Ferro Lad
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Real Identity: Andrew Nolan
Affiliation(s): The Legion of Superheroes
Appearances: Chain of Command, Sundown Part One and Sundown Part Two
Powers/Skills: Iron Mimcry, Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Condutivity, and Unarmed Combat
Voiced By: Dave Wittenberg
Andrew Douglas Nolan and Luzia Karamante, a famous actress, married and gave birth to twins. Expecting them to inherit their good looks, they were horrified to see them both horribly deformed. Nolan later died in a space ship crash. Rumors floated that it was a suicide from shame. Karamante named them Andrew and Douglas, after their late father.
The Nolans were raised in secrecy. Although Douglas was quiet and introverted, Andrew was the opposite and wanted to experience the world. Both soon discovered they had to ability to transform into living iron. While Cosmic Boy was touring the galaxy, he encountered Nolan and decided to make him a member of the Legion of Superheroes without a formal audition. Nolan took the codename Ferro Lad.
Ferro Lad was introduced to the rest of the Legion on Winath in the wake of a cosmic storm. His powers were useful in repairing structures and aiding in Bouncing Boy's strategy. Even Lightning Lad came around to accepting him. Months later, Ferro Lad was called on to act as a conduit to focus Lightning Lad and Cosmic Boy's powers into a focused blast in order to destroy the Sun Eater. Ferro was unable to handle the stress of the power and missed the core. To redeem himself, he later penetrated the Sun Eater alone and detonated the solar transducer to save the universe. The Legion erected a massive golden statue in his honor at Legion Headquarters.