Cyborg Superman is a persona that has been used by twosupervillains who appear in comic books published byDC Comics.
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | As Hank Henshaw: The Adventures of Superman #466 (May 1990) As Cyborg Superman: The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993) |
| Created by | Dan Jurgens |
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| Alter ego | Henry "Hank" Henshaw |
| Species | Human/Kryptoniancyborg |
| Place of origin | Earth |
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Hank Henshaw is an astronaut atNASA until a solar flare hits his space shuttle during an experiment in space, damaging the ship and the crew. Henshaw and the crew, including Henshaw's wife, found that their bodies had begun to mutate and, after returning to Earth, Henshaw's entire crew either perished or eventually committed suicide. After learning thatSuperman had thrownthe Eradicator into the sun in a battle during the space shuttle experiment, Henshaw blames Superman for the solar flare and the accident. Before his body completely disintegrated due to the radiation exposure, Henshaw is able to save his consciousness. Using NASA communications equipment, Henshaw beamed his mind into the birthing matrix which had carried Superman fromKrypton to Earth as an infant. He creates a small exploration craft from the birthing matrix and departs into outer space alone. Becoming increasingly mentally unstable, Henshaw uses Superman's birthing matrix to create a body identical to Superman's, albeit with cybernetic parts.[1] He returns to Earth to kill Superman, only to discover thatSuperman had already died during Henshaw's absence. Following Superman's eventual resurrection, Henshaw would not only become a recurring adversary of Superman but ofGreen Lantern as well. He later becomes a member of theSinestro Corps during theSinestro Corps War.
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | As Zor-El: Action Comics #252 (May 1959) As Cyborg Superman: Supergirl (vol. 6) #21 (August 2013) |
| Created by | Otto Binder (writer) Al Plastino (art) |
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| Alter ego | Zor-El Zoran Danvers (adopted name) |
| Species | Kryptoniancyborg |
| Place of origin | Krypton |
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Zor-El is the younger brother ofJor-El, husband ofAlura, father ofSupergirl, and paternal uncle ofSuperman. Originally, he escaped from Krypton's destruction along with the other inhabitants of Argo City. InThe New 52 reboot, Supergirl discovers an amnesiac Cyborg Superman living on the planet I'noxia.[2] This turns out to be Zor-El, who was rescued from Krypton's destruction byBrainiac and reconfigured as a cyborg to serve as his scout.[3]
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.
As Cyborg Superman, Zor-El is bionically enhanced with the ability to project electricity from his body. His cybernetic arm can shapeshift into whatever he desires, limited only by the technology available to him at any given moment.
The Hank Henshaw incarnation of Cyborg Superman appears inReign of the Supermen, voiced byPatrick Fabian andJerry O'Connell respectively.[6]
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