

Using his invention of Thought-Force X power, Doc and the Metal Men journey to the moon and retrieve the remains of Tina. He rebuilds her on Earth, but unknowingly an amoeba from the moon is brought back as well. The amoeba becomes a giant in Earth’s atmosphere, destroying several of the robots. Tin contains the robot inside his tin can body and is jettisoned into space, sacrificing himself for the good of the Earth.