The Master Machinations Of The Missile Men! Duped into battling against the Green Lantern, Gold and Tin are all that remain standing of the Metal Men. To make matters worse, the Missile Men descend on New York simultaneously. Realizing that the Missile Men have come for Platinum, Gold and Tin valiantly try to keep her from them. While Gold is merely removed from the field of combat, Tin is destroyed. Using a special magnet, Platinum's pieces are collected and the Missile Men return with her to their base on the Moon. Gold is just about to swallow his pride and seek out aid from his creator, Doctor Will Magnus, when he is suddenly addressed by the Green Lantern's ring. The power ring reveals to Gold how the Green Lantern and the Metal Men were deceived into battling one another. The ring then offers to assist Gold in rebuilding the Metal Men.
The return of the Missile Men has not gone unnoticed by Magnus, or his companions, General Henry Caspar and Johanna Rome. Magnus views the Missile Men's Moonbase through a powerful telescope. There, the Missile Men's leader, Z-1, repairs Platinum, in order to make her his queen. Having not heard from the Metal Men, Magnus fears the worst.