Miracleman: Apocrypha

    (Eclipse, 1991-1992)
™ and ©1991 Eclipse Comics, Inc., Neil Gaiman, and Mark Buckingham. Stories and art ©1991 their respective creators

The word “apocrypha” means “writings of doubtful authenticity, not accepted as resulting from revelation or true happenings; not genuine: spurious: counterfeit.”

When Eclipse gathered together some of the top talents in the comics industry to work on their own versions of Miracleman, whom Alan Moore so masterfully resurrected, this title somehow seemed appropriate. In Apocrypha, eleven creative teams were given a shot at telling a story that featured what they thought would be the perfect Miracleman scenario. The list of creators included Alex Ross (Marvels) Neil Gaiman (Sandman) Norm Breyfogle (Prime) Stefan Petrucha (The X-Files), and many more. These stories were printed in this three-issue anthology series. A framing story by Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham shows Miracleman—a man become like God—reading them as comic books in order to discover the nature of human aspiration.
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#1

November, 1991
Cover Price: $2.50
12 copies available from $6.99 		James Robinson, Matt Wagner, Neil Gaiman, Sarah E. Byam, Steve MooreKelley Jones, Mark Buckingham, Norm Breyfogle, Stan Woch, Matt Wagner
#2

January, 1992
Cover Price: $2.50
2 copies available from $10.00 		Kurt Busiek, Neil Gaiman, Broderick Macaraeg, Dick ForemanAlan Smith, Christopher Schenck, Mark Buckingham, Pete Williamson
#3

February, 1991
Cover Price: $2.50
3 copies available from $13.00 		Neil Gaiman, Steve Moore, Fred Schiller, Steven GrantMark Buckingham, Val Mayerik, Darick Robertson, Alex Ross