Metamorpho #17 is an issue of the series Metamorpho (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1968. It was published on February 23, 1968.
Synopsis for "Last Mile for an Element Man"
Metamorpho is tried, sentenced, and "executed" in a freezing chamber for the murder of Wally Bannister, Sapphire's late husband. He is broken free by Element Girl, despite the intervention of the Prosecutor, a fanatic super-criminal who framed Metamorpho on behalf of a mysterious "client". Metamorpho and Element Girl meet Algon, the Element Man of Jezeba's time, who dies shortly after telling them that he committed the murder of Bannister. The two elemental heroes set out to find the Prosecutor and his client to clear Metamorpho's name. But the "client", speaking from within a cocoon, tells the Prosecutor he has failed and menaces him with deadly insects.
Appearing in "Last Mile for an Element Man"
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Antagonists:
- Prosecutor (Single appearance)
- Algon, The Ancient Element Man (First appearance)
- Mister Shadow (Final appearance)
Other Characters:
- Jezeba, Queen of Fury (Flashback only)
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Notes
- Final issue of the series. Storyline from this issue left unresolved.
- This issue is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Metamorpho Vol. 1.
- Metamorpho and his supporting cast appear next in The Brave and the Bold #101.
- Only issue of the series penciled by Jack Sparling.