The Steel Legacy

3 heroes have worn the Steel mantle.

Successorheld the mantle from 1993

John Henry Irons

Adventures of Superman #500 (1993) · 92 appearances

Powers. : Batman has stated that he knows John as one of the three smartest people on the planet.

Origin

After Superman's death, brilliant engineer John Henry Irons forged a suit of powered armor and took up a hammer to honor the Man of Steel's legacy. A gifted inventor widely regarded as one of the world's greatest minds, Irons channeled his genius into protecting Metropolis as Steel.

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Successorheld the mantle from 1985

Henry "Hank" Heywood III

Justice League of America #242 (1985) · 34 appearances

Powers. Cyborg: titanium/steel-alloy skeleton with motorized joints granting enhanced strength, speed, and durability (grafted onto him by his grandfather, the original Commander Steel).

Origin

When teenager Hank Heywood III was gravely injured, his grandfather — the original Commander Steel — saved his life by surgically grafting a titanium-steel alloy skeleton with motorized joints onto his body, transforming him into Steel and recruiting him into the Justice League Detroit.

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The originalheld the mantle from 1948

Steel

All Western Winners #2 (1948) · 28 appearances

Origin

Steel is a Golden Age Western hero who debuted in the postwar Marvel comics landscape, riding through the rugged frontier adventures that defined Marvel's early cowboy universe. Beyond that iconic Western setting, specific details of his background remain unclear.

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