Mister Mxyzptlk

Mister Mxyzptlk is a comic character that features in DC Comics.

Biography

Post-Crisis

Following the Crisis of Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.

He was then captured by Superboy-Prime who had gathered enough power from past encounters to allow him to travel into the 5th Dimension and captured Mxyzptlk. The imp was kept captive at a site near the Source Wall where his powers were dampened by the Earth-3 version of Zatanna. Superboy-Prime had intended to force Mister Mxyzptlk to help him destroy the Multiverse so that he could return to his own Earth that he considered the perfect reality. Thus, he tortured the imp constantly in an effort to force his cooperation but Mxyzptlk stated that he was a trickster and by his very nature he would not help the Kryptonian. (Countdown to Final Crisis v1 #23)

Post-Flashpoint

Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.

Overview

Personality and attributes

According to him, he had answered to a number of names across the centuries that included Loki, Coyote, Anansi and others. (Countdown to Final Crisis v1 #23)

Unlike his 5th dimensional kin, he stated that he was a bit of a show-off and had perfected mischief to a form of zen. He compared himself to a trickster god and stated that he could not be honest with someone even if he tried. (Countdown to Final Crisis v1 #23)

Notes

• Mister Mxyzptlk was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster where he made his first appearance in Superman v1 #30 (September, 1944).
• In Action Comics v1 #362 (1968), a descendant of Mister Mxyzptlk was shown as a native to the 40th century where he wanted to get revenge on Superman’s legacy for the defeats of his ancestor Mister Mxyzptlk.

Appearances

• Action Comics v1:
• Countdown to Final Crisis v1:
• Action Comics v1:

External Links

• Wikipedia Entry

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