While Marvelman and (less frequently, despite debuting concurrently) Young Marvelman are occasionally called the first British superheroes this is not the case as the short-lived DC Thomson Dandy character The Amazing Mr. Anglo considered giving the character a gravity belt but eventually decided to retain flight as an inherent ability of the superhero. To provide greater contrast Marvelman was given close-cropped blond hair and a predominantly blue colour scheme. Anglo took the opportunity to simplify the character's costume, eliminating Captain Marvel's cape and switching his lightning bolt to a simpler "MM" chest logo. The character's superhuman form was changed from Captain Marvel to Marvelman, after consideration was given to naming the new character Captain Miracle and Miracleman - both names that would later be used by Anglo for further derivatives of Captain Marvel. Anglo modified Captain Marvel, changing his human identity from newsboy Billy Batson to copyboy Micky Moran. Len Miller contacted Mick Anglo, whose Gower Street Studio had provided cover artwork and other material for Miller's titles, to create a replacement. Miller & Son were left with the prospect of having to cancel their popular Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. From 2014 onwards Marvel began reprinting the revival material, once again using the Miracleman name, and in 2022 began continuing the story.įollowing Fawcett Publications' cessation of their superhero titles in 1953, British publisher L. After that publication was cancelled the revival was continued as Miracleman by Eclipse Comics in 1985, with the character renamed accordingly, but went out of print following the company's demise in 1994.Īfter a 15-year hiatus brought on by a confused legal situation, the character was successfully brought back into print by Marvel Comics in 2010, initially reverting to the Marvelman name.
The character was subsequently revived in 1982 by Alan Moore and Garry Leach as the lead of Marvelman in the pages of Warrior. Created by Mick Anglo, the character first appeared in Marvelman #25 (February 1954). Miracleman (originally known as Marvelman) is a British Golden Age comic book superhero appearing in comic books first published by L.
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