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Oswald Loomis, alias the Prankster was once the popular host of the "Uncle Oswald Show," a WGBS-TV early morning children's program, Oswald Loomis unleashed a host of dangerous pranks upon Metropolis when ratings and cancelation cut short his comedic career. Dubbing himself the Prankster he set about playing dangerous practical jokes targeted at Metropolis and its citizens.

Loomis even held Lois Lane hostage and even tried to marry her. When Morgan Edge intervened , he was hurled out of a trap door 30 stories high. Superman managed to save Morgan Edge and freed Lois Lane before Loomis surrendered. The prankster then escaped his guard for fear of prison. [1]

When the Joker took over the earth he was Joker City's only exorcist, who still acts as childish as ever, but now wears a Halloween mask. Who's goal is to expel the evil from those who still believe in science, John Henry Irons in particular which the Joker has practically destroyed while wielding the 5th Dimension powers of Mister Mxyzptlk.

  • Prankster's first Pre-Crisis appearance was in Action Comics #51.
  • Height and weight from Superman: The Man of Steel Sourcebook.

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