Steel #24 [Direct Sales]

(February 1996)

Countdown to Destiny (Table of Contents: 1)

Steel / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Louise Simonson

Pencils

Lee Sullivan

Inks

Prentis Rollins; Drew Geraci; Rich Faber

Colors

Dave Grafe

Letters

Pat Brosseau; Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Steel [also appears as John Henry Irons]; Tyke; Bess Irons; Natasha Irons; Butter Irons; Jane Wallace; Hardwire (villain); Fred (villain); Hank (villain); Hazard (villain); Shellshock (villain); Hot-Spot (villain); Flatline (villain); Shellgame (villain); Quake (villain)

Synopsis

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).