Comic Title: Mister Miracle #5
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: June 1989
On Sale Date: April 18, 1989 Copyright Date April 18, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Shipping Date March 21, 1989
Source: Previews, #1

Shipping Date March 23, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #161

Direct Market Date March 23, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #91

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Andrew Helfer

Title: "Out of the Dark"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Mister Miracle (Post-Crisis)

Writer: J. Mark DeMatteis
Artist: Ian Gibson
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Nansi Hoolahan

Feature Character(s)

• Mister Miracle (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; next appearance in Mister Miracle #7)

Guest Star(s)

• Forever People (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; next appearance in Suicide Squad #34)
• Beautiful Dreamer (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; next appearance in Suicide Squad #34)
• Big Bear (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; next appearance in Suicide Squad #34)
• Mark Moonrider (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; next appearance in Suicide Squad #34)
• Serifan (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; next appearance in Suicide Squad #34)
• Vykin the Black (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; next appearance in Suicide Squad #34)

Supporting Character(s)

• Big Barda (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; next appearance in Mister Miracle #7)
• Oberon (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; next appearance in Mister Miracle #7)
• Highfather (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; next appearance in New Gods #1)
• Andy and Wally (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; next appearance in Mister Miracle #7)
• Ted Brown (identity not revealed in this story; first post-Crisis appearance; next appearance in Mister Miracle #7)

Villain(s)

• The Dark (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; no further appearances)
• Fyre (last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; no further appearances)
• Servants of Fyre (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Maya (born in this story; last appearance in Mister Miracle #4; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued from Mister Miracle #4.

Synopsis:
Highfather is torn between staying with Beautiful Dreamer to help her give birth or to go rescue his son from Fyre and the Dark. He decides to leave Dreamer with her husband Big Bear. He then leaves with Barda to find Mister Miracle.

When they arrive at the designated meeting place, Highfather goes in alone. Mister Miracle and the other members of the Forever People are held prisoner. They watch as Fyre beats Highfather. Scott is reminded of beatings he suffered in Granny's school. He becomes enraged and breaks loose. Then he frees the Forever People and together they defeat Fyre's servants. Fyre flees.

After the fight, Scott realizes that Highfather could have beaten Fyre at any time, but he held back. They return home to find that Dreamer has delivered her daughter Maya. Scott and Highfather then talk over their issues. Scott expresses his bad feelings about being sent to Darkseid. Highfather explains his own feelings of loss. Finally, the Forever People and Highfather depart, leaving Scott to wonder what happened to Oberon.