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Steel the Indestructible Man (1978) 1 CGC 9.8

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    Steel the Indestructible Man (1978) #1 CGC 9.8
    Published Mar 1978 by DC.

    Steel the Indestructible Man (1978) 1 CGC 9.8

    Top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #0295456014

    Starts Dec 23

    Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by Al Milgrom. "From Hell Is Forged... a Hero!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Joe Giella; First appearance of the original Steel, grandfather of the second Steel and Citizen Steel; Origin story of Steel in 1939 before America enters into war during World War II (WWII); As a civilian Hank goes to Germany and sees a Jewish man receive a beating and fears that the old man was later killed after he left; When he arrives back to the States, he finds that Germany has invaded Poland and he leaves Princeton to join the United States Marines; His girlfriend Gloria Giles (intro) is against his decision and leaves him for that decision, but it is soon after entering the war that that he is blown up trying to stop some saboteurs; This is when Gloria decides to come back and Steel is rebuilt to comeback from his injuries; This turns him into a super-powered being; vs. Baron Death (intro). 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35. Grade: CGC 9.8 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)