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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. ==Publication history== Mister Miracle debuted in the first issue of the eponymous series cover dated April 1971〔McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 145: "In Kirby's final 'Fourth World' series, ''Mister Miracle'', Scott Free was already on Earth, having fled Apokollips and the cruel orphanage that raised him."〕 as part of the Fourth World tetralogy. Big Barda, the character's love-interest was introduced in ''Mister Miracle'' #4 (Oct. 1971).〔McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 147: "Mister Miracle battled supervillain Doctor Bedlam with the aid of a voluptuous figure from his past."〕 According to creator Jack Kirby's then-assistant Mark Evanier, Kirby wanted to be a comics creator and creative supervisor at DC Comics, rather than a regular writer/artist: "... we were going to turn ''Mr. Miracle'' over to Steve Ditko after a couple of issues and have me write it and Ditko draw it. Carmine Infantino, publisher of DC at the time, vetoed that and said Kirby had to do it all himself." Evanier did unofficially co-plot most issues of the series.〔 The original title featuring this character was the longest-lasting of the Fourth World titles, lasting 18 issues〔 while the other titles, ''New Gods'' and ''The Forever People'', were cancelled after only 11 issues. The most traditionally super-heroesque comic of the various Fourth World titles, the last seven issues as well as later incarnations of the series would downplay the Fourth World mythology in favor of more traditional superhero fare. The character teamed-up with Batman three times in ''The Brave and the Bold''. The title was revived in September 1977 by Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers.〔McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 175: "Writer Steve Englehart and artist Marshall Rogers, having garnered acclaim for ''Detective Comics'', picked up ''Mister Miracle'' where the series had ended three years before."〕 Steve Gerber and Michael Golden produced three issues ending with #25 (Sept. 1978)〔 with several storylines unresolved. Mister Miracle teamed with Superman in ''DC Comics Presents'' #12 (Aug. 1979) and met the Justice League of America and the Justice Society of America in ''Justice League of America'' #183-185 (Oct-Dec 1980). When the character was revived as part of the ''Justice League International'' line-up in 1987, a one-shot special by writer Mark Evanier and artist Steve Rude was published in 1987. This special was followed by an ongoing series which began in January 1989, written by then-''Justice League'' scripter J. M. DeMatteis and drawn by Ian Gibson. Other writers who contributed to the title include Keith Giffen, Len Wein, and Doug Moench. This run lasted 28 issues before cancellation in 1991. The series was largely humor-driven, per Giffen's reimagining Scott Free, his wife Big Barda, and their friend Oberon, who pretended to be Scott's uncle, as living in suburbia when they were not fighting evil with the Justice League. 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 ran for seven issues, before all Fourth World titles were canceled for the launch of ''Jack Kirby's Fourth World''. In addition, Scott's ally 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. With the launching of Grant Morrison's meta-series ''Seven Soldiers'', Mr. Miracle was revived as a four-issue mini-series. This mini-series focused instead on Scott's sidekick and apprentice Shiloh Norman, who Morrison has established as the new Mr. Miracle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mister Miracle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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