Miracleman has got to be the poster child for scheduling delays. Sixteen issues, which are the sum total of Alan Moore's run on the book, took from August 1985 until December 1989. Why, that's almost the entire 4 years I was in college, and an average of 4 isues per year for what was ostensibly a monthly book. Then again, once new material started being produced, and John Totleben was selected as the artist, it was nearly doomed to fail in keeping any production schedules.

But first, a little history. I'm sure most readers already know this, but I'll sketch it out all the same. Miracleman was originally Marvelman when he was published in the UK. In fact, he was just reprints of Captain Marvel, hero of the Fawcett Comics universe until the UK publisher lost the rights. Not wanting to give up a good cash cow, the character was slightly modified in costume and origin, but not so much so that the loyal readers would not continue to buy the books. Like Captain Marvel (DC version, not Marvel), the lead changed from an unassuming young man (not a kid like Captain Mar