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Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman)


Shilo Norman is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics universe. He is the third person to use the name Mister Miracle. Created by Jack Kirby, he first appeared in "Mister Miracle" #15 (August 1973). Shilo's mother abandoned him as an infant. He spent the early parts of his youth in an orphanage in the Suicide Slum in Metropolis. Shilo was unsatisfied with his lot in life, so he fled the abuses of the orphanage and began living on the streets.Oraclewiki:
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Mister Miracle


Mister Miracle (Scott Free) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in "Mister Miracle" #1 (April 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby. Mister Miracle debuted in the first issue of the eponymous series cover dated April 1971 as part of the Fourth World tetralogy. Big Barda, the character's love interest, was introduced in "Mister Miracle" #4 (October 1971). According to creator Jack Kirby's then-assistant Mark Evanier, Kirby
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Stompa


Stompa is a fictional extraterrestrial goddess appearing in books published by DC Comics. Created by writer/artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in "Mister Miracle" vol. 1 #6 (January 1972). Stompa first appeared in "Mister Miracle" vol. 1 #6 (January 1972) and was created by Jack Kirby. Stompa was one of the most promising youths in Granny Goodness' orphanage. Because of her strength and ruthless nature, Stompa was trained to become one of the founding members of the Female
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Wunda (comics)


Wunda is a fictional extraterrestrial amazon published by DC Comics. She first appeared in "Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle" #1 (November 2005), and was created by Grant Morrison and Pasqual Ferry. Very little is known about the woman known as Wunda, other than she is a member of Granny Goodness' squadron of female warriors, the Female Furies. She first appeared with the other Female Furies in "Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle". She possesses light-based abilities. During "Final Crisis", the
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Lashina


Lashina is a fictional character and Goddess warrior woman published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in "Mister Miracle" vol. 1 #6 (January 1972). Lashina was raised a warrior in Granny Goodness's orphanage, and took over leadership of the Female Furies when Big Barda left Apokolips for Earth. Though the Furies initially stayed on Earth to aid Big Barda and her lover, Mister Miracle, they soon returned to Apokolips to take their punishment for their betrayal of Darkseid. Lashina is
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and Kanto. In addition, Mister Miracle has a limited healing factor and a great variety of mental tricks that allow him to break free of psychic influence. Mister Miracle is still a super escape artist and an expert combatant, successfully defeating Fury, Wonder Woman's daughter 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
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Boy Commandos


Unit's Detective Dan Turpin with "Brooklyn", the team have seen print in a couple of titles since the late 1940s. In the 1970s, during Kirby's involvement at DC, several of their stories were reprinted in various books, particularly those written and drawn by Kirby himself (e.g. "Mister Miracle" #6 in February 1972. A reprint "Boy Commandos" title was published in Sep/Oct 1973 under editor E. Nelson Bridwell, but lasted only two issues before disappearing. The four original members, minus
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Mister Miracle


issues of "Mister Miracle" were released among critical and commercial acclaim with the rest of the series being published monthly throughout 2018. The twelfth and final issue was released on November 14, 2018. "Mister Miracle" was one of four DC Comics series in Kirby's ambitious, but short-lived, Fourth World saga. Mister Miracle, Super Escape Artist was inspired by comic book writer/artist Jim Steranko. Mister Miracle's relationship with his wife Big Barda is based on Kirby's relationship with his own wife Roz
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Miracle confronts Dark Side in his club. There, Dark Side explains that he gave Earth to the Sheeda in return for them giving him Aurakles, the primordial superhero. Mister Miracle offers himself in exchange for Aurakles' freedom and Dark Side accepts. However, once Aurakles is freed and Mister Miracle is shackled, Dark Side shoots him through the head, thus making him the soldier that was prophesied to die. Mister Miracle is later seen emerging alive from his own grave, "escaping death". The series won the 2006
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Stompa


once again battled the amazon, though the battle ended when Darkseid killed the two amazons and allowed Wonder Woman to return to Earth. Stompa appears in "Scooby-Doo! Team-Up" featuring a crossover with the Scooby-Doo universe. She first stops Oberon from running at Granny Goodness, and later attends an event designed by Doctor Bedlam to kill Mister Miracle. Mister Miracle escapes the trap and Big Barda rescues Velma Dinkley and Daphne Blake. Barda then destroys the balcony that Stompa and the other New Gods were seated
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Funky Flashman


as a member of Darkseid's Secret Society of Super Villains. Funky is later featured in many issues of Mister Miracle's own series. Tying into events in Justice League International, Funky forces Mister Miracle (AKA Scott Free) into an interstellar promotional campaign for the cleaning product Miracle Mister. This tour ends up involving Manga Khan and the forces of Apokolips, both dangerous threats. Mister Miracle is forced to leave behind a robotic double, so as to go on Funky's trip. The robot is destroyed in Rockefeller Center,
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Big Barda


a reverse gender universe, who is married to Miss Miracle. In "", Barda becomes a Green Lantern Corps member, although her power ring having fused to her Mother Box has made her a rather unusual Green Lantern. Mister Miracle's consciousness also inhabits the ring- Mister Miracle having 'escaped' being tortured to death by Desaad by transferring his consciousness into the control circuitry of Barda's Mother Box- and he can project himself as a spectral green figure. Barda appears in DC's "Batman Beyond" comics that were loosely
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Doctor Impossible


