I really was supposed to do this but you need to read this book for yourself, so instead, here's a scan or two of this new version of Captain Steel.
This new 52 version of the Golden Age hero still looks the part but has a lot of alterations with regards to his origins. The tl;dr version is that he's Filipino and is sickly and his father created a process to turn his whole skeletal system into solid steel.
Before the process could be handed over to the world government, the lab was attacked by Steppenwolf's parademons. Henry Jr. kills the parademons while dear old dad blows his brains out to save the formula thus making Jr. the only person with that specific power set; sounds familiar?
I'm really curious as to how Captain Steel will play in the formation of Earth 2's Justice Society of America. Too bad they don't have Stargirl, Power Girl and Huntress though.
Also, this is the only other time that I'm actually happy to read 'Steel' stories. The last time I was looking forward to this character was back in the early chapters of Geoff Johns' Justice Society book. And that was Henry Jr's nephew Nathan Heywood as well.
And that version was cool because he used to knock out Nazis sent by Vandal Savage. Oh and after Johns' departure, he was left unused and unloved.
Great job again James Robinson.
