Metal Men #14

Issue Details

Synopsis

Doctor Will Magnus, and his astonishing Metal Men, answer questions at the High School of Science. A squabble between Platinum and Mercury embarrasses Magnus. En route home, Magnus questions his value as an inventor. Suddenly, a corrosive beam erupts from the surface of the ocean, cutting an airplane in half. Gold catches the plane, just as it begins to plummet from the sky. Platinum then sews the craft back together, using her own body for the platinum "thread". Taking a good hold of Gold, Iron lifts the airplane up to the Metal Men's jetaway. A second corrosive beam cuts the prow off a Coast Guard vessel. Lead molds himself into a barrier between the aircraft and the sea, taking the full brunt of another corrosive beam. Lead immediately begins to corrode. The Metal Men deliver the aircraft to it's proper destination.Upon returning to headquarters, Gold, Iron, Tin, and Nameless leap into the metal smelter, to Magnus' horror, destroying themselves out of shame. Platinum, too, leaps into the smelter, but Magnus grabs hold of her. Magnus begs Platinum not to destroy herself. Fearing that Magnus will be pulled into the smelter, Platinum returns to the jetaway. Only Mercury has remained behind, declaring himself the obvious candidate for leadership of the new Metal Men. Magnus recovers what's left of the Metal Men, and begins the long arduous task of reconstructing them. Magnus' examination of the damage to Lead's body leads him to a horrific conclusion. Donning scuba gear, Magnus boards the jetaway, and prepares to return to the site of the attacks. Platinum and Mercury catch up to Magnus before he can depart.Returning to the attack site, they are almost immediately hit by another corrosive beam, which cuts the jetaway in half. Mercury molds himself into a slide, to save Magnus and Platinum from falling into the ocean. Mercury, though, is splattered into globules by the next corrosive beam. Magnus and Platinum are caught in a powerful vacuum, as they are drawn down beneath...