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Publication history

The original title featuring this character was the longest-lasting of the short-lived Fourth World tetralogy. It lasted 18 issues, but with the ending of the other Fourth World titles (New Gods, Forever People), the Fourth World elements largely disappeared. The title was briefly revived in the late 1970s for an additional seven issues, ending with #25. A one-shot special was published with art by Steve Rude in 1988. A Doug Moench-written series in the late 1980s ran for 28 issues, in which Scott, Barda and "Uncle" Oberon tried to live normal lives in suburbia. In 1996, a series written by Kevin Dooley showed Scott attempting to escape his destiny as a New God by setting up a charitable foundation in New York. This only ran for seven issues, before all Fourth World titles were cancelled for the launch of Jack Kirby's Fourth World. Nexus Nightmare in Blue - Issue #4 (October 1997). ... Doug Moench (born February 23, 1948) is an American comic book writer. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Suburb. ... Former editor at DC Comics. ... This article is about the state. ...

Mister Miracle was one of four series in Kirby's ambitious but short-lived Fourth World saga. The character was inspired by the early illusionist career of comic book artist Jim Steranko, while the character's relationship with Big Barda is based on Kirby's relationship with his own wife.^[1] The New Gods #1 (February-March 1971) featuring Orion. ... Magician redirects here. ... Captain America #111 (March 1969): Sterankos signature surrealism. ... Big Barda is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. ...

Character biography

Thaddeus Brown

Thaddeus Brown was a circus escape artist whose stage name was Mister Miracle. As the first escape artist to use the name Mister Miracle, Brown mentored both Scott Free and Shilo Norman. After Brown's murder, Scott Free took up the Mister Miracle name, adopted Thaddeus's young ward Shilo Norman, and hired his assistant Oberon. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about the study of escapology. ... A stage name, also called a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, musicians, djs, clowns, and professional wrestlers. ... There are two comic book characters called Oberon, both published by DC Comics. ...

Scott Free

Cover to Mister Miracle #1 (April 1971), written and drawn by Jack Kirby

Scott Free is the son of Izaya (Highfather), the ruler of New Genesis and his wife Avia. However, as part of a diplomatic move to stop a destructive war against the planet Apokolips, Highfather agreed to an exchange of heirs with the galactic tyrant Darkseid; the exchange of heirs guaranteed that neither side would attack the other. And so Scott exchanged places with Darkseid's second born son Orion. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x601, 79 KB) Summary Cover to Mister Miracle #1, April, 1971. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x601, 79 KB) Summary Cover to Mister Miracle #1, April, 1971. ... Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds... Highfather is a fictional comic book character. ... In comic books, New Genesis was the home-planet of the New Gods from Jack Kirbys Fourth World metaseries. ... In the DC Comics fictional shared Universe, Apokolips was the planet ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirbys Fourth World series. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Orion is a fictional deity published by DC Comics. ...

Scott grew up in one of Granny Goodness' "Terror Orphanages" with no knowledge of his own heritage. As he matured, Scott rebelled against the totalitarian ideology of Apokolips. Hating himself for being unable to fit in, he was influenced by Metron to see a future beyond Darkseid. Scott became part of a small band of pupils who were tutored in secret by the rebel Himon, a New Genesian living as a "Hunger Dog" on Apokolips. It was at these meetings that he met fellow pupil Big Barda, who would later become his wife. Granny Goodness is a follower of Darkseid in Jack Kirbys Fourth World meta-series published by DC Comics. ... The concept of Totalitarianism is a typology or ideal-type used by some political scientists to encapsulate the characteristics of a number of twentieth century regimes that mobilized entire populations in support of the state or an ideology. ... Metron is a character created by Jack Kirby for his Fourth World series in DC Comics. ... Himon is one of the New Gods, a fictional race of Gods created by Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics. ... Big Barda is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. ...

Eventually, Scott Free escaped and fled to Earth. His escape, long anticipated and planned for by Darkseid, nullified the pact between Darkseid and Highfather and gave Darkseid the excuse he needed to revive the war with New Genesis. Once on Earth, he became the protégé of a circus escape artist, Thaddeus Brown, whose stage name was Mister Miracle. Brown was impressed with Scott's skills (especially as supplemented with various advanced devices he had taken from his previous home). Scott also befriended Brown's assistant, a dwarf named Oberon. When Thaddeus Brown was murdered, Scott Free assumed the identity of Mister Miracle. Barda later followed Scott to Earth, and the two used their powers, equipment, and skills in the war against Darkseid, who was still interested in recapturing both of them. Eventually, tired of being chased on Earth by Darkseid's servants, Scott returned to Apokolips and won his freedom by legal means, through trial by combat. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about the study of escapology. ...

