Sarge Steel was a detective/spy character published by Charlton Comics during the 1960s. As he was published during the time of Charlton's Action Heroes line of superheroes, and had loose ties to some, he is sometimes included with that group. He was purchased by DC Comics along with the other "Action Heroes". Big C logo, used from Sept. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Joe Gill was a writer who worked in the comics industry. ... Stephen Ditko (born 2 November 1927) is a renowned American comic book artist and writer best known as the co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. ... The L.A.W. was a six-issue limited series that ran from September 1999 to February of 2000. ... Checkmate is a fictional covert operations agency within the DC Comics universe. ... →♥♥Н This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Spy and secret agent redirect here; for alternate use, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). ... Big C logo, used from Sept. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ...

Sarge (short for "Sargent", as in "Sargent Shriver") Steel has a mechanical left hand. He was created by Joe Gill and artist Dick Giordano. Other artists, including the team of Bill Montes and Ernie Bache, would later take over. Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. ... Joe Gill was a writer who worked in the comics industry. ... Richard Joseph Dick Giordano (born July 20, 1932) is an American comic book artist and editor best known for introducing Charlton Comics Action Heroes stable of superheroes, and serving as editor of then industry-leader DC Comics. ...

Charlton Comics

Sarge first appeared in his own title, Sarge Steel #1 (Dec, 1964). His title would last until #8, at which point it was retitled Secret Agent, and cancelled with #10 (October, 1967). After that, his series continued in Judomaster #91-98 (the stories in #91-96 fit in the year-long hiatus between issues #9 & #10, as all his stories are listed as 'File #xxx'). Sarge also appeared in short spots on self defense in Fightin' 5 #34 and 37 and in the Sentinels stories in Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt #57 and 58 as their CIA contact. A Charlton Comics super hero created in 1965 by writer Joe Gill & artist Frank McLaughlin in Special War Series #4 Cover. ... Fightin 5 were Charlton Comics paramilitary team, similar to the Blackhawks. ... Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt is a fictional character originally owned by Charlton Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. ...

His enemies included characters link 'The Lynx', 'Ivan Crunch', 'Smiling Skull' (a Nazi villain who fought Judomaster during WWII), Werner Von Wess, Mr. Ize, and others.

Sarge was originally a hardboiled detective, who somehow also got involved in "spy cases", and became by issue #6 a "Special Agent".

DC Comics

In DC Comics, Sarge was eventually put in charge of the United States' governmental agencies involved with 'superhuman' activities for many years. He was apparently the head of a small agency known as the CBI (Central Bureau of Intelligence), which also included King Faraday, and Faraday's two well known agents Richard Dragon and Ben Turner. He was eventually depicted as a Federal Cabinet Secretary of Metahuman Affairs (giving him control of agencies such as the Suicide Squad), until the election of Lex Luthor as President. Luthor appointed Amanda Waller as his successor until Luthor was re-exposed as a criminal in the events of Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. King Faraday is a fictional secret agent featured in DC Comics. ... Richard Dragon is a fictional character created by Dennis ONeil and Jim Berry in the novel Dragons Fists (1974). ... Bronze Tiger (Ben Turner) is a fictional character in the DC Universe. ... Suicide Squad is a name for a number of fictional organizations created for and owned by DC Comics. ... Lex Luthor is a fictional DC Comics supervillain. ... Dr. Amanda Blake Waller is a fictional character from the DC Universe, first appearing in Legends #1 in 1986. ...

Steel has since resumed his old Cabinet posting as a member of the Horne Administration. He is currently in charge of Nemesis and Diana Prince as part of the Department of Metahuman Affairs. During his time at that post the villain Circe kidnapped Steel and had him replaced with her shape-shifting henchman Everyman. Using Steel's pull at the agency, Circe and Everyman helped bring about the events of Amazons Attack. // Nemesis I Nemesis is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. ... Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine co-created by William Moulton Marston and wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. ... Circe is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, centered in the Wonder Woman title. ... Cover art to Amazons Attack. ...

External links

• Sarge Steel Entry at International Superheroes
• Sarge Steel Fansite