Steel

John Henry Irons was working as a steelworker when the monster Doomsday dropped a building on him. Superman saved Irons that day, and Irons vowed his gratitude. So when Doomsday later killed Superman, Irons used his engineering skills to forge a suit of high-powered armor and become the new “Man of Steel.”

When Superman came back from the dead, Irons decided to go back and clean up his old neighborhood, Washington D.C. Once Irons had worked for a firm named AmerTek as a weapons designer, creating all sorts of armaments, including the awesomely powerful BG-80 “Toastmaster” gun. Now street gangs were using these guns to chop each other up, killing innocents in the crossfire. Someone had to put a stop to it, and that someone was John Henry Irons, a.k.a. Steel.

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#0

Oct 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

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#0 Newsstand Edition

Newsstand Edition with cover by Chris Batista

Oct 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

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#1

Feb 1994

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W: Jon Bogdanove, Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

1st appearance of Amertek Industries; 1st appearance of Bess Irons; 1st appearance of Blondell Irons; 1st appearance of Butter Irons; 1st appearance of Central Avenue Sharks; 1st appearance of Darlene Irons; 1st appearance of East Street Skulls; 1st appearance of Jemahl Irons; 1st appearance of Natasha Irons; 1st appearance of Paco Irons; 1st appearance of Tar (drug); 1st appearance of Tyke Irons; Versus Amertek Industries; Versus Central Avenue Skulls; Versus East Street Skulls; Steel forges new armor

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#1 - 2nd printing

Feb 1994

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W: Jon Bogdanove, Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

DC Universe logo in UPC box

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#1 Newsstand Edition

Newsstand Edition with cover by Jon Bogdanove

Feb 1994

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W: Jon Bogdanove, Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

1st appearance of Amertek Industries; 1st appearance of Bess Irons; 1st appearance of Blondell Irons; 1st appearance of Butter Irons; 1st appearance of Central Avenue Sharks; 1st appearance of Darlene Irons; 1st appearance of East Street Skulls; 1st appearance of Jemahl Irons; 1st appearance of Natasha Irons; 1st appearance of Paco Irons; 1st appearance of Tar (drug); 1st appearance of Tyke Irons; Versus Amertek Industries; Versus Central Avenue Skulls; Versus East Street Skulls; Steel forges new armor

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#2

Mar 1994

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W: Jon Bogdanove, Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

1st appearance of Amalgam; 1st appearance of Colonel Thomas Weston; 1st appearance of Cowboy (Central Avenue Sharks); Versus Amalgam

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#3

Apr 1994

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W: Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove · A: Chris Batista

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#3 - 2nd printing

Apr 1994

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W: Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove · A: Chris Batista

DC Universe logo in UPC box

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#3 Newsstand Edition

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Apr 1994

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W: Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove · A: Chris Batista

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#4

May 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Kevin West

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#4 - 2nd printing

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May 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Kevin West

1st appearance of Lieutenant Shauna Beryl

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#5

Jun 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

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#5 - 2nd printing

Jun 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

DC Universe logo in UPC box

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#6

Jul 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

Continued from Icon #15; Continued in Blood Syndicate #16

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#6 - 2nd printing

Jul 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

Continued from Icon #15; Continued in Blood Syndicate #16; DC Universe logo in UPC box

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#7

Aug 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista, Humberto Ramos

Continued from Icon #16; Story continues into Blood Syndicate #17

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#8

Sep 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

Versus Split; Zero Hour

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#8 - 2nd printing

Sep 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

Versus Split; DC Universe logo in UPC box; Zero Hour

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#9

Nov 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Frank Fosco

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#10

Dec 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Frank Fosco

Versus Alter

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#10 Newsstand Edition

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Dec 1994

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Frank Fosco

Versus Alter

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#11

Jan 1995

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

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#12

Feb 1995

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

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#13

Mar 1995

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

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#13 - 2nd printing

Mar 1995

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

DC Universe logo in UPC box

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#13 Newsstand Edition

Newsstand Edition with cover by Chris Batista

Mar 1995

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

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#14

Apr 1995

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Roberto Flores

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#14 - 2nd printing

Apr 1995

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Roberto Flores

DC Universe logo in UPC box

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#15

May 1995

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista

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#16

Jun 1995

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Chris Batista, Phil Gosier

Versus Digit; Versus White Rabbit; Versus Worm

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#17

Jul 1995

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W: David Michelinie · A: Greg Larocque

Versus Chindi

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#18

Aug 1995

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W: David Michelinie · A: Phil Gosier

Versus Chindi

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#19

Sep 1995

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W: David Michelinie · A: Phil Gosier

Versus Team Hazard; Team-up with Chindi

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#20

Oct 1995

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W: Ruben Diaz · A: Roberto Flores

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#21

Nov 1995

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Phil Gosier

Versus Metallo; Neron appearance (flashback); Steel continued in“Trial of Superman”arc; Underworld Unleashed

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#22

Dec 1995

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Phil Gosier

Continues into Trial of Superman

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#23

Jan 1996

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Phil Gosier

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#24

Feb 1996

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Lee Sullivan

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#25

Mar 1996

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Phil Gosier

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#25 Newsstand Edition

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Mar 1996

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Phil Gosier

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#26

May 1996

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Phil Gosier

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#27

Jun 1996

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Phil Gosier

Versus Team Hazard

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#28

Jul 1996

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W: Peter J. Tomasi · A: Andrew Robinson

Versus Plasmus

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#29

Aug 1996

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Phil Gosier

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#30

Sep 1996

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Phil Gosier

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#31

Oct 1996

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Phil Gosier

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#32

Nov 1996

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W: Darren Vincenzo · A: Roger Robinson

Versus Blockbuster

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#33

Dec 1996

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W: Peter J. Tomasi · A: Jim Aparo

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#34

Jan 1997

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan

New armor

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#35

Feb 1997

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan

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#36

Mar 1997

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan

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#37

Apr 1997

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan

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#38

May 1997

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan

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#39

Jun 1997

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan

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#40

Jul 1997

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Vince Giarrano

1st Appearance of new hammer

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#41

Aug 1997

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan, Tom Palmer

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#42

Sep 1997

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan

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#43

Oct 1997

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan

Genesis #1 tie-in

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#44

Nov 1997

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan

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#45

Face cover by Denys Cowan

Dec 1997

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan, Tom Palmer

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#46

Jan 1998

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan, Tom Palmer

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#47

Feb 1998

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan

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#48

Mar 1998

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan

Origin of Crash

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#49

Apr 1998

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan

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#50

May 1998

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan, Tom Palmer

Millennium Giants

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#50 Newsstand Edition

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May 1998

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan, Tom Palmer

Millennium Giants

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#51

Jun 1998

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan, Eric Battle

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#52

Jul 1998

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W: Christopher Priest · A: Denys Cowan, Tom Palmer

Final Issue

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Annual #1

Jul 1994

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W: Jon Bogdanove, Judith Kurzer Bogdanove · A: Humberto Ramos

1994 Annual; Elseworlds

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Annual #2

Sep 1995

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W: Louise Simonson · A: Kevin Sharpe, Jesse D. Orozco, Tim Hamilton, Joe St. Pierre

Year One

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