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4	''Sarge Steel'' is the name of a detective/spy character originally owned by Creator/CharltonComics and later acquired by Creator/DCComics. Sarge Steel first appeared in ''Sarge Steel'' #1 (December, 1964) and was created by writer Joe Gill and artist Dick Giordano.
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6	Sargent "Sarge" Steel is a hard-boiled ex-Vietnam vet who lost his left hand in the war. Replacing it with a metallic prosthetic, he would return home to the United States, becoming a detective/spy-smasher. After being purchased by DC, Sarge Steel would become a government official in charge of many of the DCU's superhero-related agencies, including ComicBook/{{LAW}}, ComicBook/{{Checkmate}}, the Department of Metahuman Affairs, and the [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2023 Bureau of Sovereignty]].
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8	Sarge Steel has appeared in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAndHarleyQuinn'', and made his live-action debut in ''Series/{{Naomi\|2022}}'', albeit under the name of Commander Henry Steel.
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11	!!''Sarge Steel'' provides examples of:
12	* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Modern DC stories usually posit him as one to ComicBook/NickFury, though usually a more villainous take.
13	* AlliterativeName: Sargent "Sarge" Steel.
14	* AnArmAndALeg: Sarge lost his left hand in Vietnam.
15	* ArtificialLimbs: Sarge has a mechanical metal hand.
16	* CoveredInScars: Sarge has numerous bullet holes in his back from his life as a spy.
17	* {{Cyborg}}: Sarge has a cybernetic left hand.
18	* MilitaryRankNames: Sarge is interesting, because of FlipFlopOfGod. Either he was a sergeant during his time in the military and the nickname stuck with him or his actual first name is "Sargent".
19	* TheSpymaster: Sarge has filled this role for the U.S. Government.

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