advanced technology from Desaad and Apokolips. Doctor Impossible himself makes claims to be the brother of Mister Miracle and to have come from Apokolips. Impossible's costume looks like a dark purple and black variation of Mister Miracle's highly visible, ultra colorful yellow and red costume. Impossible uses equipment and skills similar to Super Escape Artist Mister Miracle as well. After his arrival on Earth, Impossible gained mind control of Professor Ivo, Electrocutioner, Plastique, Karate Kid (in the guise of Trident), and Solomon Grundy through a mechanically
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to storm Section Zero. Elsewhere, Lashina took the section director's post in order to discover where Mister Miracle was held captive. The Furies ambushed Granny Goodness, who had been holding a viewing party for Mister Miracle's trial by combat with a mysterious creature called the Lump. Bernadeth held the assassin Kanto at bay with her Fahren-knife, while an enraged Barda nearly killed Granny Goodness until she learned Mister Miracle had survived. Reunited, Barda and Mister Miracle, along with Bernadeth, Lashina, Stompa, and Mad Harriet
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demonstration was interrupted by Darkseid, who revealed Mister Miracle had returned to Apokolips, and he wanted the Furies to kill him. He revived Lashina, though as punishment he kept Bernadeth as leader. The Furies managed to quickly defeat Mister Miracle and deliver him to Darkseid's throne room. After his comrades aided his escape, Mister Miracle defeated the Female Furies using his miracle mister soap. A second wave of Female Furies, including long-time member Gilotina, Malice Vundabar, Bloody Mary, and Speed Queen, later appeared and
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List of Batman: The Brave and the Bold characters


stunt to raise money for an orphan fund. After the event while Batman gives out autographs to fans, Barda complains about Mister Miracle not helping around the house. Batman remarks that no matter how good Mister Miracle is at escaping, he will not be able to get out of a wife's demands. Big Barda is the wife of Mister Miracle. She helped her husband and Batman put on an escape stunt to raise money for an orphan fund. After the event when Mister Miracle is bragging about his escape, Barda replies
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Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman)


Shilo Norman"See Oraclewiki: Shilo Norman/ref Young Shilo Norman became the informal ward of escapologist Thaddeus Brown (Mister Miracle I), and also served as an occasional stand-in. When Thaddeus Brown was murdered by a mobster named Steel Hand, his protege Scott Free avenged his new friend's death by taking on the identity of Mister Miracle and bringing Steel Hand to justice. After Brown's death, Shilo worked with the new Mister Miracle and his wife Barda. Shilo was eventually reunited with his brother, only to watch
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Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman)


him be murdered by a gang member. He ran to the police, and Metropolis policeman Solomon Driver ("Mister Miracle" #15) was assigned to leave Shilo Norman in the protective custody of Scott Free. Driver's relationship with Scott was cordial; he didn't take Mister Miracle's crimefighting career very seriously, and believed that "escape artists could give us police a lot of trouble". Shilo escaped to take revenge for his brother's death on his own, but Scott and Barda followed, preventing him from
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Himon


Himon is a fictional character. Created by Jack Kirby, the character is one of the New Gods, a fictional race of gods in publications from DC Comics. The "gray-haired mystic" is Mister Miracle's mentor and "look[s] like convention promoter Shel Dorf." Himon is a citizen of New Genesis who secretly lives on the planet Apokolips, which is ruled by Darkseid. He maintains an identity as a "Hunger Dog", one of the lowest classes. He is an inventor and scientist and created
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Funky Flashman


Funky Flashman is a fictional character, an entrepreneur in the DC Universe. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the pages of "Mister Miracle" during the early 1970s. He is popularly considered a satiric caricature of Stan Lee, Kirby's former artistic collaborator at Marvel Comics with whom he had a falling-out. Nothing is known about Funky's past except that he and his sidekick Houseroy (popularly considered to be a caricature of Roy Thomas) were business associates of a Colonel Mockingbird. After Mockingbird's
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Mad Harriet


Mad Harriet is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. Mad Harriet first appeared in "Mister Miracle" vol. 1 #6 (January 1972) and was created by Jack Kirby. Mad Harriet is raised in Granny Goodness's orphanage. A deeply disturbed child, she impresses Granny with her ferocious temper and penchant for violence, and she inducts the girl into the Female Furies. In this capacity, Mad Harriet serves Darkseid. During the battle with the Earth-based Suicide Squad over the fate of Glorious Godfrey,
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excuse he needed to revive the war with New Genesis. Once on Earth, Free met 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 befriended Brown's assistant, a dwarf named Oberon. When Thaddeus Brown was murdered, Free assumed the identity of Mister Miracle. Barda later followed Scott to Earth and the two used their New Gods powers, equipment and skills in the
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Mister Miracle


. In The New 52 rebooted DC continuity, Mister Miracle retains the status of a New God and has been reborn more powerful than before. Mister Miracle is able to lift at least 50 tons. He's shown to have a high level of invulnerability; enduring the space's rigors, surviving the explosion of three "Boom Spheres", resisting attacks of powerful beings such Darkseid. His combined reflexes, speed and agility make him able to dodge almost any attack, even from two Apokalitian assassins, as he did with Lashina
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Infinity-Man


or at least its physical incarnation, appears to defend his claims and leads Infinity-Man to battle Mister Miracle, now empowered with the Anti-Life Equation, near the Source Wall. Infinity-Man pushes Mister Miracle into battle, duping him into blasting away the Second Wall, and letting the Source and the Anti-Life reunite. Infinity-Man is seemingly destroyed by Mister Miracle's attack. The being known as Infinity-Man is an abstract of the Source itself and the moral consciousness of a once kind and
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Grant Morrison's meta-series "Seven Soldiers", Mister Miracle was revived as a four-issue miniseries. This miniseries focused instead on Scott's sidekick and apprentice Shilo Norman, who Morrison established as a new Mister Miracle. In 2017, it was announced the character would return in his own 12 issue limited series written by Tom King ("Batman, Omega Men, Vision, Sherrif of Babylon") and illustrated by Mitch Gerads ("Batman, Sherrif of Babylon"). Later that year the first five
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Mister Miracle


