John Sterling’s father was killed by racketeers. Vowing revenge, but knowing that a single man is vulnerable, Sterling spent his youth developing a formula to give his body the strength and resistance of steel. After coating himself in the chemical, he plunged naked into a molten steel-filled cauldron. While this would have killed a normal man, Sterling gained superpowers, becoming the costumed hero Steel Sterling, the Man of Steel. His enemies included the Black Knight, Apollo Bates, Baron Gestapo, the zombie maker Anwalli, Mr. Romero, Oom the Mystic, the Rattler, the Werewolf of France, Hyena, Tang, Yehudis, the Creeper, and, formerly, Inferno. Inferno was set straight by Steel Sterling and, inspired by his example, became a crime fighter. Sterling was as strong and resilient as steel, had limited invincibility, super speed, and is capable of magnetizing himself, such that he can “fly” along with a plane when magnetized to it. He could listen to telephone conversations using his teeth and “electrolyzed tongue”. He was vulnerable to magic, stunned by blows to the head, and his powers would fluctuate during a solar flare.
Description John Sterling’s father was killed by racketeers. Vowing revenge, but knowing that a single man is vulnerable, Sterling spent his youth developing a formula to give his body the strength and resistance of steel. After coating himself in the chemical, he plunged naked into a molten steel-filled cauldron. While this would have killed a normal man, Sterling gained superpowers, becoming the costumed hero Steel Sterling, the Man of Steel. His enemies included the Black Knight, Apollo Bates, Baron Gestapo, the zombie maker Anwalli, Mr. Romero, Oom the Mystic, the Rattler, the Werewolf of France, Hyena, Tang, Yehudis, the Creeper, and, formerly, Inferno. Inferno was set straight by Steel Sterling and, inspired by his example, became a crime fighter. Sterling was as strong and resilient as steel, had limited invincibility, super speed, and is capable of magnetizing himself, such that he can “fly” along with a plane when magnetized to it. He could listen to telephone conversations using his teeth and “electrolyzed tongue”. He was vulnerable to magic, stunned by blows to the head, and his powers would fluctuate during a solar flare.
