Mister Mxyzptlk
Mister Mxyzptlk is a comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Mister Mxyzptlk
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis of Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
The fraternal white-haired twins Dale and Doris approached various figures around the Earth where they offered him access to the Encyclopedia Universal that contained all the secrets of the galaxies. These included Perry White, President Lex Luthor and other figures around the planet along with people from other worlds such as Thanagar as well as individuals from the future such as the Legion of Super-Heroes. They later approached Clark Kent and Lois Lane where they were forced to demonstrate their powers before returning the pair back to their normal lives. (Adventures of Superman v1 #617)
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) On one occasion, he turned himself into a pair of white haired fraternal twins that appeared human with them having the names of Dale and Doris. (Adventures of Superman v1 #617)
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)
Powers and abilities
His power could delete a cosmic equation that kept a world spinning healthily in space allowing him to remove gravity on a planetary scale. (Adventures of Superman v1 #617)
He once had access to the Encyclopedia Universal that was the most complete reference work in all the known galaxies. It required an intense level of research into each volume in order to fill it with cosmic information. (Adventures of Superman v1 #617)
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.
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
Video games
Appearances
- Action Comics v1: (1944)
- Adventures of Superman v1:
- Countdown to Final Crisis v1:
- Action Comics v1:
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