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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published February 1995
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 2.10 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Frank Pittarese
Notes Credits acknowledge special thanks to Derec Aucoin and Howard Porter.

Cover Details - "Maximum Orbit 2 of 3"

Characters Steel [John Henry Irons]; Maxima; B'aad
Genre Superhero
Pencils Chris Batista (signed)
Inks Dennis Janke (signed)

22 page Steel story "Showdown"

Characters Steel [John Henry Irons]; Justice League [Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Amazing Man [Will Everett]; Maxima]; VILLAINS: De'cine; B'aad; Queen Tech'tra (first appearance; Queen of the planet Krenon); Squeegie (first appearance)
Synopsis Steel and Maxima are kidnapped and are in transit to the planet Krenon.
Genre Superhero
Script Louise Simonson
Pencils Chris Batista
Inks Rich Faber
Colors David Grafe
Letters Pat Brosseau

1 page DC Universe promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Universe 27: Desktop Publishing"

Notes A candid look at editor Frank Pittarese's desk with secrets of the upcoming Showcase '95 project.

2 page Steel letters page "Steel"

Script Frank Pittarese
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Duncan Paterson, David Toney, Aaron Armstrong, Loren C. Ross, Tony Eason, Moyer Hall and Jonathan Krause - and responses from Frank Pittarese.