Meanwhile, Dream is following a lead that takes him to the JLI embassy in the United States - when Scott wakes, Dream is standing over him. With the help of the Martian Manhunter, Scott Free aids Dream in his search for his lost ruby. 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 in the comic industry. The "Mister Miracle" series by Tom
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Bernadeth


left Barda's womb strangled by her invulnerable umbilical cord. With no other options, Mister Miracle used the Fahren-Knife to cut her cord and save the baby's life. Afterwards, Mister Miracle returned the weapon to Bernadeth, thanking her. She replied that she was glad it helped, but that she would use it to kill him when they returned to war. Later, she joined Kalibak and Kanto in a meeting with Mister Miracle, Big Barda, and Lightray to discuss the options of a peace treaty between Apokolips
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Mister Miracle


. In this new timeline, Mister Miracle appears alongside Big Barda flying around the ruins of Gotham City on Earth 2. Their purpose is revealed to find the mysterious new Batman, which is thwarted when both are attacked by Fury. Abandoned by his mother when he was only an infant, Shilo Norman's desire to escape was fostered in an abusive orphanage. He eventually ran away and ended up on the streets near the informal ward of escapologist Thaddeus Brown (the original Mister Miracle), and he served as an occasional stand
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Doctor Bedlam


that was somehow transformed into pure psionic energy. His primary foe is Mister Miracle whom he has never defeated. Following the destruction of Apokolips and New Genesis, Doctor Bedlam relocates to Earth, where he attracts the new Mister Miracle's attention by becoming an escape artist under the name Baron Bedlam. He wears a costume which is a negative copy of the new Mister Miracle's outfit. He is not, in fact, a good escape artist, but does not need to be; one android body is destroyed by the traps
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Mister Miracle


. 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 earned a modest living and practiced his art into his later years. Brown met Scott Free as he was practicing an outdoor escape with his long-time friend and assistant Oberon. Scott then aided Brown as he was being coerced by Intergang thugs by fighting them off. Unbeknownst to Scott, Intergang was actually an Earth crime organization run by Darkseid. Brown then told Scott that he
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Bernadeth


Bernadeth is a fictional extraterrestrial goddess published by DC Comics. She first appeared in "Mister Miracle" vol. 1 #6 (February 1972) and was created by Jack Kirby. Co-leader of the Female Furies, Bernadeth wields a "fahren-knife" that burns her victims from the inside. As the sister of Darkseid's servant, Desaad, Bernadeth is both notorious and feared by the masses of Apokolips. She was one of the first Furies to be recruited, though Bernadeth hated being led by others.
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In later issues, Mister Terrific (Michael Holt) from the mainstream universe joins the team. Other heroes who have made appearances include Dr. Fate (Khalid Ben-Hassin), the Atom (Al Pratt, now nuclear-powered), the Sandman (Wesley Dodds), Mister Miracle, and Big Barda. Villains include Solomon Grundy, a now-villainous Terry Sloan, Wotan, Steppenwolf and what was thought to be a surviving, Darkseid-brainwashed Superman, which turned out to be a very powerful but genetically unstable
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Kanto (comics)


Kanto is a fictional extraterrestrial assassin published by DC Comics. He first appeared in "Mister Miracle" vol. 1 #7 (March/April 1972), and was created by Jack Kirby. Kanto was allegedly modeled after Renaissance nobleman Cesare Borgia, but his appearance was "patterned after Errol Flynn in a film still." As a student of Granny Goodness's on Apokolips, Iluthin, Kanto's name at the time, is accused of stealing weaponry from Darkseid's then-master assassin Kanto 13 and others. Iluthin
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Granny Goodness


Granny Goodness is a fictional character, a deity and supervillain published by DC Comics. Modeled after Phyllis Diller, Granny Goodness first appeared in "Mister Miracle" vol. 1 #2 (May–June 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby. Granny Goodness did not begin as one of the higher-level residents of Apokolips, but was instead one of the "Lowlies"–the brutally oppressed peasant class. She was removed from her parents and trained to be one of Darkseid's "Hounds" (his elite soldiers).
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Steve Gerber


of "Metal Men", the last three issues of "Mister Miracle", "The Phantom Zone" limited series, and a run of "Doctor Fate" backup stories in "The Flash" co-written with Martin Pasko. Gerber had planned to write for DC's "Time Warp" science fiction anthology series, but objected to the submission guidelines for that series. Gerber wrote for independent comic companies. One of Gerber's first major works away from Marvel was the original graphic novel "Stewart the Rat"
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Gilotina


Gilotina is a fictional character, an extraterrestrial martial artist in publications from DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, Gilotina first appeared in "Mister Miracle" vol. 1 #8 (May 1972). A member of the original group of Female Furies, Gilotina was later bumped to junior member status and worked with the other younger members of the group: Malice Vundabar, Speed Queen, and Bloody Mary. Gilotina had the ability to chop through anything with her hands, hence the name, but is also armed with swords
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Dark Side Club


The Dark Side Club is a fictional underground club in DC Comics, coming to prominence in the Final Crisis limited series. Originating from the "Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle" mini-series (there was also an earlier Dark Side Club that appeared in a few issues of "Justice League International", but that seems to be unrelated to the current one), the Dark Side Club serves as the stronghold for Darkseid (known as "Boss Dark Side") and the Apokoliptian New Gods stranded on Earth and a recruiting
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Agent Axis (DC Comics)


