Comic Title: Showcase Presents Metal Men Vol. 2 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: September 24, 2008 Direct Market Date September 17, 2008
Source: Previews, #237

Direct Market Date September 24, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 528
Editor: Peter Hamboussi

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Return of Chemo -- the Chemical Menace"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Metal Men (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Michael Esposito

Reprinted From:
Metal Men #25 (1967)

Feature Character(s)

• Metal Men (last appearance in Metal Men #24; next appearance in Metal Men #26)
• Gold (last appearance in Metal Men #24; next appearance in Metal Men #26)
• Platinum (last appearance in Metal Men #24; next appearance in Metal Men #26)
• Iron (last appearance in Metal Men #24; next appearance in Metal Men #26)
• Lead (last appearance in Metal Men #24; next appearance in Metal Men #26)
• Mercury (last appearance in Metal Men #24; next appearance in Metal Men #26)
• Tin (last appearance in Metal Men #24; next appearance in Metal Men #26)
• Nameless (last appearance in Metal Men #24; next appearance in Metal Men #26)

Supporting Character(s)

• Doctor Will Magnus (last appearance in Metal Men #24; next appearance in Metal Men #26)

Villain(s)

• Chemo (last appearance in Metal Men #14; next appearance in Metal Men #46)
• A gang of bank robbers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The Sizzler (destroyed in this story; last appearance in Metal Men #24; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
When Doc tries to install a responsometer in the Sizzler, an explosion occurs. The Sizzler is destroyed, and Doc is injured. Gold operates on Doc, who survives, but remains in a coma. Tina pledges to stand by Doc's side until he recovers. Meanwhile, Gold leads the rest of the Metal Men on patrol.

The Metal Men soon encounter Chemo. The chemical menace begins picking off the Metal Men one at a time, until only Gold remains intact. Tina refuses to leave Doc's bedside to help. When Chemo approaches the lab, Tina finally joins in the fight. Gold and Tina then destroy Chemo. Doc eventually recovers, and the other Metal Men are repaired.