Who Is Pig-Iron? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Pig-Iron is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Peter Porkchops, with over 253 comic issue appearances. Peter Porkchops has incredible strength and his metal hide is almost impregnable.

Who is Pig-Iron?

Creation Peter Porkchops was a created by Otto Feuer and starred in Leading Comics from 1947 - 1955, as a mainstay of DC's Funny Animal line. When the funny animal line lost steam he wasn't seen for several decades. Peter Porchops made an appearance at the end of Congo Bill #5 in a PSA about standing up and telling the truth. In 1982 Roy Thomas and Scott Shaw tweaked the character significantly and he became "Pig-Iron," the Swine of Steel. He would make his updated debut in New Teen Titans 16. Origin When a meteor exploded into 6 fragments and burst the dimensional barrier to Earth -C, one of the fragments struck Peter Porkchops as he worked in a steel factory. Knocked into a vat of molten steel, Peter emerged much bigger and with a body of near indestructible steel. Discovering 5 other animals had similar experiences, Peter joined the group known as Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew .

Key facts

Pig-Iron is of animal origin and first appeared in "Peter Porkchops". The character is published by DC Comics. With 253 recorded issue appearances, Pig-Iron ranks among the most featured characters in comics.