Comic Title: Mister Miracle #9
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1989
On Sale Date: August 22, 1989 Shipping Date August 22, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #169

Shipping Date August 22, 1989
Source: Previews, #6

Shipping Date August 24, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #8

Direct Market Date August 24, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #110, #112, #113

Copyright Date August 22, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Andrew Helfer

Title: "Hero Is a Four Letter Word"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Mister Miracle (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Len Wein
Penciller: Joe Phillips
Inker: Bruce D. Patterson
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Nansi Hoolahan

Feature Character(s)

• Mister Miracle (last appearance in Mister Miracle #6; next appearance in Mister Miracle #10)

Guest Star(s)

• Maxi-Man (Henry Hayes; next appearance in Mister Miracle #10)

Supporting Character(s)

• Oberon (last appearance in Justice League Europe #5; next appearance in Mister Miracle #10)
• Big Barda (last appearance in Suicide Squad #37; next appearance in Mister Miracle #10)
• Ted Brown (last appearance in Mister Miracle #8; next appearance in Mister Miracle #10)

Villain(s)

• The Head (disguised as a package; next appearance in Mister Miracle #10)

Other Character(s)

• Mrs. Chaney (Henry's landlady; no further appearances)
• Olivia Hardy (Scott's customer; not named in this story; next appearance in Mister Miracle #10)
• Mr. Chichester (Scott's customer; no further appearances)
• A group of fire fighters (Fred named; no further appearances)
• Bree Cheshire (a news reporter; next appearance in Mister Miracle #10)
• Several bank employees (no further appearances)
• Some schoolchildren (Katy named; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Booster Gold (in the memories of Henry Hayes)
• Martin Stein (in the memories of Henry Hayes)
• Cyborg (in the memories of Henry Hayes)
• Nightwing (in the memories of Henry Hayes)
• Darlene and her son (in the memories of Henry Hayes)

Comments:
This story continues in Mister Miracle #10.

Synopsis:
Henry Hayes was down on his luck been the meta-gene bomb went off. The bomb granted him super powers which he intends to use to put his life back in order. However, his attempts at being a hero have been thwarted by other heroes getting to emergencies before him. Henry decides to avoid other heroes by moving to Bailey.

Meanwhile, Scott Free is pestered by Oberon and Ted Brown to put their traveling act back together. Scott refuses. He wants to lead a quiet life in Bailey. The quiet is interrupted by a fire at the bank. Scott is forced to become Mister Miracle to save the employees trapped inside. Henry reaches the scene too late to go into action as Maxi-Man. Thwarted in the hero act again, Maxi-Man declares war on Mister Miracle.