Fan Casting Steel in Return to the DC Universe

A former weapons designer who went into hiding after his technology fell into terrorist hands, John Henry Irons worked as a construction worker in Metropolis when he risked his life to save a coworker, and in turn being saved by Superman. Inspired by the Man of Steel, John Henry would forge himself a powerful suit of armor and take on the mantle of the S while Superman was dead. Eventually continuing his work as Steel, John Henry not only brings justice with a hammer like his namesake, but with his intelligence from his factory, SteelWorks.