Steel (John Henry Irons) Steel (John Henry Irons) Steel (John Henry Irons) also known as the Man of Steel is a fictional comic book superhero in DC Comics. Introduced in 1993 as one of several replacement characters for the then-deceased Superman, Steel continued to be an independent superhero after Superman's resurrection. He received his own ongoing series which saw him move from Metropolis to Washington, D.C. and join the Justice League of America in Grant Morrison's "JLA". He later mentored his niece Natasha Irons who became a superheroine herself. First appearing in "The Adventures of Superman" #500 (June 1993), he is the second character
Vita-Man father created them. With this, he became the superhero Vita-Man (a play on the word vitamin), and later joined the Knights of Justice alongside Ultiman, Venus and Dr. Stellar. Vita-Man Vita-Man is a fictional superhero published by Big Bang Comics. He first appears in "Big Bang Comics" #1, and was created by Gary Carlson and Mark Lewis. He is based on Hourman. Vita-Man first appears on the back cover of "Big Bang" #0 starring in the fictional "Red Hot Comics" #14. After numerous reader requests to see Vita-Man in action, he finally gets his own story in "Big Bang Comics"