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27-416: Black Racer may refer to: Black Racer (DC Comics) , a character from DC Comics Black Racer (Marvel Comics) , a character from Marvel Comics Coluber constrictor , a species of non-venomous, colubrid snakes Coluber constrictor constrictor , the northern black racer Coluber constrictor priapus , the southern black racer Topics referred to by

54-408: A bulletproof vest; he speaks to Mister Terrific about defeating Darkseid, who is destroying the universe. During the events of Brightest Day , Alan Scott is driven insane by his Starheart power and creates a fortress on the moon with the intent of using it as a base while he begins his plan to destroy the world. After Miss Martian uses her powers to get a mental layout of a holding cell inside

81-455: A lot of trouble". Shilo escaped to take revenge for his brother's death on his own, but Scott and Barda followed, preventing him from making a terrible mistake. During the course of these events, Shilo saved Scott's life. Scott decided to train Shilo in his own special escape artistry techniques and gave him advanced New Genesis technology. Still a master escape artist, the now-adult Shilo

108-415: A superb athlete, with great acrobatic and gymnastic skills. In his youth, Shilo was trained by Thaddeus Brown in all techniques of the escape arts. Shilo Norman became a highly qualified escape artist and was later trained by Scott Free himself. Shilo discovered his passion for escaping early and tried a number of times to escape different scenarios even as a young child. Shilo shows his proficiency by becoming

135-633: A world renowned known escape artist. Shilo also was trained by Scott Free and Big Barda in various fighting techniques and martial arts. Shilo has demonstrated to be a skilled fighter with amazing reflexes. Later, as a student at New York University , Shilo studied a wide variety of subjects, and in his spare time he performed sleight of hand and small feats of street magic for the crowds in Washington Square Park . He developed an annoying habit of talking in non sequiturs , which he attributes to too many comparative philosophy classes. He

162-534: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Animal common name disambiguation pages Black Racer (DC Comics) The Black Racer's corporeal form is Sgt. Willie Walker , who was paralyzed during the Vietnam War . Walker was contacted by the Source when Darkseid first brought the war of the gods to Earth, and told it was his responsibility to take on

189-582: Is later killed by Infinity-Man in Death of the New Gods mini-series. The Black Racer makes an appearance in #1, present at the death of Orion. As with the other New Gods , his appearance has been redesigned; he now wears a sleeker armor only faintly resembling his classic appearance (his skis now appear to be highly stylized boots), and his poles appear much like scythes. The Final Crisis Sketchbook states that J.G. Jones and Grant Morrison decided to play up

216-598: Is the third person to use the name Mister Miracle . Created by Jack Kirby , he first appeared in Mister Miracle #15 (August 1973). Shilo's mother abandoned him as an infant. He spent the early parts of his youth in an orphanage in the Suicide Slum in Metropolis . Shilo was unsatisfied with his lot in life, so he fled the abuses of the orphanage and began living on the streets. Young Shilo Norman became

243-669: The Darkseid Vs. Galactus crossover, Silver Surfer delays the Racer when it came to claim Orion , giving Orion's Mother Box time to heal his injuries. In Grant Morrison 's miniseries Seven Soldiers : Mister Miracle , the Black Racer has a bet with Metron as to whether Mister Miracle will be successful in saving the New Gods following the destruction of Apokolips and New Genesis . The Racer's original form makes brief appearances to test Shilo Norman 's skills. Willie Walker

270-605: The "Omega Sanction" in which he lived a series of oppressive lives (including one in which he was working at the Slab). Upon escaping from this trap, Shilo found himself in the black hole where he first met Metron , seven days later. In Seven Soldiers #1 , Shilo heads to the Dark Side Club to free Aurakles , Earth's first superhero, in order to break the Sheeda 's contract with Darkseid to "harrow" Earth and let him hunt down

297-663: The Black Knight aspect of the character in this new design. The Black Racer also appears at the end of #2, pursuing Barry Allen/The Flash and the God-bullet that has been fired backwards through time. In issue #6, Wally West suggests that the Black Racer and the Black Flash are one and the same; in The Flash: Rebirth #2 this idea is mentioned once again. In issue #7, Barry and Wally West , chased by

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324-630: The Black Racer returns to the comatose life of Sgt. Willie Walker until he is summoned anew. Black Racer makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Apokolips... Now!". Black Racer appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman) Shilo Norman is a superhero in the DC Comics universe. He

351-687: The Black Racer, bring him to a mortally wounded Darkseid , whom he decides to take in their place. The Black Racer makes his first appearance after the Flashpoint reboot in the Darkseid War storyline, where the Anti-Monitor fuses him with the Flash and forces him to kill Darkseid. However, the two are ultimately separated, with the Racer killing Volthoom and freeing Jessica Cruz from his influence before vanishing. The Black Racer has

