| STEEL (John Henry Irons) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove |
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CHRONOLOGY
Steel first appeared in (as Dr. John Henry Irons) Action Comics Vol. 2 #2 (December 2011); (as Steel)Action Comics Vol. 2 #4 (February 2012). First historical appearance was in The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Steel in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Steel Chronology
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| Action Comics Vol. 2 #4/2 (February 2012): "Hearts of Steel" [Flashback] |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #2 (December 2011): "In Chains" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #4 (February 2012): "Superman and the Men of Steel" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #4/2 (February 2012): "Hearts of Steel" [Between pages 3 and 19 of Action Comics Vol. 2 #4] |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #7 (May 2012): "Doomsday Decision" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #7/2 (May 2012): "Meanwhile..." |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #8 (June 2012): "Superman Meets...The Collector of Worlds" |
| Action Comics Annual Vol. 2 #1 (December 2012): "Vulnerable" |
| Batman/Superman Annual #1 (May 2014): "Arena" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 3 #24 (December 2013): "Excuse the Mess" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 3 #25 (January 2014): "Cleaning Out the Closet" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 3 #27 (March 2014): "Under & Over" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 3 #29 (May 2014): "Flushed" |
| Superman: Doomed #1 (July 2014): "Superman Doomed, Part 1" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #31 (July 2014): "Superman Doomed: Infected, Part 1: True Believers" |
| Batman/Superman #11 (July 2014): "Superman Doomed: Infected, Part 3: Danger Zone" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #32 (August 2014): "Superman Doomed: Enemy of the State, Part 1: Nightmare" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #33 (September 2014): "Superman Doomed: Superdoom, Part 1: Unbound" |
| Superman/Wonder Woman #10 (September 2014): "Superman Doomed: Superdoom, Part 2: Distance" |
| Superman/Wonder Woman Annual #1 (September 2014): "Superdoom, Part 3" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #34 (October 2014): "Superman Doomed: Last Sun, Part 1: Assimilation" |
| Superman/Wonder Woman #11 (October 2014): "Superman Doomed: Last Sun: Assimilation, Part 2" |
| Superman: Doomed #2 (November 2014): "Superman Doomed: Last Sun, Part 4: Evolutions" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #35 (December 2014): "After Doomed" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #36 (January 2015): "Horrorville" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #37 (February 2015): "Smallvillains" |
| Justice League United #12 (October 2015): "The Island of No Return, Part 2" |
| Superman/Wonder Woman #20 (October 2015): "Dark Truth, Part Three: A Matter of Trust" |
| Superman Annual Vol. 3 #3 (February 2016): "Savage Dawn" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #48 (March 2016): "Savage Dawn, Part 2: Assault" |
| Superman Vol. 3 #49 (April 2016): "Savage Dawn, Part 6: Sacrifice" |
| Action Comics Vol. 2 #50 (May 2016): "Savage Dawn, Part 7: Resurrection" |
| Superman/Wonder Woman #27 (May 2016): "Slam Bang" |
| Superman Vol. 3 #52 (July 2016): "The Final Days of Superman, Part 8: Do or Die" |
| DC Universe: Rebirth #1 (July 2016): "The Clock is Ticking Across the DC Universe!" |
| Superwoman #1 (October 2016): "Who Is Superwoman?" |
| Superwoman #2 (November 2016): "Who Killed Superwoman?, Part 2: What Comes Next?" |
| Superwoman #3 (December 2016): "Who Killed Superwoman?, Part Three" |
| Superwoman #4 (January 2017): "Who Killed Superwoman?, Part Four: Together Again (for the Very First Time)" |
| Superwoman #5 (February 2017): "Impressive Instant" |
| Superwoman #6 (March 2017): "Who Killed Superwoman, Part 6: Come Dancing" |
| Superwoman #7 (April 2017): "Who Killed Superwoman, Part 7: Never be Satisfied" |
| Action Comics #973 (April 2017): "Mild Mannered, Part One" |
| Action Comics #974 (April 2017): "Mild Mannered, Part Two" |
| Superwoman #8 (May 2017): "By a Thread: Superwoman Reborn?" |
| Superwoman #9 (June 2017): "Steel Resolve" |
| Action Comics #982 (August 2017): "Revenge, Part IV" |
| Action Comics #983 (September 2017): "Revenge, Part V" |
| Action Comics #984 (September 2017): "Revenge, Conclusion" |
| Superwoman #10 (July 2017): "Rediscovery, Part One" |
| Superwoman #11 (August 2017): "Rediscovery, Part Two" |
| Superwoman #12 (September 2017): "Rediscovery, Part Three" |
| Superwoman #15 (December 2017): "The Midnight Hour, Part 1" |
| Superwoman #16 (January 2018): "The Midnight Hour, Part 2" |
| Superwoman #17 (February 2018): "The Midnight Hour, Part 3" |
| Superwoman #18 (March 2018): "The Midnight Hour, Finale" |
| Dark Nights: Metal #1 (October 2017): "Metal" |
| Dark Nights: Metal #3 (December 2017): "Metal" |
| Flash Vol. 5 #33 (December 2017): "Bats Out of Hell, Part One" |
| Dark Nights: Metal #6 (May 2018): "Metal" |
| Action Comics #1000 (June 2018): "From the City That Has Everything" |
| Doomsday Clock #9 (May 2019): "Crisis" |
| Superman Vol. 5 #19 (March 2020): "The Truth, Part Two" |
| Superman: Heroes #1 (April 2020): "Heroes" |
| Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #12 (November 2020): "Planet Brainiac, Part One" |
| Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #13 (December 2020): "Planet Brainiac, Part Two" |
| Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #14 (January 2021): "Planet Brainiac, Part Three" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #3 (October 2020): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part III: Pick Up Styx" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 (January 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part V: The Man of No Tomorrow" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1 (February 2021): "Secret Origin" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 (February 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part VI: The Truth Machine" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1/2 (February 2021): "First & Last Men" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 (March 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part VII: A Slap in the Face" |