Metal Men #15

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Synopsis

The Metal Men are responding to the massive amount of mail they have received, from their fans, in response to the naming of Nameless. As usual, a verbal squabble breaks out between Platinum and Mercury. Lead comes across a personal letter for Doctor Will Magnus. Fearing that Magnus has received a love note from one of his model girlfriends, Platinum peers over his shoulder to read the private message. The letter turns out to be a death threat, to Magnus, from someone, or something, called "B.O.L.T.S." When the letter begins to smoke, Platinum snatches it from Magnus' hands, then shoves her creator behind Lead. Platinum smothers the letter's explosion with her own body. Magnus carries Platinum's inert form to the Robot Recovery Room, for repairs.Enraged at the attack on their creator, the Metal Men angrily vow to bring B.O.L.T.S. down. From that point onward, the Metal Men begin screening Magnus' mail. Magnus receives an invitation to attend the Mechanical Men Inventors Association's latest exhibition. Fearing a trap, the Metal Men plead with Magnus not to attend. Magnus, though, sees it as an opportunity to smoke B.O.L.T.S. out into the open. During one inventor's demonstration, his robots suddenly cease following his orders, and begin attacking the audience. Swarming Magnus, the robots seize him, then carry him away, despite the best efforts of law enforcement officers to stop them. Magnus is brought before B.O.L.T.S., a gigantic robot, sent by Communists to destroy democracy.As Magnus anticipated, the Metal Men have followed him, and arrive in time to confront B.O.L.T.S. Anti-Aircraft guns project from B.O.L.T.S.' head. Under heavy fire, the Metal Men's jetaway is shot down from the sky. Gold molds himself into a slide, to carry the Metal Men safely down to the ground. Alloying himself with Tin, Iron molds himself into a large fist, to knock the flak from the sky, until the Metal Men can reach the ground. B.O.L.T.S. switches armaments and sweeps the Metal Men with...