Steel (03 - John Henry Irons)
Real Name: John Henry Irons
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Bio: John Henry Irons built his suit of armor and donned it as the Man of Steel in the wake of Superman's death, as he felt that Metropolis needed a hero (he debuted the same time as Superboy, the Kryptonian Superman, and the Cyborg Superman, as was the only one to not claim to be the real Superman).
After the real Superman returned, John Henry shortened his name to simply Steel.
Steel was briefly a member of the Justice League.
He retired from active duty after sustaining massive injuries, but recently returned when Superman disappeared once again.
Steel's niece, Natasha, donned armor as the fourth Steel.
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First Appearance: Adventures of Superman (1987) #500 Favorite Characters:
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Issue Appearances: 52 (2006)
52: The Companion (2007)
TPB - '52: The Companion' 52/WW III (2007)
TPB - 'DC: World War III' #4 - 'United We Stand' Action Comics (1938)
HC - 'Superman: The Black Ring, Volume 1' HC - 'Superman: The Black Ring, Volume 2' TPB - 'Superman: The Black Ring, Volume 1' TPB - 'Reign Of Doomsday' TPB - 'Superman: The Black Ring, Volume 2' #689 - 'Who Is The Hero True?' #690 - 'Lies & Revelations' #691 - 'Secret Weapon' #692 - 'And Who, Disguised as Clark Kent?' #716 - 'Fugitive Justice!' #744 - 'Crossroads' #753 - 'A Law Unto Himself' #767 - 'Critical Condition, Part Four: Death's Door' #769 - 'Supermanamrepus' #775 - 'What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, & The American Way?' #779 - 'King Takes Pawn' #782 - 'Trial By Fire' #802 - 'The Harvest, Part One' #806 - 'Blood, Broads and Bushido' #811 - 'Strange New Visitor, Part One' #872 - 'New Krypton, Part Seven: Brainiac Lives' #873 - 'New Krypton, Part Ten: Birth of a Nation' #890 - 'The Black Ring, Part One' #900#900 (2nd Printing)#900 (Hughes Variant)#900 (Ross Variant)#901 - 'Reign of the Doomsdays, Part 1' #902 - 'Reign of the Doomsdays, Part 2' #903 - 'Reign of the Doomsdays, Part 3' #904 - 'Reign of the Doomsdays, Finale' Adventures of Superman (1987)
Anarky (1999)
#1 - 'Aberration Part One: Power Play' Avengers/JLA (2003)
#2 - 'A Contest of Champions' #4 - 'The Brave...and the Bold' Aztek: The Ultimate Man (1996)
TPB - 'JLA Presents: Aztek the Ultimate Man' #10 - 'A League Of Their Own' Batman And Superman: World's Finest (1999)
Birds of Prey (1999)
Blackest Night (2009)
HC - 'Blackest Night' TPB - 'Blackest Night' #1#8 Booster Gold (2007)
#14 - 'Stars in Your Eyes, Part 2' Countdown (2007)
Day of Judgment (1999)
#1 - 'The Summoning' #3 - 'Choosing Sides' DC 2000 (2000)
DC Comics Presents: JLA - Heaven's Ladder (2011)
DC gegen Marvel (1996)
DC One Million (1998)
#1 - 'Riders on the Storm' #2 - 'The Day After Tomorrow' #3 - 'Solaris Rising' #4 - 'Death Star' DC Universe Online: Legends (2011)
DC Universe: Origins (2009)
TPB - 'DC Universe: Origins' DC Versus Marvel/Marvel Versus DC (1996)
#1 - 'DC Versus Marvel/Marvel Versus DC: Round One' #3 - 'Marvel Versus DC/DC Versus Marvel: Round Three' DCU: Legacies (2010)
Deadman: Dead Again (2001)
Deadpool (1997)
#34 - 'Chapter X, Verse One: Sending in the Clowns' Deathstroke (1995)
#49 - 'All the Kings Men' #50 - 'Revelations' Faces of Evil: Prometheus (2009)
#1 - 'The Man Who Murdered Prometheus' Fanboy (1999)
Final Crisis: Requiem (2008)
#1 - 'Final Crisis: Requiem Caretakers of Mars' Final Night (1996)
Genesis (1997)
