Mary Poppins (character) it appeared fully formed in her mind in 1934. Neil Gaiman's short story "The Problem of Susan" mentions a posthumously (for P. L. Travers) published work "Mary Poppins Brings in the Dawn", in which Mary Poppins was Jesus's nanny. Mary Poppins appears in Alan Moore's third "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" graphic novel, "", when it returns to Margaret Cavendish's "Blazing World". She later reappears in "Century: 2009", where she defeats the Antichrist created by Oliver Haddo. In this appearance, she and other characters hint that she may be a personification of God. In a sequence celebrating British children's literature during
Mary Poppins to various media. The character was first brought to life in an early television play telecast live in 1949 by CBS television, as part of their anthology series "Studio One". She was played by character actress Mary Wickes. E.G. Marshall portrayed Mr. Banks and future "Lassie" child star Tommy Rettig played Michael. David Opatoshu played Bert, who was a Match Man (a seller of matches) in this version. "Mary Poppins" was made into a film based on the first four books in the series by Walt Disney Productions in 1964. According to the 40th anniversary DVD release of the film