Comic Title: Showcase Presents Metal Men Vol. 2 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: September 24, 2008 Direct Market Date September 17, 2008
Source: Previews, #237

Direct Market Date September 24, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 528
Editor: Peter Hamboussi

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Dinosaur Who Stayed for Dinner"
Pages: 24

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

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

Reprinted From:
Metal Men #18 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Metal Men (last appearance in Metal Men #17; next appearance in Metal Men #19)
• Platinum (last appearance in Metal Men #17; next appearance in Metal Men #19)
• Gold (last appearance in Metal Men #17; next appearance in Metal Men #19)
• Mercury (last appearance in Metal Men #17; next appearance in Metal Men #19)
• Lead (last appearance in Metal Men #17; next appearance in Metal Men #19)
• Iron (last appearance in Metal Men #17; next appearance in Metal Men #19)
• Tin (last appearance in Metal Men #17; next appearance in Metal Men #19)
• Nameless (last appearance in Metal Men #17; next appearance in Metal Men #19)

Supporting Character(s)

• Doctor Will Magnus (last appearance in Metal Men #17; next appearance in Metal Men #19)

Villain(s)

• A robot inventor and his robot dinosaur (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in part in Metal Men #19.

Synopsis:
Doc Magnus receives a dinosaur charm bracelet from an unknown admirer. The dinosaur comes to life and grows to giant size. The Metal Men try to destroy the beast, but Tina befriends it instead by feeding it dinner. When the robot dinosaur then tries to eat Doc and Tina, the other Metal Men knock it out.

The robot revives and abducts the Metal Men. It takes them to an alien planet where they meet the dinosaur's robot inventor. The inventor wants to replace Doc and court Tina. Tina sees through the act and scorns the robot's affections. The angered robot tries to throw Doc and Tina in a boiling cauldron with the other Metal Men. However, the other robots, now alloyed together, prevent Doc's incineration. The robot dinosaur is ordered to take the Metal Men into deep space, but instead he returns them to Earth, disobeying his creator.