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17December 1973-January 1974
$0.20

Mister Miracle #17

DC · December 1973-January 1974 · on sale 1973-09-06

First appearance: Shilo Norman
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Identification plate

Series
Mister Miracle (DC, 1971 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
December 1973-January 1974
Key date
1973-12-00
On-sale date
1973-09-06
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Shilo Norman - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Murder Lodge!cover1script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Gaspar SaladinoScott Free, Mister Miracle, Shilo Norman First
2Murder Lodge!comic story20script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Mike Royer, John PoundMister Miracle [Scott Free]; Barda; Shilo Norman; Peppi Lamoko (introduction); The Tricky Trio [Della the Dinosaur; Mad Merkin; Little Bullets] (introduction); Mungo
4-letters page1.67script: Steve Sherman; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike RoyerMister Miracle [Scott Free]; Shilo Norman; Big Barda; Ted Brown

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Jack Kirby's Fourth World #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-723-7		2001On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-1583-5		2008On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-3746-2		2013On eBay ›
Mister Miracle by Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7717-8		2017On eBay ›
The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7475-7		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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