Dramatic changes occur in the life of Steel when his armor suddenly appears to take on new and astonishing capabilities. But there may be even more to this development than meets the eye when Hazard raises the question: is John Henry Irons a metahuman?
Written by Louise Simonson, with art by Chris Batista and Rich Faber. Cover by Jon Bogdanove, Batista and Dennis Janke.
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No sooner does John Henry Irons arrive back in Washington than he finds himself taking on a street gang equipped with deadly Toastmasters in "Wrought Iron."
Written by Jon Bogdanove with Louise Simonson. Art by Chris Batista & Rich Faber. Cover by Bogdanove & Dennis Janke.
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Caught with blood on his hands, Steel is arrested for a series of brutal murders. John Henry Irons risks everything to expose the real killer's identity and bring him to justice before he can strike again.
Written by Louise Simonson, with art by Frank Fosco and Mark Stegbauer. Cover by Chris Batista and Dennis Janke.
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Part 1 of the 3-part 'Maximum Orbit.' Doubting his armor's stability, Steel is drawn into battle against an alien invasion. Maxima and Extreme Justice guest-star as Steel takes off into outer space for the first time. Steel guest-stars in this month's Guy Gardner Warrior (1992) #27.
Written by Louise Simonson, with art by Chris Batista and Rich Faber. Cover by Batista and Dennis Janke.
Cover price $1.50.
Part 2 of the 3-part 'Maximum Orbit.' Lost in space with an unstable suit of armor, Steel struggles to stop an alien invasion as his air supply begins to run out. Even Maxima from the Justice League may not be able to help him.
Written by Louise Simonson, with art by Chris Batista and Rich Faber. Cover by Batista and Dennis Janke.
Cover price $1.50.
Part 3 of the 3-part 'Maximum Orbit.' Steel tries to rescue Maxima when an evil alien reveals unpleasant plans for her...but Maxima doesn't want Steel's help, and unless the two of them work together, neither may see Earth again!
Written by Louise Simonson, with pencils by Chris Batista. Cover by Batista and Dennis Janke.
Cover price $1.50.
Following the events in Superman (1987) #99, Steel is reunited with Superman in Washington, D.C. to battle the explosive menace of Bomb!
Written by Louise Simonson, with art by Roberto Flores and Rich Faber. Cover by Chris Batista and Dennis Janke.
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The White Rabbit's plans shift into high gear when she sends her super-powered agents after Steel, who still doesn't know she's alive.
Written by Louise Simonson, with art by Chris Batista and Rich Faber. Cover by Batista and Dennis Janke.
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The White Rabbit's plan to arm everyone in America with super-weapons takes off as Steel at last gains control of his armor.
Written by Louise Simonson, with art by Chris Batista, Phil Gosier and Rich Faber. Cover by Batista and Faber. Beginning this issue, STEEL is upgraded to DC's Miraweb Format.
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Steel regains control of his armor powers and uses them to hunt down his nephew's abductor.
Written by David Michelinie, with art by Greg LaRocque and Rich Faber. Cover by Phil Gosier and Dennis Janke. Miraweb Format.
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Steel learns that what seems to be a random kidnapping may be a strike by one of his enemies.
Written by David Michelinie, with art by Phil Gosier and Rich Faber. Cover by Gosier and Dennis Janke. Miraweb Format.
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Steel is caught in the middle of a gang war when his nephew Jamahl gets involved in a deal to buy high-tech Toastmaster weapons. When the deal goes sour, Jamahl is pressured to reveal his uncle's secret identity in order to protect the E Street Skulls.
Written by Jon Bogdanove and Louise Simonson, with art by Chris Batista, Rich Faber and Andrew Pepoy. Cover by Bogdanove and Dennis Janke.
Cover price $1.50.
A new crimelord has been abducting citizens of Washington, and he sends his zombie hordes against Steel to hide his gruesome secret.
Written by Ruben Diaz, with art by Roberto Flores, Jeff Albrecht and Ken Branch. Cover by Roberto Flores (as Trebor) and Albrecht. Miraweb Format.
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An UNDERWORLD UNLEASHED tie-in: It's an all-out iron war when Metallo, empowered by Neron, arrives in Washington, D.C. with one goal: the annihilation of Steel.
Written by Louise Simonson, with art and cover by Phil Gosier and Rich Faber. Miraweb Format.
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Written by Louise Simonson. Art by Phil Gosier, Rich Faber, Howard Porter, and Ron Boyd. Cover by J. H. Williams III and Mick Gray.
Steel returns to Earth in time for Thanksgiving dinner with his family, but events set in motion by Tyke's resentment lead to an attack on the Irons house by the cyborg Hardwire.
36 pages, full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Written by Louise Simonson. Art by Phil Gosier, Rich Faber, Howard Porter, and Ron Boyd. Cover by J. H. Williams III and Mick Gray.
Steel returns to Earth in time for Thanksgiving dinner with his family, but events set in motion by Tyke's resentment lead to an attack on the Irons house by the cyborg Hardwire.
36 pages, full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Written by Louise Simonson. Art by Lee Sullivan, Prentis Rollins, Drew Geraci, and Rich Faber. Cover by Phil Gosier and Rich Faber.
Following the attack on his home, Steel battles Hardwire while his family and Hazard's crew watch on television. Hardwire and the government agents Fred and Hank all die in the carnage. Steel is arrested for causing the near-destruction of the Washington Monument during the fight, and reveals his identity as John Henry Irons to reporter Jane Wallace (and the world).
36 pages, full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Written by Louise Simonson. Art and cover by Phil Gosier and Rich Faber.
Hazard and his crew teleport Steel out of federal custody so that they can kill him themselves. Meanwhile, Steel's family and friends deal with the fallout from the exposure of his secret identity.
36 pages, full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Written by Louise Simonson. Art and cover by Phil Gosier and Rich Faber.
Natasha takes the Tar formula that gives her temporary super-strength to help her uncle Steel battle Hazard's crew. Meanwhile, the Department of Social Services decides that foster children Tyke and Darlene should be taken away from the Irons family because of the danger that John Henry's superhero career has placed them in.
36 pages, full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Written by Louise Simonson. Art by Phil Gosier, Keith Champagne, and Rich Faber.
Steel and Natasha battle Hazard and his crew, and Steel uses his Annihilator weapon, which disintegrates Flatline, Hot-Spot, and Quake.
36 pages, full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Written by Peter Tomasi. Art by Andrew Robinson, Jim Royal, and John Dell.
Plasmus kidnaps Natasha in order to force Steel to build him a containment suit because his body is deteriorating.
36 pages, full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Steel wages all-out war on Amertek, the source of the high-tech weapons being supplied to the street gangs of Washington. What he didn't expect was to have to face the armored guards that protect the Colonel...his former boss!
Written by Jon Bogdanove and Louise Simonson, with art by Chris Batista and Rich Faber. Cover by Bogdanove and Dennis Janke.
Cover price $1.50.
Written by Louise Simonson. Art by Phil Gosier, Ken Branch, and Rich Faber. Cover by Howard Porter.
Following the funeral for Grandma Bess, Steel's ally Double helps him move his family into hiding. Later, after another battle with his evil doppelganger, Steel learns that he did not kill Hot-Spot, Flatline, and Quake after all (issue #27), but they teleported away.
36 pages, full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Written by Louise Simonson. Art by Phil Gosier and Rich Faber.
Steel battles his evil doppelganger to the finish, with help from his niece Natasha as well as the remnants of Hazard's crew.
36 pages, full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
