For a time Scott retired as an active hero, and Shilo Norman took his place as Mister Miracle.įollowing the murder of Barda, Scott became increasingly unstable. On Earth, the two have often accompanied Orion, and all three have served on the Justice League.

However, his will was strong enough to resist the temptation to use it.įor a time, Scott was appointed leader of New Genesis in the wake of Highfather's death, but relinquished his position and god-powers to Takion, not wishing to be tied down by the constraints of such leadership, with help by the wizard, Shazam. Unknown to Darkseid, Scott eventually acquired the complete Anti-Life Equation, Darkseid's ultimate desire. Barda later followed Scott, and the two used their powers, equipment, and skills in the war against Darkseid, who was still interested in recapturing both of them. When Thaddeus Brown was murdered, Scott Free assumed the identity of Mister Miracle. Scott also befriended Brown's assistant, a dwarf named Oberon.

Brown was impressed with Scott's skills (especially as supplemented with various advanced devices he had taken from his previous home). Once there, he became the protégé of a circus escape artist, Thaddeus Brown, whose stage name was Mister Miracle. Įventually, Scott Free escaped and fled to Earth. He fell in love with Big Barda, a warrior who was leader of an elite squad of woman warriors known as the Female Furies she in turn was won over by his innocence and goodness, and later married him. Scott refused to be hardened by the planet's cruel abuse and kept his innocence and hope in the midst of such darkness. His talent and his love for freedom were furthered by Himon, a natural troublemaker and the one god whom Darkseid's forces weren't able to capture. As he matured, Scott learned that he had a natural talent for escaping and overcoming seemingly impossible traps. įor years, Scott Free grew up in the care of Granny Goodness, a sadistic minion of Darkseid who oversaw the training of Darkseid's forces with inhuman intensity. In doing so, he surrendered Scott Free to the care of his enemy while he received his enemy's son, Orion. However, as part of a diplomatic move to stop a destructive war against the planet Apokolips, Highfather agreed to an exchange of children with his enemy Darkseid. Originally, the boy Scott Free was the son of Highfather Izaya, the ruler of New Genesis.

Mister Miracle, Vol. 1 by Jack Kirby