Metal Men #3

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Synopsis

Doctor Will Magnus is flooded with mail requests to rebuild Platinum. Consumed with loneliness, Platinum had constructed a robot duplicate of Magnus. In turn, the Magnus robot constructed it's own Metal Man, Plutonium, and set it to detonate. To save the world, Platinum wound herself around "Magnus" and Plutonium, binding them together. Next she wound herself around their mobile jet platform, then bound it to a departing rocket. Plutonium detonates on the Moon, destroying itself, Platinum and "Magnus". In order to reconstruct Platinum, Magnus would need to journey to the Moon, to recover vital elements of her makeup. Deeming the task too difficult, Magnus decides to build a brand new Platinum. Correcting for the earlier "flaw" in the responsometer that gave the original Platinum human emotions, Magnus builds the new Platinum as a perfect robot.The Metal Men greet the new Platinum with warm affection, only to be rebuffed by it's cold, emotionless derision. Believing that Magnus' Metal Men are faulty in their construction, Platinum suggests that Magnus take it out on a trial run. In this way, Platinum can more strongly demonstrate the proper operational parameters for machines. Mercury boils hot in the face of Platinum's assumed superiority. Tin, however, fears that Platinum will convince Magnus to scrap the Metal Men. Magnus departs with Platinum in the Metal Men's jet platform. Upon boarding the craft, Platinum nearly crushes Magnus' foot when she steps upon it. Magnus attempts to impress Platinum with the beautiful spectacle of a magnificent sunset. The Platinum robot is unmoved. A sudden updraft pitches Magnus off the jet platform.Platinum makes no move to rescue Magnus, until he specifically orders it to catch him. Platinum catches Magnus, after he has already plummeted beneath the surface of the river. Once caught, Platinum merely holds Magnus, instead of pulling him to the surface. Magnus is on the verge of drowning, when he sees Mercury and Iron descending towards...