Commander Steel
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For the superhero appearing in comics by Anglo-American Publishing, see Commander Steel (Anglo-American).
Commander Steel (also known as Captain Steel, Citizen Steel and Sergeant Steel) is the name of three superheroes appearing in media published by DC Comics, all members of the same family. The first Steel appeared in Steel, The Indestructible Man #1 (1978), and was created by Gerry Conway and Don Heck.[1] His stories were set in World War II. The two later characters called Steel are his grandsons.
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Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | (Hank Heywood) Steel, The Indestructible Man # 1 (March 1978) (Hank Heywood III) Justice League of America Annual #2 (1984) (Nathan Heywood) Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #1 (February 2007) |
Created by | (Hank Heywood) Gerry Conway (writer) Don Heck (artist) (Hank Heywood III) Gerry Conway (writer) Chuck Patton (artist) (Nathan Heywood) Geoff Johns Alex Ross |
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Alter ego | Henry "Hank" Heywood Henry "Hank" Heywood III Nathan "Nate" Heywood |
Team affiliations | (Hank) Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron Shadow Fighters United States Marine Corps (Hank III) Justice League Detroit Justice League (Nathan) Justice Society of America Justice League |
Notable aliases | (Hank, Nathan) Steel |
Abilities | (Hank) Cyborg, great strength, limited invulnerability, limited superspeed (Hank III) Superhuman strength, limited invulnerability, limited superspeed, infrared vision, enhanced hearing (Nathan) Superhuman strength, invulnerability, organic metal skin, superhuman speed |
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Nate Heywood / Steel, his grandfather Henry Heywood / Commander Steel, and Nate's father Hank Heywood all appear in Legends of Tomorrow, portrayed by Nick Zano, Matthew MacCaull, and Thomas F. Wilson respectively.