#1 - 'Resonance' #2 - 'Edge of Destruction' #3 - 'Event Horizon' #4 - 'Last God Standing' Green Lantern (1990)
#46 - 'Death City' #81 - 'Funeral for a Hero' #103 - 'Emerald Knights, Part 3: Strange Bedfellows' Green Lantern (2005)
#25 - 'Sinestro Corps War: Chapter 11: Birth of the Black Lantern' Green Lantern 80-Page Giant (1998)
#3 - 'Lantern Against the Dark' Guy Gardner: Warrior (1994)
#24 - 'Killing Time' #27 - 'Capital Punishment: Act 1 - Wake-Up Call' #29 - 'It's My Party And I'll Fight If I Want To' #39 - 'Merriment, Mistletoe, and...Mayhem!' Hardware (1993)
#17 - 'No Rest for the Weary' #18 - 'You Shouldn't A Bit, Fish' Hourman (1999)
Icon (1993)
#15 - 'Living in a Dreamworld' Impulse (1995)
Infinite Crisis (2005)
Infinity Inc. (2007)
#1 - 'Luthor's Monsters Part 1' #2 - 'Luthor's Monsters Part 2' #3#4#5 - 'Luthor's Monsters Part 5' #6 - 'The Influencing Machines of Metropolis Part 1' #7 - 'The Influencing Machines of Metropolis Part 2' #8 - 'The Bogeyman, Part One: The Dark Twin' #9 - 'The Bogeyman, Part Two: Real Women, Imaginary Men' #10 - 'The Bogeyman, Part Three: Metempsychosis' #11 - 'Schizomania, Part One of Two: The Dark One Who Lives Inside Me' #12 - 'Schizo Mania Part Two of Two: Dangerous' JLA (1997)
#5 - 'Woman Of Tomorrow' #16 - 'Camelot' #17 - 'Prometheus Unbound' #18 - 'Synchronicity' #19 - 'Seven Soldiers of Probability' #20 - 'Mystery in Space' #21 - 'Strange New World' #24 - 'Executive Action' #25 - 'Scorched Earth' #26 - 'Our Army at War' #27 - 'The Bigger They Come...' #29 - 'Crisis Times Five, Part Two: World Turned Upside Down...' #30 - 'Crisis Times Five, Part Three: Worlds Beyond' #31 - 'Crisis Times Five, Part Four: Gods & Monsters' #32 - 'Inside Job' #33 - 'Altered Egos' #34 - 'The Ant and the Avalanche' #36 - 'World War Three, Part One' #37 - 'World War Three, Part Two' #38 - 'World War Three, Part Three' #39 - 'World War Three, Part Four' #40 - 'World War Three, Part Five' #41 - 'World War Three, Part Six: Mageddon' #57 - 'Mind Over Matter' #1000000 - 'Prisoners Of The Twentieth Century' JLA (2001)
#3 - 'Die Märchenkönigin' JLA - Die neue Gerechtigkeitsliga (1997)
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JLA 80-Page Giant (1998)
#2#3 - 'The Century War II' JLA Secret Files (1997)
#1 - 'Secret Origin: Star-Seed' #2 - 'Heroes' #3 JLA Showcase 80-Page Giant (2000)
JLA Special (1998)
#4 - 'Green Lantern/Green Arrow' JLA-Z (2003)
#2 - 'Green Lantern to The Lord of Time' #3 - 'Martian Manhunter to Zatanna' JLA: Foreign Bodies (1999)
JLA: Heaven's Ladder (2000)
JLA: Incarnations (2001)
JLA: The Ultimate Guide to The Justice League of America (2002)
JLA: Welcome to the Working Week (2003)
JLA: World Without Grown-Ups (1998)
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JSA (1999)
#35 - 'Stealing Thunder, Part 3: Lightning Storm' #36 - 'Stealing Thunder, Part 4: Time-Bound' Justice League of America (2006)
#18 - 'Sanctuary, Part Two' #22 - 'The Second Coming, Chapter One: The Widening Gyre' #23 - 'The Second Coming, Chapter Two: Things Fall Apart' #24 - 'The Second Coming, Chapter Three: The Blood-Dimmed Tide' #51 - 'JLA: Omega, Part 2: The Power of a Million Souls!' Justice League of America 80 Page Giant (2009)
Justice League: Cry for Justice (2009)
Justice League: The Rise & Fall Special (2010)
#1 - 'Green Arrow Unbound' Justice League: The Rise of Arsenal (2010)
#2 - 'Staring into the Abyss' Justice Society of America (2007)
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989)
#97 - 'Dwarfing the Infinite' Lobo (1993)
