Secret Agent (Charlton)

When a grenade blew off his hand in Vietnam, Sarge Steel was given a prosthetic steel hand. He became private detective when he returned to the States but owing to the popularity of James Bond and the spy motif in the mid-1960s, he underwent a transformation from private eye to a C.I.A. operative.

Mr. Ize, who hypnotized his subjects to do dirty work, the slinky seductive feline-themed Lynx, and the swastika-wearing Smiling Skull, were some of the outrageous villains that Agent Steel went up against. Although he didn’t utilize his judo expertise as a secret agent, instructional pages left over from his Sarge Steel phase were printed as a backup feature in this title. Secret Agent lasted only two issues after the metamorphosis from Sarge Steel.

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#9

Oct 1966

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W: Joe Gill, Frank McLaughlin · A: Bill Montes, Frank McLaughlin

Series continued from Sarge Steel #8; 1st Appearance of Mr. Ize

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#10

Oct 1967

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W: Steve Skeates, Dave Kaler · A: Dick Giordano, Jim Aparo

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