Girder (comics)

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Girder
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Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Flash: Iron Heights (2001)
Created by Geoff Johns
Ethan Van Sciver
In-story information
Alter egoTony Woodward
Species Human Cyborg
Team affiliations Secret Society of Super Villains
Rogues
Cyborg Revenge Squad
Legion of Zoom
Notable aliasesTony Steel, Anthony Polendina, Ironclad
AbilitiesLiving metal body grants:
  • Superhuman strength

Girder is a supervillain and an enemy of the Flash (Wally West). He first appeared in Flash: Iron Heights (2001) and was created by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver. [1]

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Girder made his live-action debut on the first season of The Flash , portrayed by Greg Finley.

Fictional character biography

Steelworker Tony Woodward caused a riot at a steel plant after he assaulted a female employee. Angry coworkers threw Tony into a vat of molten steel. The liquid steel included recycled scraps from experiments performed by S.T.A.R. Labs, which turned Tony's body into living metal. He possesses immense strength and durability, but rusts when exposed to oxygen. He is eventually arrested for robbery and sent to Iron Heights. [1]

After escaping Iron Heights, Girder works with Blacksmith and her Rogues to take over Keystone City and Central City. While a member of the Rogues, Magenta uses her powers to keep Girder from rusting and Girder, having an "attraction", makes unwanted advances towards her. Magenta rips Girder in half, but he is welded back together and returned to Iron Heights.

During the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Girder appears as a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains led by Alexander Luthor Jr. posing as Lex Luthor. [2]

One Year Later, Girder is seen fighting the Teen Titans, but is defeated. He is later seen in Salvation Run . [1]

In the DC Special: Cyborg mini-series, Girder joins the Cyborg Revenge Squad.

Girder is among the villains in the ambush of the Justice Society of America led by Tapeworm. [3]

While Girder is in custody at Iron Heights, he is broken out by Captain Boomerang to distract the guards so Captain Boomerang can sneak in to meet with Professor Zoom. [4]

In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. Girder is among the Iron Heights inmates who escape prison while Iris West is visiting. [5]

In 2016, DC Comics implemented a relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". Girder is among the villains invited by Eobard Thawne to join the Legion of Zoom. [6]

Powers and abilities

Girder has superhuman strength and endurance. His body is made from a nearly indestructible steel that provides a high degree of protection from physical and energy attacks. [1]

In other media

Television

Tony Woodward appears in The Flash , portrayed by Greg Finley. [7] This version was a childhood bully to Barry Allen and Iris West who became a metahuman with the ability to turn his skin into steel after falling into a vat of molten steel when the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator exploded. In "Power Outage", Woodward is released to fight Farooq Gibran / Blackout while Allen is temporarily depowered, only to be killed.

Film

Girder makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies .

Miscellaneous

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wallace, Dan (2008), "Girder", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 137, ISBN   978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC   213309017
  2. ↑ The Flash (vol. 2) #225 (October 2005)
  3. ↑ Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #29 (July 2009)
  4. ↑ The Flash (vol. 3) #7 (December 2010)
  5. ↑ The Flash (vol. 4) #5 (March 2012)
  6. ↑ The Flash #760 (October 2020)
  7. ↑ Brown, Laurel (August 20, 2014). "Zap2it First: 'The Flash' casts 'Star-Crossed's' Greg Finley as Girder". Zap2It. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ Navarro, Alexander (January 21, 2022). "The Flash Movie to Get an Official Tie-In Comic from DC". MovieWeb. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
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