#50 - 'Dead Heroes Don't' Martian Manhunter (1998)
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#24 - 'One Wedding and A Funeral' Resurrection Man (1997)
#21 - 'Cape Fear, Episode 3: Major League' Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000 (2000)
#1 - 'Guide to the DC Universe 2000' Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2001-2002 (2002)
#2002 - 'Guide to the DC Universe 2001-2002' Secret Six (2008)
#36 - 'Caution to the Wind, Part Two of Two: Blood Honor' Showcase '95 (1995)
#7 - 'Mongul - Arion - New Gods' Showcase '96 (1996)
#1 - 'Steel & Guy Gardner: Warrior - Aqualad - Metropolis S.C.U.' #2 - 'Steel & Guy Gardner: Warrior - Circe - Metallo' Sins of Youth Secret Files (2000)
Sins of Youth: JLA Jr. (2000)
#1 - 'You Gotta Be Kidding!' Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (1999)
#8 - 'Crisis in Blue Valley' Static (1993)
#14 - 'After Worlds Collide' Steel (1994)
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#1 - 'Reign of Doomsday, Part 1: Full Circle' Super Heroes Stamp Album (1998)
#1 - 'Celebrate The Century! Book 1: 1900-1909' Superboy (1994)
#40 - 'Meltdown 3' #49 - 'Searching...' #60 - 'Big Bang Theory!' #62 - 'Divided By Zero' #65 - 'Out of Hyper-Time!' #74 - 'Game, Set & Match!' #83 - 'How Kon-El Got His Groove Back' #91 - 'War Letters' #92 - 'Watch Me Pull a Rabbit Out of My Heart!' Superboy [I] (2011)
Superboy & The Ravers (1996)
#14 - 'Genesis Suicide Squad' Supergirl (1996)
#23 - 'Double-Edged Sword' Supergirl (2005)
Annual 2 - 'Supergirl & the Legion of Super-Heroes' #53 - 'Fallout' Superman (1939)
Annual 14 - 'The History Lesson' #679 - 'All That's Red And Blue Falls Down' #683 - 'New Krypton, Part Nine: Hard Times!' #685#686 - 'Yesterday and Tomorrow' #687 - 'Power and Weakness' #689 - 'The Tourist' #690 - 'The Setup' #695 - 'Man of Valor, Part Two' #697 - 'The Espionage Squad' #714 - 'Grounded, Finale' Superman (1987)
#80 - 'Deadly Alliance' #81 - 'Resurrections' #82#96 - 'Mindscape' #107 - 'Bottled Up!' #108 - 'No Escape!' #128 - 'Genesis Anew' #135 - 'Shattered Worlds' #147 - 'The Knight' #158 - 'Critical Condition, Part One: Little Big Man' #161 - 'You Say You Want a Revolution?' #166 - 'Fathers' #166 (Regular Edition) - 'Fathers' #167 - 'Return to Krypton- Part One: Sliding Home' #177 - 'Metropolis E-Mailbag' #183 - 'The Secret: Part Two' #201 - 'Strange New Visitor, Part 3' #220 - 'Home' #225 - 'To be a Hero' Superman (1996)
#24 - 'Der Prozess: Schuld und Sühne' #36 - 'Jagd' #37 - 'Fatale Begierde' Superman (2001)
#4 - 'Superman Arkam' #5 - 'Superman Arkam' Superman (2002)
Superman & Batman Magazine (1993)
Superman 80-Page Giant (1999)
#2 - 'In the Wake of "King of the World"' Superman Forever (1998)
Superman Legends (2007)
Superman Metropolis Secret Files (2000)
Superman Sonderband (1997)
#4 - 'Countdown für Metropolis' Superman Special (1996)
#5 - 'Der Proezss - Dritter Akt' #6 - 'Das Spiel' #7 - ' Identitätskrise III: Fallen' Superman vs Darkseid: Apokolips Now! (2003)
Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future (1999)
Superman Y2K (2000)
Superman: Day of Doom (2003)
#3 - 'Funeral For a Friend' Superman: Der Mann aus Stahl (2000)
#2 - 'Krypton Lebt' #4 - 'Die Brücke von Gestern ins Heute' #6 - 'Schöpfungsgeschichte' #8 - 'Der Zusammenbruch' Superman: Der Mann aus Stahl Special (2000)
#3 - 'Kritischer Zustand' Superman: Emperor Joker (2000)
#1 - 'It's a Joker World, Baby, We Just Live In It' Superman: King of the World (1999)
Superman: Mon-El (2010)
Superman: New Krypton Special (2008)