378-636: The Gods. In exchange, he sacrifices his life, and at the end of the issue his second resurrection is shown—escaping literally from the grave, apparently thanks to his absorption of Mother Box's consciousness and abilities. Shilo appears in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #33. He approaches Jason Rusch and Martin Stein, the two men who currently come together to form Firestorm. He informs them that one quarter of

405-661: The Life Equation is hidden within the Firestorm Matrix while the other quarters are apparently held by Earth's other three Elementals , the Red Tornado , Naiad and Swamp Thing . In the second issue of Final Crisis , Shilo is seen talking to the Japanese metahuman Sonny Sumo, telling him of a " cosmic war ", that " the powers of evil won ", and that Motherboxxx is "the only thing left". He asks for

432-569: The Mother Box should be able to completely rejuvenate Shilo, but then goes on to say that the heroes have to leave him behind, as they cannot risk taking him with them while he is unconscious. Some time after the defeat of the Starheart, Shilo is shown aiding Superman and a number of other heroes in an attempt to penetrate a large energy dome that has materialized over the city of Washington, D.C. Shilo Norman has no superhuman powers, but he's

459-677: The Ultimate Opponent". This has been contested by Neil Gaiman , who says that Death of the Endless is the ultimate incarnation of death in the DC Universe . During the Our Worlds at War crossover, he came to harvest Steel 's soul, but Superman talked him out of it. Young Justice came across him while he was moving Steel to Apokolips and pursued him by initiative of Lobo and Superboy , even if Robin disagreed. In

486-406: The events of Seven Soldiers , Shilo refers to himself as the "Seventh Soldier" of the group. Shilo successfully leads the team about halfway through the fortress, only to be attacked by apparitions created by the Starheart. Jesse and Jade are able to pull Shilo away from the beasts before he is killed, but his wounds are severe enough that the Mother Box is forced to heal him. Donna Troy states that

513-523: The fortress, it is made clear to the heroes that the fortress must contain Fourth World technology. Shilo appears at the end of Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #41, where he is recruited by the Justice League to help a small team composed of Batman, Jade , Mr. America , Hourman , Donna Troy , and Jesse Quick infiltrate the fortress and get past its advanced defenses. As a nod to

540-534: The hero's help in recruiting a team. He leads a team of rookie Japanese heroes in a desperate bid against Darkseid 's growing power on Earth, but he fails. In the same moment in which Darkseid is able to take fully over Dan Turpin 's body and be reborn on Earth, a sniper shoots him in the chest, seemingly killing the Avatar of Freedom and bringing forth the Victory of Evil . It is later revealed that he survived due to

567-406: The informal ward of escapologist Thaddeus Brown (Mister Miracle I), and also served as an occasional stand-in. When Thaddeus Brown was murdered by a mobster named Steel Hand , his protege Scott Free avenged his new friend's death by taking on the identity of Mister Miracle and bringing Steel Hand to justice. After Brown's death, Shilo worked with the new Mister Miracle and his wife Barda. Shilo

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594-470: The power to phase through solid objects and bring death to those he has chosen with a single touch. He travels through the air by means of two cosmically powered celestial skis, which can accelerate to the speed of light. His ski poles can also phase through solid matter to deliver the Black Racer's death touch. As a deity, he is also immortal, and wears a cosmic armor that give him super strength and endurance. When he has finished delivering his message of death,

621-666: The role. The Racer makes use of what appear to be skis as his means of transport, much like how the Silver Surfer , another Kirby creation, uses a surfboard. New Gods are collected by the Racer at the moment of their deaths, and taken to Hadis (the Fourth World version of Hades ). According to Captain Atom #42, the Black Racer represents "death as inevitability", whereas Death of the Endless represents "death as compassionate release". Nekron , meanwhile, represents "Death as

648-419: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Black Racer . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Racer&oldid=1211440035 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

675-619: The second dimension, the center of the Earth, and inside the event horizon of a miniature black hole. These stunts enabled him to live a lavish celebrity lifestyle. Within the black hole, Shilo had a vision of a familiar but different life, spanning years. In his vision, he still possessed a Mother Box , but had no memory of the New Gods . Shilo saw all his friends fall to the Anti-Life Equation , after which Darkseid subjected him to

702-696: Was appointed security chief of the Slabside Island Maximum Security prison for Metahumans , also known as the Slab . For his heroic actions during the Joker's " Last Laugh " riot, he was promoted to Warden of the Slab, which had by then been relocated to Antarctica . Shilo appeared as a successful and well-paid escape artist, using the name Mister Miracle. He became famous for large scale televised stunts, including well-publicized escapes from

729-424: Was eventually reunited with his brother, only to watch him be murdered by a gang member. He ran to the police, and Metropolis policeman Solomon Driver ( Mister Miracle #15) was assigned to leave Shilo Norman in the protective custody of Scott Free. Driver's relationship with Scott was cordial; he didn't take Mister Miracle's crimefighting career very seriously, and believed that "escape artists could give us police

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