him for the murders, John followed the Klan members. John then forged two 20 lb. iron sledgehammers, donned an executioner's hood, and became the vigilante known as John Henry. For three months, John plagued the Klan and had killed two Klansmen in his crusade. John Henry's reputation attracted the news media and remained a hot staple on the public, including the Martian J'onn J'onzz, who considered him an actual American hero. Tragically, John was wounded by the Klan and stumbled into a backyard. He was discovered by a young white girl, who outed him out despite John's pleading for help. Once caught, he was burned alive. However, his death didn't go unmentioned and his endeavors was highlighted in the television news show The Big Picture which its host extolled Wilson's stance against racism and criticized the American government for ignoring the serious issue. J'onn J'onzz saw this and was very dismayed of Wilson's death which contributed his demoralizing faith for humanity. Following the defeat of The Centre, a young John Henry Irons sat reading near John Wilson's gravestone. John Henry in other media John Henry appeared in Justice League: The New Frontier. His tombstone was seen during the film's final scenes. John Henry Jr. John Henry Jr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. In his panel within the pages of "The New Golden Age" #1, John Henry Irons has a great-uncle who has the same name as him. When John and his brother Butter witnessed the Ku Klux Klan set fire to the house of their neighbor John Wilson and killed his family, the police accused Wilson for murdering his own family and starting the fire himself. He had heard about the vigilante John Henry being killed by Ku Klux Klan. Upon receiving one of his sledgehammers from an unnamed old man, John Henry Irons became John Henry Jr. While it was said by the old man that he would have more power when he wielded two sledgehammers, John Henry Jr. never found the other sledgehammer. He would later go missing a week later after his first gig that involved bringing the last of John Henry's murderers to justice. By the final issue of "Flashpoint Beyond", John Henry Jr. was among the thirteen missing Golden Age superheroes in the Time Masters' capsules. When those capsules have failed, they were all pulled back to