| GOLD | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru |
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CHRONOLOGY
Gold first appeared in Showcase #37 (March-April 1962): "The Flaming Doom!".
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Gold in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Gold Chronology
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| Metal Men Vol. 3 #1 (October 2007): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #2 (November 2007): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #3 (December 2007): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #4 (January 2008): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #5 (February 2008): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #6 (March 2008): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #7 (April 2008): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #8 (May 2008): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Showcase #37 (March-April 1962): "The Flaming Doom" |
| DC Universe: Legacies #4 (October 2010): "The Next Generation!" [Flashback] |
| Showcase #38 (May-June 1962): "The Nightmare Menace" |
| Showcase #39 (July-August 1962): "The Deathless Doom" |
| Showcase #40 (September-October 1962): "The Day the Metal Men Melted" |
| JLA: Year One #11 (November 1998): "Stalag Earth" |
| JLA: Year One #12 (December 1998): "Justice for All" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #1 (April-May 1963): "Rain of the Missile Men" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #2 (June-July 1963): "Robots of Terror" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #3 (August-September 1963): "The Moon's Invisible Army" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #4 (October-November 1963): "Bracelet of Doomed Heroes" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #5 (December 1963-January 1964): "Menace of the Mammoth Robots" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #6 (February-March 1964): "The Day Doc Turned Robot" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #7 (April-May 1964): "The Living Gun" |
| Brave and the Bold #55 (August-September 1964): "Revenge of the Robot Reject" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #8 (June-July 1964): "The Playground of Terror" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #9 (August-September 1964): "The Robot Juggernaut" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #10 (October-November 1964): "Revolt of the Gas Gang" |
| JLA: Incarnations #1 (July 2001): [No Title] |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #11 (December 1964-January 1965): "The Floating Furies" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #12 (February-March 1965): "Shake the Stars" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #13 (April-May 1965): "Raid of the Skyscraper Robot" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #14 (June-July 1965): "The Headless Robots" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #15 (August-September 1965): "The Revenge of the Rebel Robot" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #16 (October-November 1965): "Robots for Sale" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #17 (December 1965-January 1966): "I Married a Robot" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #18 (February-March 1966): "The Dinosaur Who Stayed for Dinner" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #19 (April-May 1966): "The Man-Horse of Hades" |
| Silver Age: The Brave and the Bold #1 (July 2000): "The Great Gotham Switcheroo!" |
| Silver Age 80-Page Giant #1 (July 2000): "S.O.S. to Nowhere!" |
| Brave and the Bold #66 (June-July 1966): "Wreck the Renegade Robots" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #20 (June-July 1966): "Birthday Cake for a Cannibal Robot" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #21 (August-September 1966): "The Metal Men vs. the Plastic Perils" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #22 (October-November 1966): "Attack of the Sizzler" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #23 (December 1966-January 1967): "Rage of the Lizard" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #24 (February-March 1967): "The Balloon Man Hangs High" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #25 (April-May 1967): "Return of Chemo, the Chemical Menace" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #26 (June-July 1967): "Menace of the Metal Mods" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #27 (August-September 1967): "The Startling Origin of the Metal Men" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #28 (October-November 1967): "You Can't Trust a Robot" |
| Brave and the Bold #74 (October-November 1967): "Rampant Run the Robots" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #29 (December 1967-January 1968): "The Robot-Eater From Metalas 5" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #30 (February-March 1968): "Terrors of the Forbidden Dimension" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #31 (April-May 1968): "The Amazing School for Robots" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #32 (June-July 1968): "The Metal Women Blues" |
