Scott Free

Born the son of Highfather, ruler of New Genesis, Scott Free was traded as an infant to the tyrant Darkseid in a peace pact between the warring worlds of New Genesis and Apokolips. Raised in Apokolips's brutal Grüne orphanage, he ultimately escaped — becoming the master escape artist Mister Miracle.

Few characters in DC's Bronze Age arrived with as much cosmic ambition as Scott Free, who burst onto the scene in 1971 and has been captivating readers for over five decades since. Born from that era's appetite for grand mythological storytelling, Scott Free has proven himself one of DC's most enduring figures — nine of his appearances carry key-issue status, a mark of just how consequential his presence in the medium has been. His world is populated by the very best of the DC universe: he shares pages with Superman, Batman, and The Flash, and his most prominent stages — Justice League International, JLA, and Adventures of Superman — place him at the heart of DC's greatest ensemble storytelling. With 160 catalog appearances stretching all the way to 2026, Scott Free is no footnote; he's a character whose staying power speaks for itself, and any serious DC collection is richer for having him in it.