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Mxy

Mister Mxyzptlk, often shortened to Mxy, is a fictional imp from the fifth dimension in DC Comics. Created as a mischievous trickster, he travels to Earth to provoke mischief and test the mettle of its heroes, most notably Superman. His appearances are typically framed as surreal, self-contained stories that reset at the end of the encounter.

Abilities and limitations: Mxy possesses substantial reality-warping powers, capable of bending physics, altering matter, and conjuring

Publication history and media presence: Mxyzptlk debuted in the DC Comics canon in Superman #30 (1958). Over

Name and cultural role: The name Mxyzptlk is a fictional, highly distinctive string of syllables designed to

convincing
illusions.
His
magic
is
playful
rather
than
malevolent,
and
he
is
restricted
by
the
conventions
of
Earth
and
by
the
story's
rules.
A
common
recurring
weakness
is
that
he
can
be
banished
back
to
the
fifth
dimension
for
90
days
if
someone
can
force
him
to
say
or
spell
his
own
name
backwards.
the
years,
he
has
appeared
in
numerous
comic
storylines
and
in
other
media,
including
animated
television
series
and
live-action
adaptations,
where
his
pranks
are
used
to
explore
themes
of
reality,
perception,
and
cleverness.
His
character
often
serves
as
a
meta-narrative
device
for
exploring
the
limits
of
power.
evoke
his
otherworldly
nature.
The
character
has
become
one
of
the
archetypal
comic-book
tricksters,
influencing
depictions
of
impish
chaos
in
superhero
fiction
and
beyond.