Captain Steel Comics is a long running comic book series created by Len Wolfman.
History[]
The Captain Steel Comics featured the superhero Captain Steel as he fought against the forces of evil such as Dr. Destructo in Delta City alongside Police Commissioner Grady. [1] The comic went on for many years and spawned tons of comics and variant covers. Ray Stantz became an avid fan of the comic and inspired him to become a hero in his own right, one of the reasons he became a Ghostbuster.
In the 1980s, sales had declined so badly that the comic was being cancelled. [2] [3] [4] A month before the final issue, Captain Steel and Dr. Destructo manifested onto the physical plane and drew attention from the people of New York City. The indirect publicity led to tons of orders and the comic was saved. [5] Ray was later deceived by the Copycat who posed as a limited edition comic that Ray thought only he had. [6] Copycat then emerged from it as Captain Steel.
Trivia[]
- On page 12 of Ghostbusters Issue #5, a Captain Steel comic makes a non-canon cameo in the sidewalk sale outside Ray's Occult Books.
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The Real Ghostbusters NOW Comics
- NOW Comics Vol. 1-9
- Mentioned in detail including events in "Captain Steel Saves the Day"
References[]
- ↑ Len Wolfman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Captain Steel Saves the Day" (1987) (DVD ts. 3:54-3:58). Time Life Entertainment. Len says: "Not to mention Delta City, Police Commissioner O'Grady and the whole nine yards!"
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Captain Steel Saves the Day" (1987) (DVD ts. 1:57-2:00). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "They're canceling my favorite comic book!"
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Captain Steel Saves the Day" (1987) (DVD ts. 2:06-2:11). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "Next month, the last... the last... issue..."
- ↑ Len Wolfman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Captain Steel Saves the Day" (1987) (DVD ts. 6:27-6:32). Time Life Entertainment. Len says: "It wasn't selling anymore. Kids are too hip nowadays to believe in a do-gooder like Captain Steel."
- ↑ Len Wolfman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Captain Steel Saves the Day" (1987) (DVD ts. 20:46-20:50). Time Life Entertainment. Len says: "With all the publicity he stirred up flying around the city, we got orders coming in like crazy."
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Copycat" (1987) (DVD ts. 17:02-17:08). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "A limited edition of Captain Steel? This is really incredible. I thought I had the only one in existence!"
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