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Mitch Shelley

Mitch Shelley

7 appearances · Copper/Modern Age · 1997–2016
Who is Mitch Shelley?

Mitch Shelley is the Resurrection Man — a man who cannot permanently die. Each time he is killed, he revives with a new superpower, though he has no memory of his past or how he came to be this way.

There's something genuinely intriguing about a character who debuted in the pages of Resurrection Man #8 in 1997, brought to life by the formidable creative trio of Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Butch Guice during comics' Modern Age. Mitch Shelley is a DC figure whose catalog footprint stretches across nearly two decades, turning up in titles like Supergirl and Adventures of Superman and rubbing shoulders with heavy hitters like Superman, Green Lantern, and Matrix. It's a compact but intriguing presence — the kind of supporting player who quietly threads through the broader DC universe, popping up in corners where the stories get interesting. For collectors who love tracing the connective tissue of the DC cosmos, Mitch Shelley is exactly the sort of discovery that makes digging through longboxes worthwhile.

★ First appearance
Resurrection Man #8
Dec 1997

Top series

Covers through the years — 1997–2016

Resurrection Man #8 1997
Resurrection Man #8
Supergirl #30 1999
Supergirl #30
Justice League Dark #5 2012
Justice League Dark #5
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Ivan Reis #[nn] 2016
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Ivan Reis #[nn]

Appearances

Resurrection Man (1997)
#8
Supergirl (1996)
Adventures of Superman (1987)
DCU Heroes Secret Files (1999)
#1
Justice League Dark (2011)
#5
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Ivan Reis (2015)