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Steel Hand
Aliases: None
Continuity: DC Universe
Notability: Antagonist
Type: Criminal
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Location: Metropolis
Associations: Intergang
Status: Alive
First: Mister Miracle #1

Steel Hand is a fictional criminal and a minor antagonist featured in comic books published by DC Comics. He is part of Jack Kirby's "Fourth World" line of titles and first appeared in Mister Miracle #1 in April, 1971.

Biography[]

Steel Hand

Steel Hand.

Steel Hand was a human criminal who hailed from Metropolis. He was a division chief for Intergang and took the name Steel Hand to reflect his prosthetic right hand, which was made of steel. His original hand had been blasted off by a tommy gun. A scientist conducted experimental surgery on the criminal giving him a radioactively powered steel hand. With the strength of his new hand, he was able muscle his way up through the ranks of Intergang until he became a division chief.

Steel Hand sent a group of goons out to rough up escape artist Thaddeus Brown, aka Mister Miracle. Brown was able to fight them off with aid from a spectator named Scott Free. When Steel Hand learned of their failure, he decided to handle the issue directly. Accompanied by a sniper, they ambushed Thaddeus Brown and Scott Free while they were practicing for a stunt. Brown was shot to death.

With Brown's passing, Scott Free took up the mantle of Mister Miracle and set about avenging the old escape artist's death. He infiltrated Steel Hand's lair, but Steel Hand and his henchmen were about to overpower him and tied him to a missile. Mister Miracle escaped and returned to Steel Hand's lair. He was able to use sonic disruptors to incapacitate Steel Hand's prosthetic, then wrapped him up in a compact cocoon spinner and handed him over to the police.

Years later, Steel Hand was operating out of the Silk Glove Box club in Metropolis. A new Superboy had just emerged on the scene and was looking to make a name for himself. Making sure that all eyes were on him, he fought his way through Steel Hand's gauntlet of death traps until he caught up to the villain himself. Steel Hand punched Superboy in the side of the head, but the Metropolis Kid was immune to the attack. Superboy reacted in kind by punching Steel Hand in the face, knocking him out. [1]

Abilities[]

Powers[]

  • Superhuman strength: Steel Hand can karate chop through solid Titanium with the strength of his steel hand. He's hell at arm-wrestling, too.

Notes & Trivia[]

  • The character of Steel Hand was created by writer and artist Jack Kirby.
  • Steel Hand wore large goggles with white lenses.
  • Steel Hand smoked cigars.
  • According to Superboy, Steel Hand had a glass jaw.

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