Hank Henshaw
| Hank Henshaw | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
As Hank Henshaw: Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993) |
| Created by | Dan Jurgens |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Henry "Hank" Henshaw |
| Team affiliations |
NASA Sinestro Corps Manhunters Warworld Alpha Lanterns |
| Notable aliases | Superman, Man of Tomorrow, The Grandmaster, The Cyborg, Metallic Mass Murderer, Alpha-Prime |
| Abilities |
Technopathy Kryptonian powers similar to Superman Qwardian power rings |
As Hank Henshaw:
Adventures of Superman #466 (May 1990)
Hank Henshaw is a fictional supervillain featured in the DC Comics universe. While originally featured primarily as an enemy of Superman, recent years have repositioned him as one of the main enemies of the Green Lantern Corps. At times, he is also referred to as The Cyborg (not to be confused with Victor Stone aka Cyborg).
While the character debuted in The Adventures of Superman #466 (May 1990) and was created by Dan Jurgens, he was reintroduced as the original Cyborg Superman during the Reign of the Supermen storyline following Superman's death.
Hank Henshaw first appeared as a crew member on board the doomed NASA space shuttle Excalibur in Superman #42, and Henshaw and the other crew members were next seen in Adventures of Superman #465.
In a pastiche of the origin of the Fantastic Four, Hank and the other three members of the Excalibur crew, including his wife Terri, are part of a radiation experiment designed by LexCorp that is affected by a solar flare, causing their shuttle to crash. As a result of their radiation exposure, the human bodies of two crew members were destroyed. However, their minds survived and they were able to construct new bodies out of cosmic radiation and bits of earth and wreckage from the shuttle, respectively. Initially, Henshaw and his wife suffer no ill effects from the radiation (though Hank's hair turns white), and the crew travels to Metropolis in the hopes of using LexCorp facilities to cure their mutated crew mates. During a brief battle with Superman, the crew member now composed of radiation becomes unhinged and flies into the sun, thereby destroying himself. By this time, Henshaw's body has started to rapidly decay while his wife is beginning to phase into an alternate dimension. With Superman's help, Henshaw is able to use the LexCorp facilities to save Terri. The remaining member of the shuttle crew commits suicide using an MRI booth to tear apart the metallic components of his body.
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