Agent Axis is the name of two fictional comic book supervillains from DC Comics. The first Agent Axis is a Nazi spy and foe of the Boy Commandos in DC Comics. She appears in issues # 1 and 3 of "Boy Commandos" comics; the stories were reprinted in 1971 in issues #6 and 7 of "Mister Miracle". In one appearance, she lays a trap by approaching the team as 'Sigrid' and claiming that Agent Axis is after her. The team believes her story and promises to protect
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appeared in the Elseworlds book "", in which he becomes Metron's successor. In the Elseworlds series "", Mister Miracle and Barda are shown being captured on Apokolips as they were on an undercover mission to rescue friends from Granny Goodness' orphanage, which, coupled with a mysterious force field that has just appeared around Earth, prompts Darkseid to conclude that New Genesis intend to escalate their conflict into open war. In the sequel, "", while being tortured by Desaad, Scott achieves the ultimate escape by downloading
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Tigra (DC Comics)


the pact between New Genesis and Apokolips, which required an exchange of sons was ratified, Darkseid had an inconsolable Tigra banished from Apokolips. She was, however, resident on Apokolips as a privileged but closely guarded captive, at the time of Mister Miracle's return there following his initial escape. She confessed to suffering extreme loneliness, else she would have stayed behind in her cells and not watched the staged confrontation with Mister Miracle. The other observers were forbidden from replying to her as she was a 'non-person'
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Female Furies


Furies and attempting to battle them for answers. The battle was interrupted by Darkseid, who had transported a chunk of the A.R.G.U.S. headquarters to his lair in the Amazon jungle. In the ensuing chaos, the Female Furies battled the soldiers of A.R.G.U.S. and later fled when Darkseid was apparently killed by Wonder Woman. Later, the Furies attended the birth of Mister Miracle's and Big Barda's child, Jacob. Bernadeth allowed Mister Miracle to borrow her Fahren-Knife in order to cut the newborn free from Barda's indestructible umbilical cord
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Metron (comics)


Avengers" miniseries, Metron observes the events in that story, and gives Iron Man a Mother Box to balance the power given to the Justice League by Grandmaster. His main role during the miniseries is to observe and investigate Krona's actions, refusing to deviate from his non-involvement at the end when Krona demanded his aid. At the end, Metron kept guard over the newly formed Cosmic egg. In the 2005 "Mister Miracle" miniseries, Metron contacts Shilo Norman (the current Mister Miracle) during a stunt gone
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robot who was ultimately murdered by Despero during his first mission with the Justice League. Scott ultimately escaped from Manga Khan's clutches and reunited with his wife and friends, though the shock was enough to cause Scott to ultimately quit the League and to take on a protégé in the form of Shiloh Norman. In the conclusion of "Final Crisis", many of the New Gods are all seemingly reborn. Among their numbers are the apparently resurrected Mister Miracle and Barda. In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity
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Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman)


. Shilo appeared as a successful and well-paid escape artist, using the name Mister Miracle. He became famous for large scale televised stunts, including well-publicized escapes from the second dimension, the center of the earth, and inside the event horizon of a miniature black hole. These stunts enabled him to live a lavish celebrity lifestyle. Within the black hole, Shilo had a vision of a familiar but different life, spanning years. In his vision, he still possessed a Mother Box, but had no memory
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Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman)


rookie Japanese heroes in a desperate bid against Darkseid's growing power on Earth, but he fails. In the same moment in which Darkseid is able to take fully over Dan Turpin's body and be reborn on Earth, a sniper shoots him in the chest, seemingly killing the "Avatar of Freedom" and bringing forth the "Victory of Evil". It is later revealed that he survived due to a bulletproof vest; he speaks to Mister Teriffic about defeating Darkseid, who is destroying the universe. During the events of
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Mister Hyde (comics)


Mister Hyde (Calvin Zabo) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of Daisy Johnson. Calvin Zabo appears in the television series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Kyle MacLachlan. Mister Hyde first appeared in "Journey into Mystery" #99 and was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck. Mister Hyde is based upon the literary character by Robert Louis Stevenson. He has appeared as a regular character
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Orion (comics)


Orion is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Orion first appeared in "New Gods" #1 (February 1971), and was created by writer/artist Jack Kirby. Orion originally appeared in "New Gods" #1 (February–March 1971) which was part of Jack Kirby's Fourth World titles published in the early 1970s. Other titles included in this metaseries were "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen", "Mister Miracle" and "The Forever People"
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Manga Khan


Manga Khan originally known as "Lord Manga," is a fictional DC Comics supervillain and an intergalactic trader. A gaseous being, he relies on a metallic suit to give him form. He had a robot companion named L-Ron (before trading him to the Justice League), and was a foe of the Justice League in the early 1990s. In one of his first encounters with the Justice League, Manga kidnaps Mister Miracle in order to open up trade relations with Apokolips. He is followed in a spaceship by
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Aurakles


Aurakles is a fictional character, a superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in "Justice League of America" vol. 1 #100 (August 1972), and was created by Len Wein and Dick Dillin. Aurakles was created by Len Wein and Dick Dillin in "Justice League of America" #100 using the name Oracle. Grant Morrison brought the character back in "Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle" #4 (May 2006), and expanded his backstory by making him "the original super-hero
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Spirit King


