Johnny Bates. He's found at the scene of the battle by the authorities, who place him in a government mental facility. Kid Marvelman lurks within Johnny's mind, trying to tempt him into once more saying the word and allowing the mad superhuman to re-emerge. Johnny gives in at last when he was about to be raped by a gang of older boys at a group home. Free again, Kid Marvelman butchers Johnny's rapists before leaving to seek vengeance against Marvelman. Marvelman returns to Earth after spending hours enjoying himself in space, finding that in his absence, Kid Marvelman has destroyed the city of London as an act of desperation. A battle ensues between Kid Marvelman and Marvelman, Marvelwoman, Firedrake, and the Warpsmiths. Throughout the battle, Kid Marvelman shrugs off the others' attacks while inflicting terrible damage on his foes. Marvelman's critically injured ally, the Warpsmith Aza Chorn, teleports a chunk of debris halfway into Kid Marvelman's head and a girder through his chest, crippling him completely. Soon, Kid Marvelman resumes into his human form to escape the unbelievable pain. A wounded Marvelman cradles Johnny in his arms, assures the boy that everything will be fine, then swiftly kills him, both to end the long suffering he has endured from Kid Marvelman's mind games, and to prevent Kid Marvelman from ever escaping again. Marvelman and his allies use the destruction of London as a pretext for taking over Earth's governments. Following Marvelman's establishment of a global utopia, the dark allure of Kid Marvelman as an anti-hero figure makes him the object of admiration and veneration for the rebellious subculture known as "Bateses". Kid Miracleman's injured body is still held in stasis in infra-space, right next to Young Miracleman's body. Later, in the unpublished #25, Kid Miracleman appears as a vision to Young Miracleman, tempting Dicky Dauntless. For legal reasons, Kid Marvelman became Kid Miracleman when the 1980s series was republished in the United States. Reception Accolades In 2006, Wizard Magazine ranked Kid Marvelman 52nd in their "Top 100 Greatest Villains Ever" list. In 2009, IGN ranked Kid Marvelman 26th in their "Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time" list. Literary reception Volumes All-New Miracleman Annual - 2014 According to Diamond Comic Distributors, All-New Miracleman Annual #1 was the 118th best selling comic book in December 2014. Michael Brown of Comicbook.com called All-New Miracleman Annual #1 a "more-than-worthy addition to the