Superman: Secret Files (1998)
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)
Annual 02 - 'Cutting Edge!' #22 - 'Steel (Die-Cut Cover)' #23 - 'Ambush!' #24 - 'Impact!' #25 - 'The Return!' #26 - 'Blast Off!' #27 - 'Bad Character' #28 - 'The Professionals' #36 - 'A Rift in Reality' #51 - 'Wanted' #52 - 'Crime and Punishment' #59 - 'Prey' #79 - 'End of the World!' #87 - 'The Iron Hand of Kindness' #92 - 'Cogito Ergo Doom!' #95 - 'Krypton Lives' #96 - 'Home' #97 - 'Bridge the Past and Future' #98 - 'Thirty Minutes to Oblivion' #99 - 'All That Dwell in Dark Waters' #100 - 'Creation Story' #101 - 'All Fall Down' #102 - 'Critical Condition, Part Three of Four: Inside Superman' #103 - 'What He Didn't Do' #104 - 'No Axioms' #105 - 'All the World His Stage' #106 - 'Under the Waterfront' #107 - 'In the Zone' #108 - 'Metropolis is Burning' #109 - 'World Without Superman' #110 - 'Saints' #112 - 'The Adventures of...Krypto!' #114 - 'Poor Elijah' #116 - 'Chest Deep In Heroes' Blood' #117 - 'Total Abandon- Chapter 1: Things Fall Apart' #118 - 'Time and Punishment' #119 - 'Joker: Last Laugh: Snowball's Chance' #120 - 'What Lies Beneath' #122 - 'Superman V Steel' #123 - 'Everyone Wants the Aegis' #124 - 'Turfwar' #125 - 'The Big Compromise' #130 - 'In the Dark of the Noon Day Sun' #131 - 'Nightfall' #134 - 'Every Little Thing' Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (1995)
#3 - 'Fighting Back' #9 - 'History Lesson' #13 Superman: The Wedding Album (1996)
Superman: War of the Supermen (2010)
HC#1 - 'The Battle for New Krypton' #2 - 'The Battle for Mars' #3 - 'The Battle for Earth' #4 - 'The Battle for Survival' Superman: War of the Supermen (FCBD) (2010)
Superman/Batman (2003)
#43 - 'Darklight' #57 - 'Nanopolis, Part One' #58 - 'Nanopolis, Part Two' #59 - 'Nanopolis, Conclusion' Team Superman (1999)
#1 - 'They Died With Their Capes On' Team Superman Secret Files (1998)
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#6 - 'Terror Titans, Part Six: One Second to Midnight' The Brave and the Bold (2007)
The Flash (1987)
#100 - 'Terminal Velocity, Overdrive: The Quick and the Dead' #100 (Standard Edition) - 'Terminal Velocity, Overdrive: The Quick and the Dead' #136 - 'The Human Race - Part One: Radio Days' #137 - 'The Human Race - Part Two: The Lonliness of the Long Distance Runner' #138 - 'The Human Race - Part 3: Home Run' #140 - 'The Black Flash - Part 2' #166 - 'Wonderland, Chapter Three: The Broken Looking Glass' The L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) (1999)
#1 - 'Avatar Rising' #5 - 'To Serve and Protect' The Power of SHAZAM! (1995)
#45 - 'Friends in High Places' The Titans (1999)
#12 - 'The Immortal Coil Part 3 of 3' Titans Secret Files (1999)
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Wonder Woman (1987)
#126 - 'Where Have All the Heroes Gone?' #173 - 'Amazons! Attack!' Young Justice (1998)
#19 - 'Banned, On the Run' #20 - 'Time Out' #36 - 'Kissing on the Apokolips' Young Justice 80-Page Giant (1999)
Young Justice: Sins of Youth (2000)
#1 - 'Justice For All' #2 - 'The Stunning Conclusion' Zero Hour Sampler (1994)
nn - 'Zero Month Sampler' Zero Hour: Crisis in Time (1994)
#0 - 'Zero Hour' #1 - 'Zero Hour' #3 - 'Zero Hour' Movie Appearances: Steel (1997)
Video Game Appearances: The Death and Return of Superman (1994) Group Affiliation(s): Justice League of America (DC) Suicide Squad (DC)(Interim Squads) Team Superman Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None.
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