Talk:Steel (John Henry Irons)

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52 Trivia

In its molten state Tellurium (Te atomic #52) is corrosive to stainless steel, which is what the current rusting superhero is made of.

Black Superman

Was Steel ever referred to in the comics as "Black Superman?" I thought with his armor masking his identity his race would also be disguised? If such is the case, I don't believe the alias should remain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.109.248.114 (talk • contribs) }

His family called him that as a joke. No one in the comic book, like the press, called him that because it's kinda rascist. it was added by User:Ace Class Shadow. Although, aliases are other identiteis, not nicknames. Exvicious 21:17, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Feh. Honestly, aside from "Man of Steel", he had no serious nickname. I could add parenthesis, if you guys like. Then again, I doubt you would. ACS (Wikipedian) 18:20, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

On the subject of nicknames, the first line of the article begins "Steel (John Henry Irons), also known as the Man of Iron..." Now, I haven't read a whole lot of Steel issues. I know he was originally called the Man of Steel. I don't remember ever seeing him referred to as the Man of Iron. I can't say it's not true, but it seems unlikely. Can anyone verify this? WaxTadpole (talk) 21:42, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. John Henry Irons

I believe Steel is also a fully acredited physician, a director of a hospital in his monthly series.

He was aan who studied ballistics and worked as a weapons contractor managed to qualify as a hospital administrator....I guess, the same way that, as an issue of Sensational She-Hulk once pointed out, Hank Pym started out as an entomologist and ended up building sentient robots. -- Pennyforth (talk) 14:14, 19 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Psuedocytes

52 mentioned Steel's use of Psuedocytes and there healing properties which he later applied to Vox. My understanding reading through the context is that Irons' own body was composed of the nanontech, and he too benifited from their use. If someone more familiar with Psuedocytes and their comic uses, and abilities garnered, it would be helpful in further understanding some of Steel's ablities. 66.109.248.114

His hand was bitten off by General Eiling in JLA. His one hand is artificial and made of the psuedocytes. 129.139.1.68 (talk) 14:03, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The first Steel?

Seems to me that there was another Steel -- Hank Haywood III -- who was a member of the Justice League at one point. Maybe a mention here? Or a disambiguation page?

Move?

The following is a closed discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was move Anthony Appleyard (talk) 21:36, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
John Henry Irons → Steel (John Henry Irons) —

John Henry Irons → Steel (John Henry Irons) — Steel most common name for character, evidenced across multiple mediums (comics, TV, and movies), naming convention. — Sharp962 (talk) 23:08, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Or to Steel (DC Comics fictional character)? How many readers know that his original proper name is John Henry Irons? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:51, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- There are actually several DC Comics fictional characters named Steel. Jafeluv (talk) 10:36, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - There are times when the character does not go by the name Steel. He has not used the armor much since 52, and has been more called Dr. Irons as of late. Sgetz (talk) 14:01, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - This is a clear case of naming conventions and most common names with current WCP guidelines. Steel (John Henry Irons) resolves the multiple DC Steels issues. As far as common names, in addition to the on-going series, there is also a movie and animated series pointing to Steel. The character continues to use Steel and appear in armor (in Infinity Inc.), but has been decreased in publication in recent months due to the inclusion of Hardware (which is not relavent to the current discussion). -Sharp962 (talk) 18:35, 24 July 2009 (UTC).[reply]
I'm normally inclined against recentism, but given both the desirability of disambiguating away from other characters called Steel and the nature of the character, this seems to me a reasonable naming - certainly it is preferable to a renaming that puts it at a location that no sane individual is ever going to type on their first try looking for the page. Phil Sandifer (talk) 21:21, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.