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Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Superman. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures , Legendary Pictures , DC Entertainment , and Syncopy , it was directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay written by David S. Goyer who developed the story with producer Christopher Nolan .
Anthony Florian Zaleski (May 29, 1913 – March 20, 1997), known professionally as Tony Zale, was an American boxer. [2] Zale was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, which gave him his nickname, "Man of Steel", [3] reinforced by his reputation of being able to take fearsome punishment and still rally to win.
The Eradicator reappeared in Superman: The Man of Steel #1 as a humanoid being composed of energy. [13] In Action Comics #687 (June 1993), [14] the character appeared as The Last Son of Krypton, and became the featured character in Action Comics through the Reign of the Supermen story arc, beginning with Action Comics #687-689.
John Henry Irons as "Man of Steel", as seen in the "Reign of the Supermen" story arc. Art by Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke. Doctor John Henry Irons was a brilliant weapons engineer for AmerTek Industries , who eventually became disgusted when the BG-60, a powerful man-portable energy cannon he had designed, fell into the wrong hands and was ...
As Cyborg Superman, Hank Henshaw possesses the ability to control and reanimate various machines. From his experience with Superman's birth matrix, Henshaw now has powers and genetic tissue all identical to the Man of Steel. As the Sinestro Corps member, he has access to a power ring fueled by fear that allows him to create any construct at will.
However, Jonathan did receive one opportunity to see his adopted son as the Man of Steel. After Superboy assists a group of interplanetary farmers from an alien world, [10] they repay him by granting Jonathan's subconscious desire to see Clark in the future as Superman. Using their advanced technology, they place an artificially aged Jonathan ...
As part of the continuity changes which followed The Man of Steel and Superman: Secret Origin, Alexander "Lex" Joseph Luthor is a corrupt businessman profiting from many hidden criminal operations. This Luthor grew up a poor child alongside Perry White , later causing his parents' death via a car accident so he can inherit their life insurance ...
Kirk Alyn (born John Feggo Jr.; October 8, 1910 – March 14, 1999) was an American actor, best known for being the first actor to play the DC Comics character Superman in live-action for the 1948 movie serial Superman and its 1950 sequel Atom Man vs. Superman, as well as fellow DC Comics characters Blackhawk from the Blackhawk movie serial in 1952, and Lois Lane's father Sam Lane in 1978's ...