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''[[Miracleman]]'' began as Marvelman, a 1950s homegrown British [[Captain Ersatz]] version of [[Superhero]] [[Captain Marvel]]
It all started when London publisher, L. Miller & Son, Ltd., had the rights to make reprints of American [[Comic Book]] [[Shazam|Captain Marvel]] for the UK. However, when Fawcett Comics, publishers and right-owners of Captain Marvel in America, had to cease when [[DC Comics]] threatened to sue due to similarities to Superman, L. Miller was faced with the reprint material drying up. So, ironically, he had one of his writers, Mick Angelo, created [[Captain Ersatz]] versions of the character and his supporting cast. Marvelman's adventures lasted from 1954 to 1963, for about 350 weekly issues.
In 1982, [[Alan Moore]] was hired to produce
Sadly Warrior stopped publication about one-third through his run; the series would have remained lost and unfinished if not for [[Eclipse Comics]], who offered to buy the US rights to the property and let Moore finish the series. Unfortunately, Marvel Comics was not thrilled with Moore and the fact that his character was called "Marvel"man. So the character was changed to Miracleman. ''Miracleman'' debuted in 1984 to rave reviews, though there would be much problem: Eclipse Comics had
Alan Moore's run would be followed by Neil Gaiman, who sought to write a trilogy of stories (The Golden Age, the Silver Age, and the Dark Age) which would explore Miracleman's new order and
With the collapse of Eclipse Comics, the rights to the series fell into legal limbo hell, made worse with Todd McFarlane buying up ownership of Eclipse Comics assets when the company went down. [McFarlane drew much controversy in his desire to incorporate Miracleman into the Spawn universe and holding usage of the character and the chance to finish his story, as blackmail material to force Neil Gaiman (who
▲The series remains in limbo to this day, though as part of their deal and as a means to help out Angelo (who never saw a dime for his character in the years after Moore revitalized him and was terminally ill), Marvel republished several trade paperbacks of the original 1950s Miracleman series (now Marvelman again) in hardcover and mini-series format. This in turn brought back into the spotlight many characters that Angelo created that were abandoned by Moore in his revival, most notably Nastyman and Young Nastyman, a pair of Black Adam Expy. Marvel also is said to have a verbal commitment with Neil Gaiman to let him complete his Miracleman story once the artwork rights issues are resolved.
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* [[All Just a Dream]]: In just the first few issues of the [[Alan Moore]] run it's revealed that the ''entire'' 1950's-60's run of Miracleman was just an elaborate dream induced simulation created by Miracleman's government handlers.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type V.
* [[Applied Phlebotinum]]: Originally, Marvelman transformed by saying a formula for the "key harmonic of the universe," whatever that might mean, that just happened to be "atomic" spelled backwards [[Xtreme Kool Letterz|and with a K]].
* [[Author Tract]]: Essentially boiling down to "'Benevolent' dictatorship would be awesome."
* [[Because You Were Nice to Me]] - Subverted horribly by Kid Miracleman. Upon his escape from the hospital, he invokes this trope to the only nurse who was kind to him during his stay. {{spoiler|Then returns and punches her head into pieces while she was smiling at being spared.}}
* [[Benevolent Alien Invasion]]
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* [[Black and Gray Morality]] - Though self-evidently much more "good" than his antagonist, Miracleman neither acts according to merely human ethics or morality nor gives lip services to it.
* [[Bus Full of Innocents]] - Quite literally, but subverted in that {{spoiler|Miracleman himself throws it}}.
* [[Canon
* [[City of Spies]] - Features in a short story later in the series.
* [[Completely Missing the Point]] - As Miracleman disconnects from humanity more and more, he starts to do this in regards to people's reactions.
* [[Continuity Reboot]] - The modern version.
* [[Darker and Edgier]] - Moore's interpretation.
* [[Dropped a Bridge
* [[Enemy Mine]] - The threat of {{spoiler|Miracleman overseeing the planet as a "god"}} is enough that both Christian and Muslim fundamentalists join together in its wake. However, there's not really much they can do about it.
* [[Eye Beams]]: Johnny Bates has this ability, while Miracleman and others like him do not. Something which is not explained, though perhaps these are meant to be focused telekinesis.
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