The Steel Commando

Identity/Class: Robot

Occupation: Soldier

Affiliations: Lance Corporal Ernie "Excused Boots" Bates, Captain Hurricane

Enemies: Nazis

Known Relatives: None.

Aliases: Ironsides

Base of Operations: European theatre of war

First Appearance: Thunder #1 (I.P.C., 17 October 1970-71); Lion (1971-74); Valiant (1974)

History: During W.W.II the British army  had scientists working on a secret weapon: the Mark 1 Indestructible Robot. After some initial problems controlling the mechanical soldier, the army sent him to France under the control of Lance Corporal Ernie "Excused Boots" Bates, the only man whose voice the robot would respond to (and the laziest man in the British army).

Powers/Abilities: Superstrong and bulletproof. Also waterproof. His ears are supersensitive, able to hear Ernie talking to him from a great distance away with other noises in the background.

Comments: Ernie's nickname for the Commando is Ironsides.

CLARIFICATIONS: Not to be confused with

• any other Steel characters

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