| Iron Munro | |
|---|---|
 Arn Munro, artist Brian Murray. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Young All-Stars #1 (June 1987) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas (writer) Dann Thomas (co-plotter) Michael Bair (artist) Brian Murray (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Arnold Raymond "Iron" Munro |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Young All-Stars All-Star Squadron Freedom Fighters Supermen of America |
| Notable aliases | Arn Munro |
| Abilities | Super strength and speed Invulnerability Able to make great leaps Longevity Enhanced reflexes |
Iron Munro (Arn Munro) is a superhero character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Roy Thomas created the character in 1987 for Young All-Stars. He largely served to replace Superman in stories set during World War II after the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline eliminated continuities in which Superman was active in this period.
After Roy Thomas decided to cancel his World War II-set comic All-Star Squadron in the wake of Crisis on Infinite Earths,because of all the changes done that eliminated the original multiverse and replaced it with a single earth and universe,he created a follow-up series with a new superhero team, Young All-Stars. Iron Munro was one of several new characters Thomas created as analogues for popular superheroes written out of the continuity; he stood in for Superman, with comparable powers and appearance. He was inspired by two 1930s pulp fiction characters who in turn prefigured Superman: John W. Campbell's science fiction hero Aarn Munro, who appeared in comics as "Iron Munro", and Hugo Danner, the protagonist of Philip Wylie's 1930 novel Gladiator, who had powers similar to Superman's and is sometimes seen as an inspiration.
Young All-Stars did not achieve the popularity of All-Star Squadron, which had featured better known characters from the Golden Age of Comic Books. The series was cancelled in 1989 due to low sales,since the replacement series to All Star Squadron moved to the direct sales only market(comic book stores) when it began,thereby affecting overall sales of the new book. Iron Munro continued to make occasional appearances in DC Comics.