Many of Mxyzptlk's later stories have a post-modern feel to them, similar to Ambush Bug, breaking the fourth wall as he comments on editorial decisions, cliches of the genre, etc.
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In early post-Crisis stories the "condition" that would send him back to the fifth dimension was anything he wanted it to be, but since Lex Luthor taught him how to lie, making this meaningless, the stories have reverted to Mxyzptlk saying his name backwards. Mxyzptlk made it through the Crisis on Infinite Earths relatively unchanged, although the unpleasant nature of his pranks and the psychological effects they had on others were played up more, at least initially. The Earth-One version is also retconned into Superboy stories as the red-haired Master Mxyzptlk, who bedevils Superboy during his youth in Smallville. After the establishment of DC Comics' multiverse in the 1960s, it was later explained that the purple-suited Mxyz tplk (the T and P are transposed to slightly alter the name) lives in the Fifth Dimension connected to Earth-Two and the orange-costumed Mxyzptlk in the Fifth Dimension connected to Earth-One. Mxyzptlk could affect Superman is because Superman is susceptible to magic. It was explained in the Silver Age Superman comics that the reason that Mr. In Action Comics #208 (1955), the spelling of Mxyztplk 's name changed (by some accounts through mistake, though it was this very same issue where the costume and form change was done, suggesting it was intentional) to "Mxyz ptlk". The Silver Age Mxyzptlk was changed to a futuristic looking orange outfit with purple trim and white hair on the sides of his head in the mid-1950s, although the bowler hat remains adapted to the new color scheme. Mxyztplk continued to plague Superman and Metropolis at the constant rate of every ninety days, the time he was shunted back to the Fifth Dimension before regaining the ability to return to the world. He loved annoying the Man of Steel, even dealing with Lex Luthor to reach his goal Luthor ended up in the losing end of the bargain when the ability he had instilled in the imp of lying came back to bite him back. Superman, annoyed with the menace whose powers not even he could match, had to constantly outsmart him and banish him back to his own plane of existence by tricking him into saying his own name backwards. Mxyztplk's powers came from advanced technology of the Fifth Dimension, so advanced it resembled magic in its operation. Mxyztplk originally appeared as a small bald man in a purple suit, green bow tie, and purple derby hat. Character Evolution Golden Age: Earth-Two Mr. Mxyzptlk was created Jerry Siegel and Ira Yarbrough. While often more a nuisance than a malicious entity, Mxyzptlk's great power makes him a force to be reckoned with. Seeking amusement, he routinely challenges and otherwise bothers Superman, the Man of Steel. Mxyzptlk hails from the 5th Dimension, and has powers beyond imagining.