Shilo Norman (New Earth)

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Real Name

Shilo Norman

Current Alias

Mister Miracle

Aliases

"Avatar of Freedom"

Identity

Public

Affiliation

Seven Soldiers, New Gods

Relatives

Aaron Norman (brother, deceased), Thaddeus Brown (Mister Miracle I, informal guardian, deceased)

Universe

New Earth

Base Of Operations

Manhattan

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Eyes

Brown

Hair

Black

Unusual Features

During his imprisonment in the Life Trap, Norman was covered in third-degree burns and confined to a wheelchair.

Status

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Married

Occupation

Escape artist, adventurer; former warden at the Slab

Education

Physics degree from New York University; trained as an escape artist

Origin

Origin

Aided by extraterrestrial technology

Place of Birth

Metropolis

Creators

Jack Kirby

First appearance

Mister Miracle #15

History

Abandoned by his mother when he was only an infant, Shilo Norman's desire to escape was fostered in an abusive orphanage. He eventually ran away and ended up on the streets, where he was informally taken in by Thaddeus Brown, the original Mister Miracle. Brown was later murdered by the mobster Steel Hand, and Norman aided his successor Scott Free in taking over the mantle and avenging Brown's death.

Later, Norman learned that he had an older brother, a policeman named Aaron, and tried to foster a relationship with him. However, this was cut short went a gang member shot Aaron, killing him. Norman was placed in Free's custody, but escaped in an attempt to get revenge. Fortunately, Scott Free and his wife Barda stopped the boy from doing anything too rash.

Norman went on to study physics and comparative philosophy at NYU, and even had a girlfriend by the name of Fiona Leeway. He also briefly stood in for Scott Free as the third Mister Miracle. Some time later, he put his knowledge of escape artistry to use as the security chief at the Slab, where he was instrumental in helping to stop the Last Laugh riots. Following the riots, he was promoted to warden of the Slab.

Later, mysteriously, here-appeared as a celebrity escape artist called Mister Miracle. He gained money and fame, but began to suffer from anxiety. During this period, his stunts began to border on the suicidal, culminating in his attempt to escape from an artificially-generated black hole. The attempt failed, and he was traped in Omega the Life Trap.

Within Omega, Shilo was exposed to a fictional version of the real world, where he became involved in the affairs of the New God, now trapped in human bodies in New York. norman fought against Darkseid (calling himself Boss Dark Side) and his associates, who had become powerful in the New York underworld. The other New Gods had been trapped as homeless and vagrants. When Norman tried to fight Dark Side, he was exposed to the Anti-Life Equation; however, he survived thanks to Metron. However, Dark Side had Norman beaten, burned, mutilated and castrated.

Trapped within Omega, Shilo was exposed to a multiple false lives, all of them ending in doom and heartbreak. However, Norman's time with the New Gods was enough to strengthen him, letting him talk Omega into letting him go. After seven days, he emerged in New York in the middle of the Sheeda invasion. He immediately made his way to the Dark Side Club, and found out that "Dark Side" had arranged his entrapment at the request of the Sheeda, in exchange for them giving him the primordial hero Aurakles. Shilo Norman made a deal with Dark Side - his freedom in exchange for Aurakles'. Taking thi offer, Dark Side freed Aurakles, put Normn in shackles and shot him. However, Norman's mysterious Motherboxx allowed him to survive, climbing out of his own grave three days later. Norman later aided Firestorm against the forces of Apokolips.

During the Final Crisis, Norman approached Sonny Sumo, hoping to enlist him for the fight against Darkseid. After Darkseid took control of the world, Norman worked with the Super Young Team against his soldiers. However, he was shot by one of the Justifiers.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

After escaping from the black hole, Norman declared that he had God Sight, which apparently enables him to see beyond the regular plane of existence.

Abilities

Shilo Norman is a highly-skilled escape artist

Weaknesses

Norman previously suffered from anxiety stemming from the murder of his older brother.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: Norman makes extensive use of a Mother Box, which he has dubbed Motherboxxx.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• Shilo Norman cannot remember getting his Mother Box from Scott Free. This is possibly a result of Darkseid's meddling with history during his time as "Boss Dark Side"
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Shilo Norman (New Earth) on the forums
• Appearances of Shilo Norman (New Earth) (Chronological)
• Appearances of Shilo Norman (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Shilo Norman (New Earth)
• Quotations by Shilo Norman (New Earth)
• Volume 1 of Mister Miracle's self-titled series
  
• Images featuring Shilo Norman (New Earth)

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman) at Wikipedia.org
  

Footnotes

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