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Steel
John Henry Irons as Steel as he appeared on the cover of Steel (vol. 2) #0 (August 1994). Art by Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993)
Created by	Louise Simonson Jon Bogdanove
In-story information
Alter ego	Dr. John Henry Irons II
Team affiliations	Steelworks Justice League AmerTek S.T.A.R. Labs Infinity, Inc. Supermen of America Suicide Squad Superman family
Notable aliases	The Man of Steel Henry Johnson
Abilities	\n See list \n \nCurrently: Genius engineer and inventor Powered armor grants: Superhuman strength, durability, and endurance Flight Various other cybernetic armaments Variety of communication and sensor arrays Wields seemingly indestructible mallet Formerly: Living steel Bulletproof stainless steel skin Ability to generate heat and become fluid molten steel\n \n

Steel is a superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is a genius engineer who built a mechanized suit of armor that mirrors Superman's powers, and initially sought to replace him after he was killed by Doomsday. After Superman was resurrected, he accepted Steel as an ally. His real name is John Henry Irons and he wields a sledgehammer—this is a reference to the mythical railroad worker John Henry. He has a niece named Natasha Irons who is also a superhero in a similar mechanized suit of armour.\n

The character is portrayed by Shaquille O'Neal in the 1997 film adaptation of the same name. Wol\u00e9 Parks portrays the character in the television series Superman & Lois.\n

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v t e Steel
\n Louise Simonson \n Jon Bogdanove \n
Supporting characters	\n Natasha Irons \n Justice League \n Metal Men \n Doom Patrol \n Superman \n Batman \n Martian Manhunter \n Lana Lang \n Lois Lane \n Icon \n Hardware \n
Enemies	\n Blockbuster \n Deadline \n Doctor Polaris \n Doomsday \n Gearhead \n Lex Luthor \n Metallo \n Parasite \n Plasmus \n
Locations	\n Metropolis \n S.T.A.R. Labs \n
Other media	\n Steel (1997 film) \n Superman & Lois \n
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v t e Infinity, Inc.
Creators	\n Roy Thomas \n Jerry Ordway \n
Initial members	\n Brainwave \n Doctor Midnight \n Fury \n Hourman II \n Huntress \n Jade \n Mister Bones \n Northwind \n Nuklon \n Obsidian \n Power Girl \n Sliver Scarab \n Star-Spangled Kid \n Wildcat II \n
Later members	\n Everyman \n Mercy Graves \n Starlight \n Steel \n
Supporting characters	\n Jonni Thunder \n Lex Luthor \n Pat Dugan \n Solomon Grundy \n
Enemies	\n Blockbuster II \n Brain Wave \n Cheetah \n Darkseid \n Deathbolt \n DeSaad \n Floronic Man \n Harlequin \n Injustice Unlimited\n Artemis \n Dummy \n Fiddler \n Hazard \n Icicle II \n Shade \n Solomon Grundy \n Sportsmaster \n Wizard \n Mist \n Mister Bones \n Phobia \n Plasmus \n Psycho-Pirate \n Star Sapphire \n Thorn \n Tony Zucco \n Ultra-Humanite \n

Publication history

Fictional character biography

The Death of Superman

Steel series

Worlds Collide

JLA and the Men of Steel

Retirement

52

Infinity, Inc.

Superman

Reign of Doomsday

The New 52

DC Rebirth

Powers and abilities

Enemies

Other versions

DC: The New Frontier

Kingdom Come

\"Hyper-Tension\"

\"Steel: Crucible of Freedom\"

Superman vs. the Terminator: Death to the Future

JLA/Avengers

In other media

Television

Film

Video games

Miscellaneous

References

External links

Steel (John Henry Irons)

Talks

Articles