The Spirit King is a character in the fictional DC Universe; he was initially an adversary of the original Mister Terrific, but later expanded to be a threat to the entire Justice Society, particularly the Spectre and the Flash. The character was created for a murder mystery story in the 1970s and retroactively introduced into the fictional history of the character Mister Terrific. Back in the original Golden Age of heroes, Roger Romaine began to kill women in the city of Portsmouth, Washington, believing that he would thus absorb their spirits and
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New Gods


a one-shot titled "Countdown Special: New Gods" #1, which reprinted "Forever People" #1, "Mister Miracle" #1, and "New Gods" #7. "Death of the New Gods" has been collected into a hardcover edition (). and later reprinted in trade paperback. The entirety of Kirby's work on the "Fourth World" was collected in four Omnibus editions published in 2007 and 2008: This series, along with "Forever People", "Mister Miracle
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Female Furies


The Female Furies are a group of fictional women warriors appearing in comics published by DC Comics. The Female Furies first appeared in "Mister Miracle" #6 (February 1972) and were created by Jack Kirby. In November 2018, it was announced that the Female Furies will headline their own six-issue miniseries by writer Cecil Castellucci and artist Adriana Melo. The Female Furies are New Gods fanatically loyal to Darkseid. They have been trained by Granny Goodness to serve as Apokolips's elite strike force. Infighting among the Furies
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Fourth World (comics)


group of adolescents adventuring without an adult supervisor; Mister Miracle, a native of New Genesis raised on Apokolips who triumphed over a torturous childhood to become the world's greatest escape artist; and Lightray, the heroic warrior of New Genesis. Their adventures would take them to Earth where the war continued. Comics historian Les Daniels observed in 1995 that "Kirby's mix of slang and myth, science fiction and the Bible, made for a heady brew, but the scope of his vision has endured." In 2007, comics
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Big Barda


Big Barda is a fictional superheroine (although sometimes portrayed as a villain) appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in "Mister Miracle" #4 (October 1971), and was created by Jack Kirby. Jack Kirby based Barda's physical appearance on Lainie Kazan, who had recently appeared topless in "Playboy". Mark Evanier, Kirby's assistant on the Fourth World comics, has stated, "Jack based some of his characters (not all) on people in his life or in
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published during this time were the "Forever People" and "Mister Miracle" series, also written and drawn by Kirby. Comics historian Les Daniels observed in 1995 that "Kirby's mix of slang and myth, science fiction and the Bible, made for a heady brew, but the scope of his vision has endured." In 2007, comics writer Grant Morrison commented "Kirby's dramas were staged across Jungian vistas of raw symbol and storm...The Fourth World saga crackles with the voltage of Jack Kirby's boundless imagination
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Fourth World (comics)


, "Forever People", and "Mister Miracle" series along with Kirby's run on "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen". In addition, the fourth Omnibus included the remaining issues of "Mister Miracle", "Forever People", and "New Gods", the Fourth World character entries written for "Who's Who", the 48-page "Even Gods Must Die!" story published in the last issue of the 1984 Baxter reprint series, and "The Hunger Dogs" graphic novel. The series was
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Oberon (comics)


Oberon is the diminutive manager of Mister Miracle, the world's greatest escape artist. He is named after the legendary king of the faeries (see below). Oberon was created by Jack Kirby. According to "Secret Origins" #33, the dwarf Oberon is orphaned at a young age in a fire. He seeks work with a traveling circus and is made to perform menial labor under a verbally and physically abusive ringmaster. Oberon is eventually rescued by escape artist, Thaddeus Brown, the original Mister Miracle. He becomes
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Stompa


the birth of Jacob, Mister Miracle and Big Barda's son, alongside the other Furies, but the whole scenario was just an illusion that Mister Miracle had while trapped in the Omega Sanction. Stompa is a massive woman and the most powerful member of the Female Furies. Her powers are based on the use of super strength, resistance and a high level of invulnerability. Stompa is strong enough to lift more than 70 tons and can jump great distances. In addition, Stompa is a formidable warrior, in combat uses anti
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Mister Miracle


assistant Oberon. Scott and Oberon, later joined by Big Barda, toured the country as the Mister Miracle Super Escape Artist show. Thaddeus was one of Batman's teachers - educating a young Bruce Wayne in the art of escape. Scott Free is the son of Izaya Highfather, the ruler of New Genesis, and his wife, Avia. As part of a diplomatic move to stop a destructive, techno-cosmic war against the planet Apokolips, Highfather agreed to an exchange of heirs with the galactic tyrant Darkseid. The exchange
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Fourth World (comics)


issue left off. Although the title remained "The New Gods" in the indicia and retained its original numbering, launching with #12, the covers used the title "The Return of the New Gods". Gerry Conway wrote the series and Don Newton drew it. Mister Miracle teamed-up with Batman three times in "The Brave and the Bold" and the "Mister Miracle" series was revived in September 1977 by Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers. Steve Gerber and Michael Golden produced three issues ending with #25
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Ian Gibson (comics)


his work on the Alan Moore-penned "The Ballad of Halo Jones" shows that he is capable of telling a serious story. In the US, Gibson made a good name for himself drawing Mister Miracle for DC Comics in the 1980s. Subsequently he started work on "Meta 4", an innovative science fiction/superhero comic written by Stefan Petrucha. This series was cut short when publisher First Comics went out of business. Since 2000, Gibson has mostly been occupied drawing "Judge Dredd" and the revived "
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Virman Vundabar


Virman Vundabar is a fictional extraterrestrial supervillain published by DC Comics. He was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in "Mister Miracle" vol. 1 #5 (December 1971) "drawn like Benito Mussolini." A resident of Apokolips, Virman is a minion of Granny Goodness, having grown up in her orphanages like many of Darkseid's soldiers. He models his personality and schemes on Prussian military appearance and precision partly because of the Earth-based name assigned to him by Granny. He had also become enamored of
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Female Furies


