Editor's Note: The following includes spoilers for 'My Adventures With Superman' Season 2, Episode 3.
My Adventures With Superman TV-PGAnimationSuperheroActionAdventure Clark Kent builds his secret Superman identity and embraces his role as the hero of Metropolis, while sharing adventures and falling in love with Lois, a star investigative journalist, who also takes Jimmy Olsen under her wing. Created by Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove, John Henry Irons first appeared in The Adventures of Superman #500 in 1993. He was an engineer for AmerTek Industries until a weapon he designed for the company was used to kill innocent people. When the company refused to allow him to quit, John faked his death and moved to Metropolis. While working in construction, he saved a co-worker from a fall only to fall off the building they were working on himself.
Steel Has Appeared Alone and in Other Superman Stories Close After getting his full powers restored, Superman encourages John and Superboy to continue working as superheroes, suggesting the former go by the shortened name “Steel.” John became a popular DC icon in his own right, appearing in both his own solo comics and crossovers. In addition to his armor, as Steel he wields a large sledgehammer, in reference to John Henry, the African American folk hero he was named after.