Whither Iron?

(Art by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito - Iron is the big purple one.  Found this here.)

This week's show is about "iron."  Specifically, the character Iron from the Metal Men, a weird superhero team created in 1962 by Robert Kanigher & Ross Andru.  There were six of them, they were named after elements, they were advanced robots created by a pipe-smoking genius doctor of the 1960s variety, & Iron was the strong, brave one.  & I'm certain there are enough songs about this comic book character to fill an entire show.

What, you don't believe me?  You think it might be better to do a show about a superhero named "Iron Man" who's been in three of his own movies plus various others?  Preposterous!  No one gives a toss about that character!  All people really want to do is talk about Iron of the Metal Men!  If not Iron, then his teammates: Gold, Lead, Tin, Mercury, & Platinum!  You just wait, there'll be dozens of movies about them soon enough, & they'll make you forget about an people who's not a robot made of iron but rather a human being in an iron suit.

Wait - you don't think that all those songs somehow reference the element iron, do you?  How could that be?  Iron itself seems completely dull, while Iron of the Metal Men is - well, he's also dull, but in a more interesting way.  I guess I'll have to relisten to some of these songs - oh crap, it does appear the songs are about the element iron & not Iron of the Metal Men.

Oh well, I guess you'll have to make do with a Self Help Radio about the metal called iron.  Maybe I shouldn't bring the Metal Men up at all.  We'll see.  The show's on Monday morning - that's tomorrow - from 6-8am Portland time on 90.3+98.3fm Freeform Portland, online at freeformportland.org.  It might turn out that a radio show about iron is part of your recommended daily allowance for iron, in which case, listening is also good for you!