Metal Men #47

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Synopsis

The Metal Men battle against United States soldiers, in Antarctica. Three weeks prior, the army base at McMurdo Sound had been attacked by a Cadmium robot. The soldiers were able to repel the attack, only to be repeatedly attacked over the next six days. Always by a different robot. First Tungsten. Then Barium. Then Chromium. With their radio out, and their stress level near the breaking point, the men of McMurdo base tracked their robot assailants into the arctic wilderness. Where they came upon the Metal Men. A lucky bazooka shot takes out Iron's temperature regulating arm band. Iron immediately freezes. The soldiers target the Metal Men's arm bands, incapacitating all of them. The next morning, the soldiers are preparing to destroy the Metal Men, when the radio operator receives an urgent message from General Henry Caspar.The commanding officer, Major Admundson, is informed that the Metal Men are on their side. The order is given to thaw the Metal Men out. Back on their feet, the Metal Men explain their presence. They had been in Venice, attempting to retrieve a billion dollars in United States currency, paid to their inventor, Doctor William Magnus. The money was protected by Chemo, who hurled the vault into orbit. Most of the Metal Men had been destroyed, while stopping Chemo from razing Venice. Magnus had repaired the team, back at their laboratory headquarters. Magnus determined, using a super computer, the likely place the vault came back down to Earth... Antarctica. The team flew to the coordinates in their Jetaway, but were immediately shot down upon arrival.The Metal Men quickly molded themselves into a shelter for Magnus, to protect him from the merciless cold. Lead spied another robot barreling towards them. It's designation, "Liquid Oxygen". Liquid Oxygen grabbed Magnus. Tin leapt at Liquid Oxygen only to be flash frozen and shattered. The Metal Men were conducting a search when the military forces attacked them. Not far away, Magnus is confronted by his...