| Justice League of America #240 (July 1985): "The Future Ain't What It Used to Be!" [Flashback] |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #42 (April 2010): "Team History" [Flashback] |
| Brave and the Bold Vol. 3 #9 (February 2008): "Changing Times" [Flashback] |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #33 (August-September 1968): "Recipe to Kill a Robot" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #34 (October-November 1968): "Death Comes Calling" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #35 (December 1968-January 1969): "Danger--Doom Dummies" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #36 (February-March 1969): "The Cruel Clowns" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #37 (April-May 1969): "To Walk Among Men" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #38 (June-July 1969): "Witch Hunt--1969" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #39 (August-September 1969): "Beauty of the Beast" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #40 (October-November 1969): "The Dreadful Hunt" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #41 (December 1969-January 1970): "Requiem for a Robot" |
| Brave and the Bold #103 (September-October 1972): "A Traitor Lurks Inside Earth" |
| Brave and the Bold #113 (June-July 1974): "The 50-Story Killer" |
| Brave and the Bold #121 (September 1975): "The Doomsday Express" |
| World's Finest Comics #239 (July 1976): "The UFO That Stole the USA" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #45 (April-May 1976): "Evil Is In the Eye of the Beholder" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #46 (June-July 1976): "The Chemo Conspiracy" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #47 (August-September 1976): "The 'X' Effect" |
| Brave and the Bold #135 (July 1977): "More Than Human" |
| Brave and the Bold #136 (September 1977): "Legacy of the Doomed" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #48 (October-November 1976): "Who Is Bruce Gordon and Why Is He Doing Those Terrible Things To Himself?" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #49 (December 1976-January 1977): "The Dark God Cometh" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #50 (February-March 1977): "Our Mentor, the Robot" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #51 (April-May 1977): "Killing Me Softly With His Scream" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #52 (June-July 1977): "Doctor Strangeglove and the Brain Children" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #53 (August-September 1977): "The Hand That Shocks the Cradle Rules the World" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #54 (October-November 1977): "After the Ending" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #55 (December 1977-January 1978): "The Master Machinations of the Missile Men" |
| Metal Men Vol. 1 #56 (February-March 1978): "The Inheritor Kills" |
| Showcase #100 (May 1978): "There Shall Come a Gathering" |
| DC Comics Presents #4 (December 1978): "Sun-Stroke" |
| Brave and the Bold #187 (June 1982): "Whatever Happened to What'sername?" |
| DC Comics Presents #70 (June 1984): "Survival of the Fittest" |
| DC Universe: Legacies #5 (November 2010): "Crisis!" [Flashback] |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #5 (August 1985): "Worlds in Limbo" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 (December 1985): "War Zone" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (January 1986): "Death at the Dawn of Time!" |
| Action Comics #590 (July 1987): "Better Dying Through Chemistry" |
| Action Comics #599 (April 1988): "Element 126" |
| Justice League Europe #11 (February 1990): "Family Ties" |
| Justice League Europe #12 (March 1990): "Bringing Up Baby" |
| War of the Gods #2 (October 1991): "The Holy Wars" |
| War of the Gods #3 (November 1991): "Casualties of War" |
| War of the Gods #4 (December 1991): "In the Beginning... There Was the End" |
| Armageddon 2001 #2 (October 1991): [No Title] |
| Superman Vol. 2 #61 (November 1991): [36] "Time and Time Again Again!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #65 (March 1992): [10] "Panic in the Sky! Second Strike: Head Man" |
| Adventures of Superman #488 (March 1992): [11] "Panic in the Sky! Third Strike: Counter Strike!" |
| Action Comics #675 (March 1992): [12] "Panic in the Sky! Fourth Strike: Divide and Conquer" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #10 (April 1992): [13] "Panic in the Sky! Fifth Strike: Tidal Wave!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #66 (April 1992): [14] "Panic in the Sky! Final Strike: Our Army at War" |
| Adventures of Superman #489 (April 1992): [15] "Panic in the Sky! Epilogue: Hail the Conquering Heroes" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (February 1993): [5] "Funeral for a Friend Part 3: Funeral Day" |
| Metal Men Vol. 2 #1 (October 1993): "Thanks for the Memories" |
| Metal Men Vol. 2 #2 (November 1993): "Fast Backward!" |
| Metal Men Vol. 2 #3 (December 1993): "Metalurgency" |
| Metal Men Vol. 2 #4 (January 1994): "The Periodic Tables Turn" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #65 (August 1999): "Hyper-Tension!, Epilogue: Out of Hyper-Time!" |
| Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000 #1/9 (March 2000): "Robots in the DCU" |
| Identity Crisis #1 (August 2004}: "Coffin" |
| Enginehead #6 (November 2004): "Sixth Gear" |
| Infinite Crisis #2 (January 2006): "The Survivors" |
| Adventures of Superman #648 (March 2006): "Look... Up in the Sky" |
| Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006): "Finale" |
| 52 #49 (June 2007): "Eve of Destruction" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #1 (October 2006): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter One: Life" |
| Superman/Batman #34 (May 2007): "Metal Men, Part 1: We, Robots!" |
| Superman/Batman #35 (July 2007): "Metal Men, Part 2: B.I." |
| Superman/Batman #36 (early August 2007): "Metal Men, Part 3: Computer Crash" |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #1 (October 2007): [No Title] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #2 (November 2007): [No Title] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #3 (December 2007): [No Title] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #4 (January 2008): [No Title] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #5 (February 2008): [No Title] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #6 (March 2008): [No Title] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #7 (April 2008): [No Title] |
| Metal Men Vol. 3 #8 (May 2008): [No Title] |
| Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime #1 (December 2007): "Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime: Into the Sun" |
| Trinity #41 (May 2009): "Our Rightful Realm" |
| Trinity #51 (July 2009): "Solid Ground" |
| Trinity #52 (July 2009): "Where They Should Be" |
| Final Crisis #4 (November 2008): "Darkseid Says" |
| Final Crisis #5 (December 2008): "Into Oblivion" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #692 (November 2009): [9] "Down Time" |
| Doom Patrol Vol. 5 #1/2 (October 2009): "A Day in the Life!" |
| Doom Patrol Vol. 5 #2/2 (November 2009): "Enter: Douglas!" |
| Doom Patrol Vol. 5 #3/2 (December 2009): "I... Robot Hunter!" |
| Doom Patrol Vol. 5 #5/2 (February 2010): "Department Store Doom!" |
| Doom Patrol Vol. 5 #6/2 (March 2010): "Fight Sequence!!" |
| Doom Patrol Vol. 5 #7/2 (April 2010): "The End of the Road!" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #10 (late November 2010): "The More You See, The Less You Will Know" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #11 (early December 2010): "Heavy Metal Poisoning" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #12 (late December 2010): "The Cold Truth" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #51 (January 2011): "JLA: Omega, Part 2: The Power of a Million Souls!" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #60 (October 2011): "Adjourned" [Flashback] |
| Justice League Vol. 2 #28 (April 2014): "Forever Doomed" |
| Justice League Vol. 2 #29 (May 2014): "Forever Heroes" |
| Cyborg #3 (November 2015): "Battleground: Detroit!" |
| Cyborg #4 (December 2015): "Shattered Reflections" |
| Cyborg #5 (February 2016): "Rubble & Revelations" |
| Cyborg #6 (February 2016): "Techno-Takedown!" |
| Legends of Tomorrow #1/4 (May 2016): "Robots, Go Home!" |
| Legends of Tomorrow #2/4 (June 2016): "Wanted: Dead of Decommissioned!" |
| Legends of Tomorrow #3/4 (July 2016): "Tempest In A Teacup!" |
| Legends of Tomorrow #4/4 (August 2016): "Everything Old Is New Again!" |
| Legends of Tomorrow #5/4 (September 2016): "Choosing Sides!" |
| Legends of Tomorrow #6/4 (October 2016): "Keep Away From...Chemo!" |
| Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye #1 (December 2016): "Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye, Part One: Going Underground" |
| Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1 (April 2018): "Riders on the Razor" |
| Dark Nights: Metal #6 (May 2018): "Metal" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #26 (August 2019): "Apex Predator, Part 1" |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #1 (December 2019): "Domo Arigato" [Flashback] |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #1 (December 2019): "Domo Arigato" |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #2 (January 2020): "To the Nth Degree" |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #3 (February 2020): "Of Metal and Monsters" |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #4 (March 2020): "The Gift of Life is Thine" |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #5 (April 2020): "Only Mother Actually Cares" |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #6 (June 2020): "Tina's Story" |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #7 (August 2020): "And Where the Hell are the Metal Men?" |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #8 (September 2020): "Chemical Reactions" |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #9 (October 2020): "The Elements of Surprise" |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #10 (November 2020): "The Secret Origin of the Nth Metal Man" |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #11 (December 2020): "Let This Be Our Final Battlefield" |
| Metal Men Vol. 4 #12 (February 2021): "Lo, There Shall Be An Ending" |