Scott Free later became a member of the Keith Giffen-era JLA (as did Barda and Oberon) and remains a member of Earth's heroic fraternity. Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American artist, writer, and penciller of comic books. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Shilo Norman, Mister Miracle #1
Art by Pasqual Ferry

Scott Free also has a brief cameo in the story "Passengers", which appears in Volume I, Preludes and Nocturnes, of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. He guest-starred with Batman in issues of The Brave and the Bold and with Superman in DC Comics Presents. Image File history File links 7_soldiers_miracle. ... Image File history File links 7_soldiers_miracle. ... Cover to Adam Strange #1 (2004), drawn by Ferry Pasqual Ferry (sometimes credited as Paschalis, Pascual or Pascal Ferry) is a comic book artist and penciller, best known in the United States comic industry for his work on Heroes for Hire (1997), Action Comics (2000) and Adam Strange (2004). ... A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television. ... Preludes and Nocturnes is the first graphic novel collection of the comic book series The Sandman, published by DC Comics. ... Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, and films. ... The Sandman was a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics for 75 issues from 1988 until 1996. ...

In addition, the character (and wife Big Barda) was made a member of the revived Justice League and appeared regularly in the Jack Kirby's Fourth World series by John Byrne. For the animated television series, see Justice League (TV series) or Justice League Unlimited. ... For other uses of John Byrne, see John Byrne (disambiguation). ...

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Shilo Norman

Main article: Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman)

Young Shilo Norman was the informal ward of escapologist Thaddeus Brown (Mister Miracle I), and he also served as an occasional stand-in. When Brown was murdered by a mobster named Steel Hand, Scott avenged his new friend's death by taking on the identity of Mister Miracle and brought Steel Hand to justice. After Brown's death, Shilo worked with Scott Free (the new Mister Miracle) and Scott's wife Barda. Shilo Norman is a superhero in the DC Comics universe, he is the third person to use the title Mister Miracle. Created by Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Mister Miracle (1st series) #15 August (1973). ... In law, a ward is someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian. ... This article is about the study of escapology. ... Stand-ins in film are often misunderstood to be doubles for the actors, that is, people who double for the actor during filming, e. ...

A master escape artist himself, the now-adult Shilo was appointed security chief of the Slabside Island Maximum Security prison for Metahumans also known as the Slab. He held his own during the Joker's "Last Laugh" riot and was promoted to Warden of the Slab which had by then been relocated to Antarctica. A somewhat reconceived Shilo Norman appears in Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers of Victory crossover. The following is a list of prisons, asylums, institutions, planets, and alternate dimensions which have been used to imprison humans, superhumans, and nonhumans in various fictional comic book universes. ... Metahuman is a term to describe superhumans in the DC Universe. ... “The Joker” redirects here. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ... The Seven Soldiers of Victory (also known as Laws Legionaires) is a fictional team of comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe. ... It has been suggested that Gaming crossovers be merged into this article or section. ...

Other versions

• A future version of Mister Miracle and Big Barda (along with their daughter), appeared in the mini-series Kingdom Come. Being an escape artist, Mister Miracle would assist Superman in creating the Gulag, an inescapable prison for meta-humans. He and Barda have a daughter, Avia, who also uses a mega-rod and wears an outfit that combines elements of those of her parents. In the Elliot S! Maggin novelization, Free is teaching the lowlies art and constantly berates Orion to inspire (unsuccessfully) individual thought (though Scott likes Orion.) Scott saves his wife and Avia near the conclusion by activating a boom tube just as the nuclear weapon explodes. (Avia: "How did you know?" Barda: "He always knows.")

• Mister Miracle also appeared in the Elseworlds Superman: The Dark Side, in which he becomes Metron's successor and Justice League: Another Nail, in which he achieves the ultimate escape by downloading his consciousness into Barda's Power ring, just before he is tortured to death by Darkseid.

• In Amalgam Comics, Mister Miracle is combined with Marvel Comics' Crystal to form Miss Miracle. Scott Free is combined with Don Blake to form Don Free.

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Other media

• Mister Miracle's first television appearance was in the animated Superman: The Animated Series episode, Apokolips...Now! Part II. He also appeared as a background character at the end of the Justice League episode Twilight. Later, Miracle made a return in the Justice League Unlimited episode, The Ties That Bind (which, fittingly enough, was scripted from a story outline provided by Jim Steranko). Mister Miracle was voiced by Ioan Gruffudd, while his younger self was voiced by Zack Shada.

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Awards

The Mister Miracle series (plus Forever People, New Gods, and Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen) earned Jack Kirby the 1971 Shazam Award for Special Achievement by an Individual. The Forever People is a comic book property created by Jack Kirby as part of the Fourth World set of DC Comics titles. ... The New Gods are a fictional race published by DC Comics, as well as the title for four series of comics about those characters. ... Jimmy Olsen in a scene from Supermans Pal, Jimmy Olsen #36 (1959). ... Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds... The Shazam Awards or Academey of Comic Book Arts Awards was given between 1970 and 1975. ...

Footnotes

• Note 1: Mark Evanier (screenwriter, Jack Kirby biographer, and Kirby's assistant during the Fourth World comics):

Jack based some of his characters (not all) on people in his life or in the news.... Big Barda's roots are not in doubt. The visual came about shortly after songstress Lainie Kazan posed for Playboy...and the characterization between Scott 'Mr. Miracle' Free and Barda was based largely — though with tongue in cheek — on the interplay betwixt Jack and his wife Roz. Of course, the whole 'escape artist' theme was inspired by an earlier career of writer-artist Jim Steranko.[1]

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References

External links

• DCU Guide: Mister Miracle
• JLResource.com entry for the animated Mister Miracle
• Index to the Earth-1 Fourth World stories
• Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards