John Henry "Steel" Irons

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John Henry "Steel" Irons is a DC Comics superhero and brilliant engineer who forges a high-tech suit of armor to fight crime in honor of Superman.

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instanceOf DC Comics superhero
armored superhero
engineer
fictional character
alias Steel NERFINISHED
alignment hero
appearsIn Steel (comic book series) NERFINISHED
Superman comics NERFINISHED
armorMaterial high-tech steel alloy
basedOn American folk hero John Henry NERFINISHED
characterType armored hero without innate superpowers
costumeFeature S-shaped Superman emblem on armor
createdBy Jon Bogdanove NERFINISHED
Louise Simonson NERFINISHED
debutEra 1990s
firstAppearancePublisher DC Comics NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceWork The Adventures of Superman #500 NERFINISHED
fullName John Henry Irons NERFINISHED
genre superhero fiction
homeCity Metropolis NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Superman NERFINISHED
inUniverseProfession weapons designer
medium comic books
moralCode refuses to use lethal force
motivation to honor Superman
to protect Metropolis
notableAbility energy projection via armor
flight via armor
genius-level engineering intellect
powered armor-enhanced durability
powered armor-enhanced strength
notableStoryline Reign of the Supermen! NERFINISHED
occupation engineer
inventor
superhero
publisher DC Comics
regret past work on dangerous weapons
role one of the four replacement Supermen after Superman's death
species Human
superheroName Steel NERFINISHED
teamAffiliation Justice League NERFINISHED
Superman Family NERFINISHED
Team Superman NERFINISHED
universe DC Universe NERFINISHED
usesEquipment powered armor suit
usesWeapon steel hammer
weaponMaterial steel

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Steel basedOn John Henry "Steel" Irons
subject surface form: Steel (1997 film)
Steel mainCharacter John Henry "Steel" Irons
subject surface form: Steel (1997 film)
this entity surface form: John Henry Irons