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Steel

John Henry Irons

851 appearancesSince 1993

Steel first appeared in Superman: The Man of Steel #22 (1993-06), published by DC. 851 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as John Henry Irons

Character history

Key issues

3 issues

Superman: The Man of Steel
#22
first appearance
1993-06-00
Adventures of Superman
#500
intro
1993-06-00
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: The Death of Superman
#1
death
2019-12-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Action Comics
2011–
40 issues →
Superman: The Man of Steel
1991–2003
38 issues →
Steel
1994–1998
32 issues →

52 cover

52

2006–2007

23 issues →

JLA cover

JLA

1997–2006

18 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

1987–2006

17 issues →

Adventures of Superman cover

Adventures of Superman

1987–2006

16 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

15 issues →

Superwoman cover

Superwoman

2016–2018

14 issues →

Infinity Inc. cover

Infinity Inc.

2007–2008

12 issues →

DC vs. Vampires: World War V cover

DC vs. Vampires: World War V

2024–2025

9 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

2006–2011

8 issues →

DC vs. Vampires cover

DC vs. Vampires

2021–2023

8 issues →

GLWCape Archive 2023

Green Lantern: War Journal

2023–2024

8 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

2000–2004

6 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

2023–

6 issues →

Steelworks cover

Steelworks

2023–2024

6 issues →

Superman Unlimited cover

Superman Unlimited

2025–

6 issues →

Animal Man cover

Animal Man

2011–2014

5 issues →

JLA cover

JLA

2011–2017

5 issues →

Suicide Squad cover

Suicide Squad

2011–2014

5 issues →

Superman - Action Comics cover

Superman - Action Comics

2012–2017

5 issues →

Superman - Action Comics cover

Superman - Action Comics

2013–2017

5 issues →

Guy Gardner: Warrior cover

Guy Gardner: Warrior

1994–1996

4 issues →

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Superman / Batman
2003–2011
4 issues →
Justice League of America
2006–2011
4 issues →
52
2007–2007
4 issues →
Superman: War of the Supermen
2010–2010
4 issues →
Batman / Superman
2013–2016
4 issues →
Young Justice
2017–2022
4 issues →
Superman
2018–2021
4 issues →
JLA
1997–2006
3 issues →
JLA / Titans
1998–1999
3 issues →
DOMCape Archive 1998
DC One Million
1998–1998
3 issues →
Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future
1999–2000
3 issues →
JLA: The Deluxe Edition
2008–2010
3 issues →
Batman / Superman
2014–2017
3 issues →
Batman / Superman
2014–2017
3 issues →
Superwoman
2017–2018
3 issues →
Dark Nights: Metal
2017–2018
3 issues →
Batman / Superman
2019–2021
3 issues →
Dark Nights: Death Metal
2020–2021
3 issues →
Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (Dark Crisis)
2022–2023
3 issues →
Power Girl
2023–2025
3 issues →
Flash
1987–2006
2 issues →
Green Lantern
1990–2004
2 issues →
Hardware
1993–1997
2 issues →
SACape Archive 1994
Steel Annual
1994–1995
2 issues →
Deathstroke
1995–1996
2 issues →
Genesis
1997–1997
2 issues →
Young Justice
1998–2003
2 issues →
Day of Judgment
1999–1999
2 issues →
Batman and Superman: World's Finest
1999–2000
2 issues →
Young Justice: Sins of Youth
2000–2000
2 issues →
Superman: Our Worlds at War
2002–2002
2 issues →
Trinity
2008–2009
2 issues →
Blackest Night
2009–2010
2 issues →
War of the Supermen Double Feature
2010–2010
2 issues →
STBCape Archive 2012
Superman: The Black Ring
2012–2012
2 issues →
Superman / Wonder Woman
2013–2016
2 issues →