. After tracking down a Mother Box to Funky Flashman's residence, the Furies, this time with Bernadeth, appeared. Realizing that they had been tricked, the Furies destroyed the house, though Funky Flashman managed to escape by throwing his assistant at the warriors. Having failed to kill either Barda or Mister Miracle, the Furies returned to Apokolips. Later, Barda had traveled back to Apokolips and recruited dozens of Female Furies to help her rescue the captured Mister Miracle. Gilotina seduced and killed the guard, allowing the other Furies
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Jack Kirby


touched upon in "Thor". "The New Gods" would establish this new mythos, while in "The Forever People" Kirby would attempt to mythologise the lives of the young people he observed around him. The third book, "Mister Miracle" was more of a personal myth. The title character was an escape artist, which Mark Evanier suggests Kirby channeled his feelings of constraint into. Mister Miracle's wife was based in character on Kirby's wife Roz, and he even caricatured Stan Lee within the pages of
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Stompa


other Furies when they were sent to capture Mister Miracle. Their adversary had ended up back on Apokolips while marketing soap that inadvertently caused peaceful feelings. They were successful in their mission, but during the battle, Stompa knocked free the cargo hold encasing the "cleansing soap." The Furies, confused by the soap, were then scolded by Darkseid and later punished. Mister Miracle is allowed to escape. Stompa has also battled Superman on several occasions, as well as his counterparts Superboy and Supergirl, Young Justice, and Martian
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Bernadeth


Darkseid allowed the Furies to live as he decided he had further use for them. Bernadeth later joined in the battle against Wonder Woman and A.R.G.U.S. in the Amazon Jungle, though it resulted in Darkseid's destruction. At some point, Bernadeth attended the birth of Big Barda and Mister Miracle's son alongside the other Furies. She let Mister Miracle borrow her Fahren-Knife to "cut her as she needs to be cut." Big Barda assumed this to be a threat. However, when the child was born, it
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Himon


the Mother Box, the semi-sentient computers that most New Gods wear. He also discovered "Element X", which was used to create the Mother Boxes. He has one daughter, Bekka. Mister Miracle, the son of New Genesis' ruler Highfather, had long ago been traded to Darkseid as part of a truce. Unsatisfied with his life, Mister Miracle snuck out of an orphanage run by Granny Goodness and participated in Himon's rebel cell. It was partly a class, where Himon taught various people ways
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Mister Miracle


Steve Gerber and Michael Golden produced three issues ending with #25 (September 1978) with several story lines unresolved. Mister Miracle teamed with Superman in "DC Comics Presents" #12 (August 1979) and met the Justice League of America and the Justice Society of America in "Justice League of America" #183–185 (October–December 1980). When the character was revived as part of the "Justice League International" lineup in 1987, a one-shot special by writer Mark Evanier and artist Steve Rude was
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Mister Miracle


-in. When Brown was murdered by a mobster named Steel Hand, Scott Free 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 and his wife Barda. A master escape artist himself, the now-adult Shilo was appointed security chief of the Slabside Island Maximum Security prison for Metahumans known as the Slab. He held his own during the Joker's "Last Laugh" riot and was promoted to Warden of the
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Mister Miracle


Slab, which had by then been relocated to Antarctica. A somewhat reconceived Shilo Norman appears in Grant Morrison's "Seven Soldiers" crossover. In "Final Crisis" #2, Shilo tells Sonny Sumo "There was a cosmic war and the powers of evil won", prompting him to form a team to fight the evil gods. Shilo was later summoned by Nix Uotan to fight against Mandrakk the Dark Monitor. Shilo would later appear as Mister Miracle alongside his other Seven Soldiers team mates in the Grant Morrison and Dan
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Mister Miracle


Big Barda. Also, he is a master escapologist and acrobat. He is considered better at escapes than Batman, and much of his skill is the result of his advanced physiology. Scott Free is heir of the Alpha Effect, the antithesis of Darkseid's Omega Energy. This power was almost unlimited and allowed him to manipulate energy of many ways; for example, he was able to knockout "The Asgardian God Thor", draining his vital power. Also, Mister Miracle used his godlike powers to resurrect his wife and
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Mister Miracle


battle against Steppenwolf and Kalibak, temporarily stopping the war between New Genesis and Apokolips. Later, Scott relinquished his heritage. Scott possesses greater power as the embodiment of the Anti-Life Equation. The ability is fueled by rage and negative emotions. The Anti-Life Equation can give any being the power to dominate the will of all sentient and sapient races and alter the reality, space, time, matter and anti-matter at the cosmic level. Mister Miracle proved to be powerful enough to fight Superman and Orion together
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Mister Miracle


and Barda have a daughter, Avia, who 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
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Black Racer (DC Comics)


able to delay the Racer when it came to claim Orion, giving Orion's Mother Box time to heal his injuries. In Grant Morrison's miniseries "Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle", the Black Racer appears as a wheelchair user (probably "not" Willie Walker, as he appears Caucasian), following the destruction of Apokolips and New Genesis. He has a bet with Metron as to whether Mister Miracle will be successful in saving the New Gods. The Racer's original form makes brief appearances to test Shilo Norman's
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Mister X (Marvel Comics)


