Metal Men #25

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While installing a new responsometer, Doctor William Magnus is injured in an explosion that atomizes the Sizzler. The Metal Men operate on Magnus, to remove a piece of shrapnel dangerously close to his heart. While Magnus recovers, Platinum refuses to leave his bedside. The Metal Men nominate Gold to be their leader, in lieu of Magnus. Only Mercury dissents, preferring to be placed in charge himself. Gold leads the Metal Men into the city, to patrol for trouble. In short order, the Metal Men thwart a bank robbery, rescue the occupants caught in a tenement fire, and save a falling man.Investigating unusual bridge traffic, the Metal Men encounter Chemo. An image of Chemo ruling the Earth beside Platinum plays across Chemo's glassy face. Nothing more needs be said. The Metal Men have received the message. Chemo spews corrosive chemicals at the Metal Men's Jetaway. Lead molds himself into an umbrella to block Chemo's acidic eruptions. Iron slams Lead into Chemo, knocking the chemical horror off the bridge, and into the sea. The damage, however, has been done. Lead is completely corroded.Gold does the reconstruction work on Lead, usually handled by Magnus. With Lead incapacitated, Gold asks Platinum to accompany the team into battle with Chemo. Platinum refuses, intent on staying by Magnus' side. The Metal Men track Chemo to a burning oil tanker, out in the ocean. Iron dives into the sea, and hammers Chemo into the sea floor, completely burying the chemical juggernaut. Iron, however, sustains heavy damage. Like Lead, Iron's body is also completely corroded. Once more Gold does the repair work on a fellow Metal Man.Once more Gold pleads with Platinum for her assistance in the fight against Chemo. Once more, Gold is refused. The four remaining Metal Men encounter Chemo scaling the Statue of Liberty. Tin and Nameless convert their bodies into tin powder, a tactic that defeated Chemo in an earlier conflict. Strong winds, however, disperse their bodies. A small amount of their...