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: "Recipe to Kill a Robot"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Penciller: Mike Sekowsky
Inker: George Roussos

Reprinted From:
Metal Men #33 (1968)

Feature Character(s)

• Metal Men (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)
• Gold (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)
• Lead (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)
• Iron (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)
• Mercury (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)
• Platinum (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)
• Tin (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #34)

Supporting Character(s)

• Doctor Will Magnus (last appearance in Metal Men #32; next appearance in Metal Men #36)
• Colonel David Magnus (Will's brother; next appearance in Metal Men #34)

Villain(s)

• Fferka and others of his race (fly creatures; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Various police officers (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in part in Metal Men #34.

Synopsis:
Doc Magnus enhances the Metal Men and increases their powers. However, he is injured in th process and slips into a coma. Will's brother Colonel David Magnus takes charge of the robots and sends them out to stop a fire. However, the Metal Men find their new powers hard to contain. They end up causing more harm which soon turns the public and the authorities against them.

The Metal Men become hunted. Lead stays behind to protect the retreat of the others. Then a giant alien fly creature known as Fferka attacks. Tina helps Lead stop the creature, but it bursts open and several smaller creatures emerge. They are forced to run away as the tiny flys grow into giants.

The Metal Men return to Doc's lab and are temporarily deactivated by Colonel Magnus. When the authorities are unable to stop the attacking flys, he reactivate the robots and sends them into battle. The alien flys are from another planet and intend to conquer Earth. However, the Metal Men are able to defeat them using electricity. After the battle is won though, the authorities move in to apprehend the robots.