Mister X is a fictional character, a supervillain of the Marvel Universe introduced in Wolverine vol. 2 #159 (February, 2001). His henchmen include T & A (nicknamed "Betty and Veronica" by Wolverine), and Blok. Mister X is an extremely wealthy businessman who has demonstrated a psychological addiction to killing that, by his own account, started in his adolescence. His latent telepathic power was awakened by seeing a woman who had been hit by a car, which fascinated him; he felt her die
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Mister Miracle


was being harassed by the local Intergang Capo known as Steel Hand. Brown and Steel Hand had been in a hospital together and made a bet that Brown couldn't escape death. While practicing an escape of being tied to a tree with a projectile speeding toward him, Brown was shot by an Intergang sniper while Scott and Oberon stood by helplessly. After Brown's murder, Scott put on Brown's costume and exacted his revenge on Steel Hand by bringing him down. Scott Free took up the Mister Miracle name and hired his
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Maxi-Man


was able to save the day before Maxi-Man could act. Deciding Mister Miracle had to go, Maxi-Man tried to defeat him during their next encounter. Mister Miracle avoided fighting Maxi-Man and made him look foolish. Maxi-Man became more enraged until the crowd intervened. Learning a valuable lesson about heroism, Maxi-Man moved on to work on his skills. br Hayes didn't stay out of the limelight for long. He soon joined Booster Gold's corporate hero team, The Conglomerate. In
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Nasty Boys


The Nasty Boys, sometimes referred to incorrectly as the Nasty Boyz, are a fictional group of supervillain mutants appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. This group exists in Marvel's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. They are the personal strike force of X-Men and X-Factor nemesis Mister Sinister. The Nasty Boys should not be confused with the Marauders, who were a group of mercenaries brought together by Mister Sinister to specifically kill the Morlocks. Self-proclaimed "Nasty Boy" Slab faced
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Rita (2009 Italian film)


- Artistic Direction 9th Concorto Film Festival | 2010 22 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Special Jury Mention 8th Imaginaria Film Festival | 2010 24 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Jury Mention 16th Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy-Lorraine | 2010 3 Sep – 11 Sep | France Best Sound 3rd Festival Internacional Curtametraxes Bueu | 2010 Bueu International Shortfilm Festival 6 Sep – 11 Sep | Spain Best Short Fiction Film 17th Altin Koza Film Festival | 2010 Golden Boll Film Festival 20 Sep – 26 Sep | Turkey Special Jury Mention 7th Filmfest Eberswalde |
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Funky Flashman


death, Funky and Houseroy lived on monthly allowances (most likely their inheritance from Mockingbird) that were automatically doled out. Noticing that the monthly allowances were getting smaller, Funky decided that he needed a new source of income. In Funky Flashman's first appearance, he unsuccessfully attempts to cash in on the talents of Mister Miracle. Donning a wig and a beard, he meets with Mr. Miracle to interview for the position of his tour manager. Miracle accepts, despite the fact that Big Barda and Oberon object to Flashman's
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List of Green Lanterns


first seven Green Lanterns are as follow: Alitha of Galatica was an Old God warrior from the Third World, the world that pre-dates the Fourth World with Mister Miracle and Darkseid and Orion. The Third World was a universe consumed by war but Alitha stood out and made a very courageous decision that not only alters the future of her people but also puts her on the path to becoming one of the Original Seven Green Lanterns. She became Green Lantern 001 and was killed in battle by Volthoom and her body is currently
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New Gods


characters from Kirby's Fourth World have had their own titles. Mister Miracle has had numerous other iterations of his own comic, and Orion was given his own title in 2000 that ended in 2002. The aforementioned "Jack Kirby's Fourth World" is another example, as is Takion, a New God not created by Kirby, but one that had his own series for seven issues in 1996. The New Gods and their concepts have at times played a central role in the DC Universe, in series such as Jim Starlin
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The Fringe of the Unknown


" (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", Jun. 1969) 8. "Dinosaurs Today" (original title: "Dinosaurs in Today's World") (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", Mar. 1968)br 9. "Mammoths and Mastodons" (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", May 1965)br 10. "Death Comes to the Megafauna" (from "If Worlds of Science Fiction", Sep. 1971)br 11. "Xerxes' Okapi" (original title
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Bircham International University


jurisdictions. In 2003, South Florida's "CityLink" magazine reported that Oregon education officials said that Bircham was "totally bogus". In July 2007, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) of Mexico issued a notice stating that degrees lacking RVOE (Official Recognition from the Mexican Government) will not be validated by the SEP. Degrees via online or distance learning issued by foreign institutions like Bircham University will not be recognized by the SEP. In April 2008 the "Nairobi Business Daily" reported that Bircham International University was
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Mister America (Jeffrey Graves)


Mister America (Jeffrey Graves) is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the official third and current character to take up the Mr. America mantle and a member of the superhero team the Justice Society of America. Mr. America made his first full appearance as Jeffrey Graves in "Justice Society of America" (vol. 3) #4 (May 2007) and was created by Geoff Johns and Dale Eaglesham. Jeffrey bears no relation to the previous heroes, Tex and Trey Thompson, who took the Mr. America mantle
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Twelve Brothers in Silk


The Twelve Brothers in Silk, also known as The Silk Brothers, is a group of fictional comic book villains, a family of killers that have fought the Birds of Prey in the DC Comics Universe. They were created by artist Joe Bennett and writer Gail Simone. The Twelve Brothers in Silk, 12 martial artists named after the signs of the Chinese Zodiac, first appeared in the employ of Mister Tan, a Singaporean drug lord. Posing as American mobsters, Wildcat and Black Canary attempted to fool Mister Tan into selling them
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Joe Phillips


