Now starring in Albion— a brand new US comics series plotted by the legendary Alan Moore — the Steel Claw joins the Spider as the next classic British comics character to receive the beautifully packaged hardcover archive treatment!

When a lab experiment goes disastrously awry, Louis Crandell discovers that when his right hand — the eponymous steel claw — connects with electricity, he becomes invisible! But to what nefarious ends can he put this new power?

Never-before-collected, boasting a stunning new cover by comics legend Brian Bolland (Batman: The Killing Joke), and featuring exclusive new articles exploring the history of the Steel Claw, this collection is the perfect introduction!

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A powerful steel claw and the ability to become invisible, what will he do? Reprinted in hardback for the first time in forty years this collection brings together the earliest adventures of Louis Crandell aka The Steel Claw. These are extremely rare, long out of print stories not seen since the 1960s. Developed by Ken Bulmer and Jesús Blasco for British comic Valiant, The Steel Claw was an instant hit and continued until 1973. The stories mix exciting, tension filled science-fiction action from writer Ken Bulmer with the moody, atmospheric art of Spanish master Jesús Blasco. The collection also contains detailed biographies on the Claw creators, a story checklist, an article chronicling the history of The Steel Claw with a new cover by acclaimed artist Brian Bolland (Batman: The Killing Joke).

The Steel Claw: The Vanishing Man introduces us to research assistant Louis Crandell, a man that after one fateful day lost a hand in a laboratory accident and gained a metal claw. A second accident involving an electrical surge transforms him, making every part of him except his claw invisible. How much bad luck can a person have! Electricity powers his invisibility but will Crandell use his new-found ability for good or to terrorize? What begins is a race to find a possible cure before the law captures him. An amazing trip through the Silver Age of British comics, a piece of history every person interested in comics should own!

Ken Bulmer is a critically-acclaimed science-fiction writer and editor with over 150 books to his name. Apart from The Steel Claw his work includes Jet-Ace Logan, Karl the Viking, Worst Boy in the School, Mike Kane, Gladiator, The Drowned World and The Angry Planet to name a few, having worked for many comic strip companies. Jesús Blasco started drawing at a very early age and his early work was an episode of Buffalo Bill for Comet in 1954. Before co-creating The Steel Claw Blasco worked for Cowboy Picture Library, Playhour, Marty, Cherie, Roxy, Valentine and Eagle.

“Lovingly recreated and wrapped in a masterpiece of a hardback cover, this is one comic character that’ll stay with you.” – Sport Lads Mag

“The collection is a classic tale of terror and intrigue.” – Down The Tubes

“keeps the reader’s eyes glued to the page.” – Nick Smithson

“These stories are valuable pieces of UK comics history, and certainly hold a very treasured place in the memories of many people.” – Emerald City

Classics · Miscellaneous Comics & Art
· Collects stories from Valiant #1?51.