Resurrection Man (character)

This article is about the fictional superhero character from DC Comics. For other uses, see Resurrection man (disambiguation).
Resurrection Man
Artwork from Resurrection Man #1 (September 2011, DC Comics), art by Fernando Dagnino.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceResurrection Man #1 (May 1997)
Created byAndy Lanning
Dan Abnett
Jackson Guice
In-story information
Alter egoMitchell "Mitch" Shelley
Team affiliationsForgotten Heroes
Justice Legion Alpha
Justice League
AbilitiesOriginally:
Reincarnation
After tektites:
Resurrection, with different additional super-power each time he revives

Mitch Shelley, also known as Resurrection Man, is a character appearing in stories published by DC Comics.[1] The character was created by Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, and Jackson Guice, and first appeared in Resurrection Man #1 in 1997.[2] The character does not identify himself as a superhero but often involves himself in cases where he protects people from criminals and super-villains. Due to sub-atomic technology in his bloodstream, Shelley cannot be permanently killed. No matter how he is killed or how much damage is done, he always resurrects fully healed. With each resurrection, he also has a different additional new super-power (while whatever super-power he had previously disappears). In some cases, there is a physical transformation element to his resurrection (in one case, he resurrected as a living shadow, while another time his body altered into a woman's form).

The character has been connected to DC's immortal characters Vandal Savage and the Immortal Man. In the crossover DC One Million, a future timeline shows Mitch Shelley still alive in the 853rd century, operating with the superhero team Justice Legion A and now armed with a "Resurrector" device that controls his resurrection ability.

  1. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1990s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. The writing team of Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett alongside the art of Jackson "Butch" Guice introduced readers to a new kind of hero in Resurrection Man. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)