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SAN DIEGO — Huge news from Marvel at Comic-Con International, as it was revealed Marvel has bought the rights to the Marvelman character from creator Mick Anglo and his representatives.

“It is an honor to work with Mick Anglo to bring his creation to a larger audience than ever before,” said Dan Buckley, CEO & Publisher, Print, Animation & Digital Media, Marvel Entertainment Inc., in a release. “Fans are in for something special as they discover just what makes Marvelman such an important character in comic book history.”

The character was created in 1954 by Mick Anglo, and was most famously brought to life by writers Alan

Moore and Neil Gaiman. Legal problems have kept Gaiman’s Marvelman (published in the US as Miracleman) stories from being completed, or Alan Moore’s stories from being reprinted.  Marvelman is Micky Moran, a young reporter gifted with the power to save the world by simply uttering the word “kimota”!

“I did not think it would ever happen,” said Mick Anglo in a release. “It’s a wonderful thing to see my creation finally back.”

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