Comic Title: Brave and the Bold #74
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1967
On Sale Date: August 24, 1967 Newsstand Date August 24, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Metal Men #28, Page 30

Copyright Date August 24, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: George Kashdan

Title: "Rampant Run the Robots"
Pages: 24

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

Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Michael Esposito

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents the Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups Vol. 1 TPB (2007)
Batman in the Brave and the Bold:The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2017)
Batman in the Brave and the Bold:The Bronze Age Vol. 1 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #169; next appearance in Detective Comics #368)
• Metal Men (last appearance in Metal Men #28; next appearance in Metal Men #29)
• Gold (last appearance in Metal Men #28; next appearance in Metal Men #29)
• Lead (last appearance in Metal Men #28; next appearance in Metal Men #29)
• Iron (last appearance in Metal Men #28; next appearance in Metal Men #29)
• Mercury (last appearance in Metal Men #28; next appearance in Metal Men #29)
• Platinum (last appearance in Metal Men #28; next appearance in Metal Men #29)
• Tin (last appearance in Metal Men #28; next appearance in Metal Men #29)
• Nameless (last appearance in Metal Men #28; next appearance in Metal Men #29)

Supporting Character(s)

• Doctor Will Magnus (last appearance in Metal Men #28; next appearance in Metal Men #29)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #195; next appearance in Detective Comics #368)

Villain(s)

• Dr. Daedalus (a robot inventor; no further appearances)
• A group of rogue robots (Icarus, Klang, and R4573 named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Doc Magnus and the Metal Men attend a robot convention in Gotham City. During the exposition, several robots begin committing robberies in town. Batman investigates and traces the robots back to the convention. Dr. Daedalus, a robot inventor, finds the cause of the rogue robot behavior. Only his own robot Icarus and the Metal Men appear unaffected.

Batman and the Metal Men then go in search of the criminal robots. Batman begins to suspect that the Metal Men are part of the criminal conspiracy. As evidence stacks up against them, he has them incarcerated along with Doc Magnus. Batman then continues his pursuit of the other robots.

The rogue robots then try to kill Doc Magnus. The Metal Men are forced to escape in order to save him. Batman then realizes that the Metal Men were framed. He also discovers that Daedalus's robot Icarus is part of the conspiracy. He locates the robot hide-out in the sewers. Batman the the Metal Men then dispatch the rogue robots and take Daedalus into custody.