, he worked on the comic book title "Southern Knights". His first major comic book job was working on the comic book"Speed Racer" for seven issues. His first cover art was in August 1989 for "Mister Miracle" number 7, He continued to work on "Miracle" until its end in 1991. From then onwards, he produced artwork for titles including "Justice League of America", "Silver Surfer", "X-Men", "Legion of Super-Heroes", "The Incredible
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Society of Experimental Psychologists


conduct plenary sessions in which members can present papers. It holds meetings every spring, scheduled by a member at the host university who serves as the chair of the SEP for that year. The meetings are open to all members and to students and faculty from the host university who are invited by the chair. Membership in the SEP is by invitation only and is considered to be a great honor because it represents significant accomplishment in the field of experimental psychology. The SEP currently admits at least 6 new members annually from among the
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Martin Mystère


represented a warning to mankind (then enveloped in the last throes of the USA-USSR arms race); it gradually lost importance during the nineties. Martin Mystère exists in the same fictional universe with other Sergio Bonelli comics characters, including Zagor, Mister No and Dylan Dog, a universe which would eventually evolve into the science-fiction milieu of Nathan Never. Also Martin meets Peter Pan in London. Peter explains the truth about Neverland. Neverland is located in the heart of London, the Lost Boys are late 18th-
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Neighborhood of Make-Believe


The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is the fictional kingdom inhabited by hand puppet characters on the children's television series "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", which originally aired on PBS from 1968–2001, and its predecessor "Mister Rogers", which ran from 1963–1966. Principal puppeteer Fred Rogers developed many of the puppet characters in the 1950s for Josie Carey's program, "The Children's Corner". That show and "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" were shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The adventures of the citizens of the Neighborhood of
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Mister Miracle


his consciousness into Barda's mother box, just before he is tortured to death, reasoning that he has escaped the trap of his body. The Mother Box circuitry is later bonded with a Green Lantern ring, allowing Miracle to project his consciousness into an energy construct, similar to his original body, although he will 'default' to essentially living in Barda's armour if the ring's charge becomes too weak. In "The Sandman" #5, Scott Free dreams of his imprisonment on and attempted escape from Apokolips.
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Highfather


Izaya's spirit has served as a member of The Quintessence, a council of powerful cosmic entities that observe events in the universe. Highfather later appears in "Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle" as the leader of the New Genesis survivors living as homeless people on Earth following the destruction of their world. However, much of the events of that miniseries prove to be a vision of possible events, leaving Highfather and New Genesis' current situation in doubt. However, he was shown in "Final Crisis" sketchbook, indicating that
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Highfather


he will return. In "Final Crisis" #7, Highfather is depicted next to Barda and Mister Miracle in front of a reincarnated New Genesis. In "The New 52" (a reboot of the DC Comics universe), Highfather's history is rewritten. Before there was New Genesis, Apokolips, or New Gods, there were mudgrubbers (mortals). The Old Gods towered above them on the ancient world of Urgrund. Before his ascension, Izaya was a simple farmer who lived with his wife Avia. His
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Darkseid


" #1 (February 1971) . The character was originally designed to be the chief antagonist of the titles "Forever People", "Mister Miracle" and "New Gods", but after the cancellation of these titles, he continued to appear as a major villain in many DC Universe comic books, fighting both Superman and Batman. According to writer Mark Evanier, Kirby modelled Darkseid's face on actor Jack Palance. The son of King Yuga Khan and Queen Heggra, Prince Uxas, second in line to the throne
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Miracle Man


such feats as levitation, transforming himself into mist, and enlarging himself to giant form. He goads the enraged Thing into an on-stage contest of strength, which he wins as well. Mister Fantastic voices the fear that the team would be unable to defeat him were he to turn to crime. The Miracle Man declares war on humanity and commits a jewel heist, through the aid of a giant prop monster he animates. The police call upon the Fantastic Four to stop him, but the Miracle Man bests them in
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Mister Terrible


Mister Terrible is a fictional character, a supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appears in "Villains United" #5 (December 2005), and was created by Gail Simone and Dale Eaglesham. Mister Terrible appeared as part of Deathstroke's attack squad of villains in issue five of the "Villains United" miniseries. He then appeared in the next issue, throwing a knife into Catman's leg (he was aiming for his heart). Mister Terrible is a parody of the Modern Age Mister Terrific, and wears
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Mister Toad (comics)


Mister Toad is a fictional character in DC Comics. His appearance is a homage to the character Mr. Toad in the novel "The Wind in the Willows". Mister Toad first appeared in "Batman and Robin" #1 (2009) and was created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. Mister Toad is an anthropomorphic toad with a Cockney accent who works under Professor Pyg. He was caught in the middle of his crime spree by Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Robin. Upon being captured, Mister Toad states that Professor
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New Gods


"New Gods" #1 (Feb.-March 1971) and "Forever People" #1 (Feb.-March 1971). Another "Fourth World" title "Mister Miracle" was launched in April 1971. Various New Gods, notably Darkseid, went on to interact with other denizens of the DC Universe. Kirby's production assistant of the time, Mark Evanier, remarked that: "New Gods" #1 marks the first appearance of Orion, Highfather, and Metron, among others. The opening sequence alludes to the presence of
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Man of Miracles (comics)


The Man of Miracles (Mother of Existence or M.O.M. for short) is a fictional, ageless, mysterious, gender-less, super-being, featured in the "Spawn" comic book series. The Mother (under the alias Man of Miracles) has appeared to offer her/his guidance and wisdom to The Hellspawn so that he might play his part in Armageddon. She/he is an ageless being of practically inconceivable power who has been the architect behind most of the events in the Spawn universe, holding significant
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Kanto (comics)


Apokolips as Darkseid's new assassin. When Mister Miracle returns to Apokolips, he faces Kanto who captures him, taking him to Granny Goodness. Kanto dresses in a quasi-Renaissance fashion, possibly to imply both the artistic pride that he has in his assassin's work and the presence of royal court intrigue. Perhaps this attire fuels his nihilism by reminding him of his murdered love. Of all the foes Mr. Miracle faced during Kirby's run with the character, Kanto harbors a sort of professional respect with Mr. Miracle. During
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