Who Is Hank Heywood? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Hank Heywood is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Henry Heywood III, with over 112 comic issue appearances. Hank Heywood III was the second Steel and grandson of the original Commander Steel and cousin of Nathan Heywood AKA Citizen Steel.

Who is Hank Heywood?

This page is for the third Steel, Hank Heywood III. For the original Steel, Hank Heywood Sr., see Commander Steel For the third Steel, Nathaniel Heywood, see Citizen Steel For the New 52 Earth-2 Steel, Hank Heywood Jr, see Captain Steel Origin Henry Heywood III Henry Heywood III was the second Steel and the grandson of Henry Heywood I, the original Steel . Despite the disapproval of Heywood III, his grandfather integrated the same components that he originally had himself. Steel then became a member of the reformed Justice League of America in Detroit alongside fellow recruits such as Vibe , Gypsy and Vixen . Creation Hank Heywood was created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton .At the time when Steel was created, the comics industry was being dominated primarily by titles featuring teenage superheroes (such as the Teen Titans .) It was thus decided to redesign the Justice League of America and to give them a similar roster. Steel was one of three new teenage characters introduced to the team in the same single issue which served as the first origin of all three (the other two were Gypsy and Vibe .) Character Evolution Modern Age: New Earth Steel II (New Earth) Hank Heywood III never .

Key facts

Hank Heywood is of cyborg origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 112 recorded issue appearances, Hank Heywood ranks among the most featured characters in comics.