Our home is at stake. 
Steelworks #1 is an issue of the series Steelworks (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 2023. It was published on June 6, 2023.
Synopsis for "Steelworks, Chapter One: City of Tomorrow"
Steel unveils his new Steelworks building, which will provide free electricity to everyone in the city. While superheroes support him, John also announces his intention to retire as Steel. However, a shady corporation sees an opportunity to profit and traps an unemployed man (due to the closure of Amertek) in a scheme that grants him the power to phase through walls. He aims to cause chaos at Steelworks.
Appearing in "Steelworks, Chapter One: City of Tomorrow"
Featured Characters:
- Steel (John Henry Irons) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
- Steel (Natasha Irons) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Steelworks Security (First appearance)
- Super-Family
- Superboy (Conner Kent) (Cameo)
- Supergirl (Flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Flashback and main story)
- Superman (Jon Kent) (Cameo)
- Super-Man (Kong Kenan) (Cameo)
- Super-Twins (Cameo)
- Superwoman (Lana Lang) (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Charles Walker III (First appearance)
- Shawn Kerry (First appearance)
- Stax (First appearance)
- Doomsday (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Metallo (John Corben) (In picture only) (Cameo)
- Ultrawoman (Lena Luthor) (In picture only) (Cameo)
- Bizarress (In picture only) (Cameo)
Other Characters:
- Amertek Corporation (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Melissa Kerry (First appearance) (Grave)
- Metropolis Future Fund (Behind the scenes)
- Superman (Lex Luthor) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- United States Army (In picture only) (Cameo)
- Amalgam (Alvin Bundy) (Mentioned only)
- Bibbo Bibbowski (Mentioned only)
- Blue Earth Movement (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Earth
- United States of America
- Metropolis
- Amertek Industries (Flashback only)
- Daily Planet (Cameo)
- Steelworks Tower
- Suicide Slum
- Ace o' Clubs
- Southside Cemetery
- Walker Inc. Headquarters (First appearance)
- Hob's Bay (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis
- Lazarus Island
- Lazarus Volcano (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
- Warworld (Mentioned only)
- Earth
Items:
- Genesis (Mentioned only)
- Lex Luthor's Truth Bomb (Mentioned only)
- Kinetic Hammer (Flashback and main story)
- Natasha Irons' Armor
- Steel's Armor
Concepts:
- Dark Crisis (Mentioned only)
- Death of Superman (Flashback only)
- Lazarus Planet (Mentioned only)
- Project Blackout (Mentioned only)
- Reign of the Supermen (Flashback only)
- Warworld Revolution (Mentioned only)
Notes
- This story takes place after the events of Action Comics #1053.
- John Henry Irons' words confirm that the events of Action Comics #1050 take place just after Lazarus Planet.
Trivia
- This issue contains three Metropolis damage assessments, reporting the collateral damages of three attacks on the city.
- Superman's battle with Doomsday cost an estimated $5-10 billion in damages, with 200+ reported casualties.
- Ultrawoman's Centennial Day attack on Metropolis cost an estimated $1.8 billion in damages, with 178 reported casualties.
- The Steelworks Tower construction site explosion cost an estimated $579 million in damages, with 28 reported casualties.
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