Captain Miracle

Captain Miracle (originally titled Captain Magic) is an open source character created by Gerry Sarraco and published through OPC Facebook in November2022, based on Fawcett's golden age hero Captain Marvel. Initially intended as a parody of superheroic archetypes, The Big Blue Banana became a cult figure within hours his debut.

Background
Mild-mannered Willy Watson was given the ability to transform into a mighty warrior by the ancient, omnipotent sorceror, Shazoom. As his name suggests, The Wizard draws power from a pantheon of mixed deities including SHamashAres, Zeus, Odin, 0siris and Mimir. The acronym may also be interpreted in the following manner:


 * Strength
 * Health
 * Aptitude
 * Zeal
 * Ox (power of)
 * Ox (power of another)
 * Motivation

Creator's Statement
''Captain Miracle is the strongest, fastest and most courageous hero on the block. This ain't your Dad's superhero by a country mile. That other guy might be able to pull a solar system along by a chain, but Captain Miracle can flip the multiverse with one finger. That other guy may be vulnerable to sorcery, but Captain Miracle... isn't. And while that other guy can be killed by radioactive green crystals, Captain Miracle eats 'em for breakfast.'' ''"Just a re-color," you might be thinking, but you'd be wrong! This guy is derived from the public domain original, NOT the one who was stolen, mangled and repackaged by the accusing company. Captain Miracle is destined to bring the classic hero back to where he belongs - to the people.''

Thrill Comics
Following extensive research, comic historians managed to reconstruct the ashcan edition of Thrill Comics, featuring Captain Magic's first published appearance. Cover dated January 1940, the issue had an extremely limited to establish copyright precedents. The second issue reintroduced the character with some minor coloring adjustments, along with a cast of nameless second-stringers that nobody remembers today.

Landmark Comics
Following an injunction by a well-known publishing juggernaut, the entire Captain Magic franchise was sold off to Landmark Magazines in 1953. Realizing how valuable the property was, Landmark quickly relaunched the character under the name Captain Miracle, as featured on the cover of Special Edition Comics number 1. The rest, as they say, was history: aside from a few minor costume changes, the Captain is still considered Earth's Mightiest Hero, and the "Miracle Family" is seeing a massive resurgence on the interwebs.

External Link

 * Captain Magic on OPC Facebook