Mister Miracle #1
Mister Miracle #1
Cover Credits
Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Vince Colletta

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Title: "Murder Missile Trap"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Mister Miracle (of Earth-1)

Writer/Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Vince Colletta
Letterer: John Costanza

Reprinted In:
Jack Kirby's Mister Miracle TPB (1998)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2007)
Countdown Special:New Gods #1 (2008)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 TPB (2012)
DC Comics Presents:Darkseid War 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 (2016)
Mister Miracle by Jack Kirby TPB (2017)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus HC (2018)
Absolute Fourth World by Jack Kirby Vol. 1 HC (2020)

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

  • Oberon (first appearance; next appearance in Mister Miracle #2)
  • Thaddeus Brown (the original Mister Miracle; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

Comments:
Scott Free becomes Mister Miracle in this story following the death of Thaddeus Brown.

Scott uses a mother box in this story.

Synopsis:
Aging escape artist Thaddeus Brown and Oberon, his dwarf assistant meet Scott Free while rehearsing a performance. Scott takes an interest in Brown's performance as the colorful Mister Miracle. When crooks from Inter-Gang threaten Brown, Scott intervenes. Later, an Inter-Gang leader Steel Hand has Brown assassinated.

Scott dons Brown's Mister Miracle suit and confronts Steel Hand. He accepts a challenge to escape a trap in which he is chained to a missile headed into space. Scott escapes uses special technology. He then has Steel Hand arrested for murder.


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