| Issue | #3 |
| Published | December 1983 |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., and Dec. |
| Cover Price | 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Robin Snyder (Editor); Richard H. Goldwater (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Notes | Last issue with the Shield. Numbering continues in Steel Sterling #4 (Red Circle, 1984) |
| Characters | Shield [Lancelot Strong]; Negatron; Dr. Laureen Smith |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Alan Weiss (signed) |
| Inks | Alan Weiss (signed) |
| Notes | wrap around cover |
| Characters | Steel Sterling |
| Script | Robin Snyder |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Continues the Steel Sterling checklist. Includes an unpublished cover from Steel Sterling #1 (Mighty Comics, 1966). The story for that cover was used in Mighty Crusaders #7 (Mighty Comics, 1966) |
| Characters | Shield [Lancelot Strong] (dies in this story); Red Sun (also called the Souless Samurai-- dies in this story); Negatron (also called Deathstar -- dies in this story); Dr. Laureen Smith; Professor Ishida (dies in this story); Dr. Malcolm Fleming and his wife (cameo- in flashback); Steel Sterling; General Smith |
| Synopsis | As a sick Shield goes in for what appears to be routine surgery, the doctors realizes he sicker than he knows. Using the last of his powers, he goes to stop the Souless Samurai and Deathstar, sacrificing his life in the process. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Robert Kanigher |
| Pencils | Alex Nino [as Nino] |
| Inks | Alex Nino [as Nino] |
| Colors | Ken Feduniewicz |
| Letters | Adam Kubert |
| Notes | Continued from last issue. Letterer and colorist credits submitted by Derek Reinhard via the GCD Errors List (August 2007). Vs Red Sun and Deathstar (from #1). |
| Characters | Steel Sterling |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Includes 4 thumbnail sized black and white cover reproductions from Zip Comics. |
| Characters | Steel Sterling; Gayla Gaynor; Mr. von Zeller; Ms. Samson; Honcho; the Young Steelers |
| Synopsis | Steel Sterling makes short work of the motorcycle gang, meets some more of the neighborhood folk, interferes with a CIA sting, and auditions for the Tin Man movie. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Robert Kanigher |
| Pencils | Eduardo Barreto; Bill Dubay (page 1 only) |
| Inks | Eduardo Barreto; Bill Dubay (page 1 only) |
| Colors | Ken Feduniewicz |
| Letters | Victor Gorelick |
| Notes | Continued from last issue. The series begins to take on a strong human-interest, and human-scale point of view. Letterer and Colorist credits submitted by Derek Reinhard via GCD Errors List (August 2007). |