Mister Mxyzptlk



Real Name: Mr. Mxyzptlk Nicknames: 'Mxy' Former Aliases: Mxyztplk Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Status
Occupation: Occupation unknown: Formerly student, adventurer, nusience Legal Status: Legal status unknown, citizen of 5th Dimension Identity: Publically known Marital Status: Member of 'Qunito-partnership' including Ms. Gsptlnz Group Affiliation: No known group affiliation Base of Operations: 5th Dimension

Origin
Often Discribed as an 'imp' or an 'elf' Mr Mxyzptlk hails from the 5th dimension. His usual reason for visiting earth is to annoy Superman, something he does merely for entertainment.

Place of Birth: 5th Dimension Known Relatives: No known relatives First Appearance: Superman #30 (1944)

History
History of character unknown.

Characteristics
Height: x'xx" Weight: n/a Mxyzptlk's does not have a true physical presence in this dimension Eyes: Black/grey Hair: White Unusual Features: Myxzptlk usually appears as a dwarf but can change his size and shape at will.

Powers
Known Powers: Hailing from the 5th Dimension Mxyptlk can manipulate reality and the laws of this universe in such a way as to appear magical Known Abilities: No known abilities. Strength Level: Untested but given his extradimensional origins it is unlikely to have an upper limit

Mxyzptlk can be returned to his home dimension for a minimum of 90 days if he can be fooled into saying his name backwards (Klptzyxm)

Miscellaneous
Equipment: No known equipment. Transportation: No known transportation. Weapons: No known weapons.

Trivia

 * Mxyzptlk was the ultimate villain in Whatever Happened to The Man of Tomorrow. It was revealed that he was motivated purely by boredom and had spent the first 2 millenia of his existence not moving, the second 2 millenia being saintly and good and the third two millenia being mischevious, he would spend the next two millenia being evil and the two millenia after that being guilty. Given that this story is not part of cannon it is uncertain if this is true.
 * The character was originally introduced as Mister Mxyztplk
 * Pre-Crisis they were indicated by nature and powers to be two seperate beings
 * According to "World's Funniest" the current incarnation of the character is supposed to have been both but this is largely not accepted as truth as Mxyzptlk has been shown at least on one occassion that he is far too vain to alter himself in any way so even in his altered world of reversed genders, he was still male.

Recommended Readings

 * JLA #31
 * Young Justice #5
 * World's Funniest
 * Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
 * Bizarro Comics Vol. 1

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