Metal Men #45

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Lead slams his fist down on an iron safe. Proving too soft to do any damage to the safe, Lead steps aside to give Mercury a shot. Mercury pours himself onto the safe, which proves to be airtight. Tin steps forward and molds his hand into a key, which breaks in the lock. Platinum, though, realizes that Tin's solution is the correct one for opening the safe. Tin was just too weak to succeed. Platinum molds her own hand into a key, and opens the safe. Lead, Mercury, and Tin then remove a stack of gold bars from the safe. The iron safe and the gold bars then resume the shapes of the Metal Men, Iron and Gold, to the wild applause of the college crowd. The Metal Men open up for a question and answer session.When an inquiry is made regarding their inventor, Doctor William Magnus, the Metal Men grow silent. For good reason. Magnus had been abducted and brainwashed by the dictator of the tiny nation of Karnia. Though the dictator was slain, Magnus began his own campaign of terror against the world. Brought "home" by the C.I.A., Magnus was incarcerated in a mental health facility. His therapy, however, was not going well. To offset the high cost of Magnus' therapy, Magnus is moved into a factory complex, as part of a works-oriented therapy program. Magnus is asked to create the ultimate Metal Man, for the United States Government. Weeks pass. Due to their non-human status, the Metal Men are refused lodging at a hotel.Suddenly, an armed thug bursts into the lobby, demanding money.Iron closes on the gunman, who empties his weapon on Iron. The ricochet of the gunfire clips one of the hotel patrons. Gold and Mercury tackle the gunman, winding their bodies about him to incapacitate him. The gunman is revealed to be a former employee of the hotel, recently let go due to the economic downturn. The man just wanted enough money to feed his family. Magnus reveals his newest Metal Man to his doctor, an army general, and Mister Whittier, a government representative. The doctor and the general...