Comic Title: Mister Miracle #1
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Mar/Apr 1971
On Sale Date: January 14, 1971 Newsstand Date January 14, 1971
Source: House Ad, Adventure Comics #403, Page 27

Copyright Date January 14, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Kirby

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)

• Mister Miracle (Scott Free; first appearance; last appearance in Mister Miracle #9; next appearance in Mister Miracle #2)

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)

• Inter-Gang (Stuka, Herky, and Nails named; last appearance in Forever People #1; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #138)
• Steel Hand (an Inter-Gang division chief; no further appearances)

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.