Who Is Steel? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Steel is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of John Henry Irons, with over 1,052 comic issue appearances. Inspired by Superman, John Henry Irons mimicked his powers with technology. However, his greatest powers are his heart, mind and determination.

Who is Steel?

This page is for the current Steel, John Henry Irons For the original Steel see Henry Heywood For the second Steel, see Hank Heywood Origin John Henry Irons John Henry Irons is a hero forged from his own making. When Superman saved Irons from a fatal fall off a Metropolis skyscraper, he challenged the construction worker to make his life count for something. A former weapons engineer for the ruthless AmerTek Company, Irons longed to atone for the deaths his designs had caused. For that purpose, he built a suit of exoskeleton armor for himself and assumed the primary alias of Steel. Creation Steel was created Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove as one of the four contenders for the Superman title during the Reign of the Supermen storyline. (The third chapter of the death of Superman saga in the 90s). Inspired not only in the Superman mythos but with elements of American folklore (the John Henry legend), Steel became a permanent presence in the Superman titles since his debut. Character Evolution Modern Age: New Earth Steel (New Earth) As Steel, he crusaded to dismantle AmerTek's weapons programs, including the destruction of every last production model of the BG-60 " Toastmaster ", th.

Key facts

Steel is of human origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 1,052 recorded issue appearances, Steel ranks among the most featured characters in comics.