Kid Miracleman on the cover of Miracleman #2, by Garry Leach.
Character information
First appearance
Marvelman #102 (1955)
Created by
Mick Anglo
In-story information
Alter ego
Jonathan James "Johnny" Bates
Species
Human
Place of origin
Earth
Team affiliations
Miracleman Family (1955-1963)[Note 1]
Partnerships
Miracleman[Note 1] Young Miracleman[Note 1]
Notable aliases
The Adversary
Abilities
Initially flight, strength, & durability via forcefield; later mind control, electrical abilities & optic blasts
Publication information
Publisher
L. Miller & Son, Ltd. (1955–1963)
Quality Communications (1982–1985)
Eclipse Comics (1985–1993)
Marvel Comics (2010–present)
Genre
Superhero
Publication date
July 30 1955
Kid Miracleman (originally Kid Marvelman),[Note 1] whose civilian name is Jonathan James "Johnny" Bates, is a fictional British Golden Age comic book character, originally created by Mick Anglo for publisher L. Miller & Son in 1955, and debuting in Marvelman #102, dated July 10 of that year.
The character was subsequently revived in 1982 by Alan Moore as an antagonist in Marvelman, published in the pages of the anthology Warrior. The series was continued from 1985 as Miracleman, with the character renamed Kid Miracleman as a result.
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Young Miracleman (originally Young Marvelman) is a fictional British Golden Age comic book superhero, originally created by Mick Anglo for publisher L...
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character was revived in the comics anthology Warrior, and later renamed Miracleman in 1985. Since 2009, the rights to the character have been licensed from...
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revived in the comics anthology Warrior strip Marvelman, and renamed the Miracleman Family in 1985. Since 2009 the rights to the character have been licensed...
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was revived in the comics anthology Warrior, and later renamed Young Miracleman in 1985. Since 2009, the rights to the character have been licensed from...
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