A variant cover for the Mark Millar guest-edited issue of Wizard, in stores this week, provides the first look at Superior, his upcoming creator-owned project with artist Leinil Francis Yu.

Teased a month ago at Comic Book Resources, Superior has remained somewhat mysterious, with Millar keeping uncharacteristically tight-lipped about the title. But with the release of Wizard #228, we get a glimpse at the comic's hero -- and his wrestling belt.

"His visual is based on the same old strongman look from the '30s as [well as] lots of other old heroes," Millar writes on his message board. "The story starts with Superior 5 in cinemas and nobody really caring anymore. It's a character who's been around for a long time. My love-letter to another costumed hero."

What costumed hero could that be? Hm ...

"I love the fact that nobody has guessed the tone of this yet," writes Millar, adding that more will be revealed in an interview at CBR closer to the October launch. "This is your Super 8-style teaser for now."

Update: Rich Johnston has a few more details (and a couple of scanned images) plucked from Millar's Wizard interview, in which the writer says, "What I suppose I’ve done here really is kind of Marvelize Superman." Superior apparently centers on a 13-year-old boy with multiple sclerosis who becomes "an adult overpowered superhero."