Okay, I read in another thread in this board (I want to say the Superman and Lois TV show) that there were issues in my community (African-American) regarding Steel, which is news to me. I must ask what the controversy is (if any or is it just made up stuff)? The legend of John Henry is folklore, and while a bit on the nose in comparison to comparisons of Superman to American folklore characters like Paul Bunyon or even comparisons of Superman to Christ where it can be up to interpretation, I find it cool that a character is based off of an American folk tale. The legend of John Henry is popular enough that I've seen the tale told on an episode of Spongebob Squarepants (of course replacing John Henry with the title character and the machine making burgers instead of railroad). So IS there a controversy regarding John Henry Irons or is it just a comic book community legend?