Editing Red Guardian (section)

===Josef Petkus{{anchor|Josef|Petkus}}===
'''Josef Petkus''' is the fourth Red Guardian, first appearing in ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #352 (April 1989), and was created by writer [[Mark Gruenwald]] and artist [[Kieron Dwyer]]. The character subsequently appears in ''The Avengers'' #319–324 (July–October 1990), ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' #393 (May 1992), and ''Soviet Super-Soldiers'' #1 (November 1992). The character subsequently appears as the '''Steel Guardian''' in ''Iron Man'' (vol. 2) #9 (October 1998). Petkus appeared as part of the "Supreme Soviets" entry in the ''[[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89]]'' #7.

Josef Petkus is a special operative for the intelligence agencies of the Soviet Union and a member of the [[Soviet Super-Soldiers|Supreme Soviets]].<ref>''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #352–353 (April - May 1989)</ref>

He later joins the [[Winter Guard]] and the Supreme Soviets splinter group the People's Protectorate, now calling himself the "Steel Guardian".<ref>''The Avengers'' #319–324 (July - October 1990)</ref><ref>''[[Iron Man (comic book)|Iron Man]]'' (vol. 3) #9 (October 1988)</ref>

In ''Darkstar and the Winter Guard'', Petkus is killed by [[Dire Wraith|Dire Wraiths]] while attempting to resurrect [[Vanguard (Marvel Comics)|Vanguard]]'s sister Lanyia.<ref>''Darkstar and the Winter Guard'' #2 (September 2010)</ref>