History:

(Action Comics I #457) -

(Superman I #296, 297, 299) - Lois, Clark, and Steve met up at a judo school to practice self-defense. Nearby children errantly threw a football into the street Steve tried to catch it. Clark saw him about to get hit by a car, and went to the rescue, pushing him out of the way. Mysteriously, Clarks superspeed and invulnerability failed him, so the car hit him, and he woke up in the hospital. Lois and Steve greeted him, and Steve was happy he wasn't seriously injured trying to save his lunkhead of a friend. Clark was more concerned by the fact that he'd lost his powers. He decided to live life for a week in his civilian identity, and twice stood up to Lombard's bullying, puzzling the jock, who ended up getting punched out by Clark when he screamed about Morgan Edge assigning him to a story in Chile after Clark refused it. Clark soon resolved his identity crisis, and was happy to return to his status quoi, and being mild-mannered Clark Kent in his civilian identity. After Steve accidentally shoved him he apologized profusely. Steve was thrilled that Clark was a wimp again, but Lois Lane was supremely disappointed.

(DC Comics Presents #13)-  Steve was waiting for Clark at Galaxy Broadcasting to tell him his childhood friend Pete Ross was waiting for him. He mentioned that Pete seemed upset, although Steve made it clear he didn't care. Pete s son had just been kidnapped by  aliens, and Clark couldn t believe how uncaring Steve was.

(DC Comics Presents #14) - Pete Ross used his resources to track down one of Lex Luthor s labs, and used a time travel and mind-transfer device to bring Superboy into the present and switch minds with him. He attacked Superman and bound him in kryptonite chains, and assembled Perry White, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Steve Lombard to act as witnesses for Superman s trial, and told the story of how Superman failed to save his son from the Nyrvnian aliens. Superman s friends realized he wasn't guilty of anything except failing, and voted that Pete/Superboy set him free. Pete disregarded them, and threatened to kill them after disposing of Superman. He used a bazooka to fire a kryptonite shell at Superman, but missed. He went into space to collect more kryptonite, but Superboy, in Pete s body, had escaped his captivity and returned to the Kent farm to find a way to help his future self. He  found Krypto s dog whistle, and used it to summon help for his future self. Superman defeated Pete and put his mind back in his own body. Superboy was excited to meet his future self, but he was far more excited to return to his own time. Superman owed to restore Pete Ross  sanity.

(DC Comics Presents #27) -Star-spanning world conqueror Mongol wanted control of the legendary Warworld, a planet-sized doomsday weapon, but needed a crystal key in a New Mars crypt to unlock it. After shrinking Superman s friends Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Steve Lombard, and imprisoning them in a cube he contacted Superman, and ordered him to retrieve the key, or his friends lives would be forfeit. Superman knew Mongul was up to no good, but decided to play along until he could rescue his friends. He traveled to New Mars, and Martian Manhunter told him the key was under his protection. He tried to convince Superman that he didn't know what Mongul was capable of , but Superman assured him he knew what he was doing. Manhunter refused to stand down, they battled, and Superman defeated the hero and took the key from its hidden crypt. Mongul arrived on New Mars, and when Superman refused him the key he prepared to kill Superman s friends, but they were saved by Manhunter. Mongul snatched the key and flew away in his spacecraft. Manhunter chided Superman for his overconfidence and hubris. Superman, feeling responsible, vowed to track him down after he returned his friends to Earth.

(DC Comics Presents #32) - Steve Lombard gave Jimmy tickets for a baseball game, and the next day when Jimmy told him how much fun it was Steve hit him up for money.

(DC Comics Presents #35) - Steve invited Clark Kent to hit the discos, and when he turned him down Steve told him he was a drag anyway.

(Justice League of America I #127) - Clark Kent, Steve and Kitty covered a performance by faith-healer Simon Elis. Steve said he could use a good laugh since he was hampered by his broken leg. Elias miraculously healed Steve, making him a believer.

Comments: Created by Cary Bates & Curt Swan.

Steve Lombard had a cameo in DC Comics Presents #28, 29.

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