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The Moons Invisible
Army Metal Men #3 Sept 1963 Pencil: Andru Ink: Esposito Roll call: Doc Magnus, Platinum, Mercury, Gold, Lead, Iron, Tin Classic Quote: Platinum; "No pseudo human emotions, only perfect robot reactions |
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Story Bombarded by letters Doc Magnus agrees to to bring back Tina (See Issue #2), but it won't be easy as Tina's remains are scattered across the moon after the Nuclear explosion. Doc decides to it would be easier to create a new Tina and as she emerges the Metal Men rush to greet her |
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The New Platinum |
She rebukes them with cold Mechanical
derision which subdues even the Doc. Doc decides to take Platinum
out in the Jetaway to show here the city, as they fly they are hit
by a sudden up draught of air and Doc Magnus tumbles out of the
Jetaway. As he falls he call to Platinum to catch him, which she
does and he splashes into the river below. But like a true robot she
catches him but does not attempt to lift him from the water
following his command to the letter. As Doc's vision fades he see
Iron and Mercury racing to save him and the temperamental metal
pulls him from the water in the nick of time. On the Jetaway a
struggle is taking place as the remainder of the Metal Men try to
get Platinum to release the Doc. Fighting to retain consciousness
Doc command Platinum to release him
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The Metal Men Celebrate |
Over the lab Doc asks Platinum to jump
into a chute which she does without a moments hesitation and she
land straight in the smelter. The group head to the moon using the
Doc's latest invention the unique 'Through-Force X power' which gets
them to the moon with blinding speed. They begin to look for Tina
using detectors and as they lose hope, suddenly Tin's detector
bleeps and finds traces on Tina which they take back to Earth. In
the metal recovery room she awakens and its the old Tina who is
lying there and even the grumpy Mercury is secretly pleased.
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The Amoeba |
Tina goes to make eggs for the Doc but suddenly the eggs grow and
expand into a gigantic entity. Doc realizes that
micro-organisms have come back to Earth with them and have
re-animated in the Earths atmosphere. Doc and Tina race to escape
and are joined by the rest of The Metal Men. Lead forms a wall to
block the massive Amoeba but he is quickly
overwhelmed. Iron then tries to stop the monster and literally
starts to smash it to bits but he to is engulfed by the mass.
Mercury having been reprimanded by Doc throws himself like a
radiator at the mass trying to literally cook it, he holds for a few
seconds but is overwhelmed as well. It give the others a chance
though to get into the Jetaway where Doc uses the gun mount on the
Jetaway to blast the Amoeba. |
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