Who Is Steel Sterling? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Steel Sterling is a Archie Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Jack Sterling, with over 145 comic issue appearances. One of the earliest Man of Steel, Steel Sterling is super strong and near invulnerable. He is a member of the mighty Crusader from Archie Comics.

Who is Steel Sterling?

Background Steel Sterling is a character from Archie Comics and has been intermitently published by several imprints since his creation in 1940. In each publication his history has been revamped or altereed, being the last, under the Dark Circle imprint . Publication history MLJ When his father was killed by gangsters, young John Sterling decided to become a crime-fighter. Studying chemistry, he searched for something to give him an edge in his battle. He discovered a formula that, theoretically, would give his body the properties of steel. Coating himself with the formula, he hesistated before taking the last step...diving into a cauldron of molten steel. Mustering up the courage, he jumped in and emerged with tissue as mighty and impervious as metal, with magnetic properties to boot. Rather than adopt a secret identity per se, John decided to be Steel Sterling around-the-clock.

Key facts

Steel Sterling is of human origin. The character is published by Archie Comics. With 145 recorded issue appearances, Steel Sterling ranks among the most featured characters in comics.