However it appears that Mxyzptlk has forgotten this incident as the years have passed.

In Emperor Joker, a multipart story throughout the Superman titles, Mxyzptlk has his powers temporarily stolen by the Joker ; interested in seeing how somebody else would do at his job, Mxyzptlk intends to give the Joker only 1 % of his power.

However, Mxyzptlk saves some of the Joker's creations and transfers them into the ' real ' world, including Scorch, Gorgeous Gilly, the new Bizarro and " Ignition ", a black-armored villain who first appeared in the Emperor Joker story but was created by someone else ( exactly who has never been revealed ).

It has also been implied that Mxyzptlk sees himself as serving an important purpose, in teaching Superman not to take everything seriously.

At the end of this storyline, Mxyzptlk indicates he has erased the knowledge of Superman's identity from Lex Luthor's mind.

Mr. Mxyzptlk has access to Fifth Dimensional technology that appears to be magical to Third Dimensional beings.

Later, during the Emperor Joker storyline, this is expanded upon: the Joker, possessing the same powers, is able to unweave the very fabric and laws of the cosmos, and render the less powerful than normal Hal Jordan Spectre into a deranged puppet, Mxyzptlk explaining that he has the power to do what the Joker is doing to the world but never uses it because he would run the risk of destroying reality from the strain he would be subjecting it to and thus leave himself with nothing to do the next day.

A point as to the nature of Mr. Mxyzptlk has been raised in Batman # 680.

For instance, one visit by Mxyzptlk, heavily armed with the intention of killing the superhero, has him forced back in under ten seconds.

* At the end of the animated movie Superman: Brainiac Attacks, Mxyzptlk is briefly mentioned by Perry White, who has difficulty pronouncing his name.

Due to the phonetic difficulties in pronouncing a name spelled without vowels such as Mxyzptlk, it has been pronounced in various ways by various sources over the past four decades.

One main point in this series was, with the exception of Lois and four villains ( Mister Mxyzptlk, Diana Stride, Jason Mazik and Tempus ), everyone who has found out Superman's true identity has either been killed or had his / her memory erased.

Gottfried has provided the voice of the duck in the AFLAC commercials and Digit in the math-mystery cartoon Cyberchase on PBS Kids GO !, as well as the magical imp Mr. Mxyzptlk on Superman: The Animated Series.

" He is also seen in the episode " Mr. Mxyzptlk and the Magic Lamp ," although only a brief cameo, he has no dialogue.

Apart from World's Funnest, there has been no direct connection between Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk.

As such, a Bat-Mite has been fully reestablished into the current continuity as an outgrowth of Mr. Mxyzptlk incubated within the Joker.

3 ) # 28-31, in which the JLA and JSA teamed up against the menace of Qwisp, a 5th dimensional entity ( much like Mr. Mxyzptlk ) who had previously been a nuisance to Aquaman.

Joe Btfsplk may have been the inspiration for the name of the impish character Mr. Mxyzptlk from the Superman comic books.

This version of Mxyzptlk is less abrasive than he had been previously, and is portrayed as basically on Superman's side.

Bizarro is eventually returned to his world with his new sidekick -- Mxyzptlk, who had been temporarily stripped of his powers.

When Mxyzptlk regains his powers, the imp allows Bizarro and several other beings to remain on the restored Earth.

However, the Joker tricks Mxyzptlk into revealing his secret imp name and thus acquires 99. 9 % of Mxyzptlk's power, leaving him mostly powerless while the Joker remakes Earth in 69 seconds to suit his own vision.

After the fallout of the events of Day of Vengeance ( and, while not mentioned, the corruption of the Fifth Dimension as seen in JSA ), the removal of magic from the Earth leaves Mxyzptlk nearly powerless, wandering the streets of Metropolis and unable to remember how to pronounce the inverse of his name to return him home.

Knowing that Superboy Prime will kill every living soul in the Fifth Dimension in order to get revenge on him, Mxyzptlk proclaims that their dimension must be sealed off from outsiders immediately and that he can never return to Earth.

In one episode Mr. Kltpzyxm, a Bizarro Mxyzptlk is created, who promptly speeds off to turn Bizarro world into a beautiful planet like Earth, much to Bizarro's horror.

In a nod to Lois & Clark, Mxyzptlk at one point tells Superman that he is responsible for Earth legends about imps, genies, and leprechauns.

Mxyzptlk is said to have a long history of earlier pre-Superman visits to Earth, being the source of stories regarding imps, genies and leprechauns, as well as real historic events, such as the decline of the Roman Empire.

Mr. Mxyzptlk appears and tricks him into returning to Earth and attacking Superman.

Pollard is noted for his short stature, which had him playing child roles well into his twenties ( including on Star Trek, where he played one of the inhabitants of the planet of children in the episode " Miri ") and resulted in a recurring role as the diminutive trans-dimensional imp Mister Mxyzptlk in two episodes of the Superboy television series.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Welker became a very busy actor, providing the voice for many popular cartoon characters in multiple shows including the villainous Doctor Claw in Inspector Gadget, Mister Mxyzptlk and both Darkseid and Kalibak in Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, various G. I.

Aquaman, Batgirl, Batman, Catwoman, Green Arrow, Isis, Joker, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Penguin, Riddler, Robin, Captain Marvel ( for legal reasons labeled as Shazam ), Supergirl, Superman, Tarzan *, Teen Titans ( Speedy, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Wonder Girl ) and Wonder Woman (* Tarzan was originally licensed to Mego by creator Edgar Rice Burroughs, DC later acquired rights ).

When Mxyzptlk furnishes a huge supply of food for prospective voters, he says, " Eat up, folks, the food's on me!

Mister Mxyzptlk continued to be a thorn in Superman's side for many years.

In early post-Crisis stories the " condition " that would send him back to the fifth dimension would be anything he stated it to be for the occasion ; but since Lex Luthor taught him how to lie, making this meaningless, the stories have reverted to Mxyzptlk saying his name backwards.

Although Mxyzptlk does not appear in Grant Morrison's JLA, Morrison took advantage of certain similarities to tie Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt and Aquaman's nemesis Qwsp to the fifth dimension, implying the dimension may be the origin for legends of djinn.

In Countdown to Final Crisis, the modern Mxyzptlk claims to have always felt the need for a " public " in the third dimension, and Superman was not his first victim.

In Adventures of Superman # 617 ( 2003 ), Mxyzptlk is reinvented as fraternal twins with an intense hatred for Superman.

Though easily the most powerful of Superman's recurring enemies, Mxyzptlk is simply a fun-loving prankster who prefers to use his power for childish antics and light-hearted harassment rather than intentional malicious evil, as he would get bored very quickly by doing so ; thus he is more of an annoyance to the Man of Steel than a true threat.

Paradoxically, Mxyzptlk ( at least in his pre-Crisis persona ) is actually somewhat protective of Superman because, in his opinion, Superman's generally serious demeanor makes him an exceptionally entertaining target for pranks.

For example, in DC Comics Presents # 34 ( June 1981 ), Mxyzptlk, prompted by his endless search for distraction, teams up with Captain Marvel's archenemy Mister Mind to double-team their foes, not realizing that Mind, unlike himself, is a ruthless murderer.

This version of Mr. Mxyzptlk is very similar to the comics version ; he is a native of the fifth dimension and the only way to get rid of him ( presumably for good ) was to get him to say his name backwards.

To further complicate matters, Mxyzptlk says himself in the 1990s animated series of Superman, that his name is pronounced the same as saying the words " mix, yes, spit, lick ," even transforming himself into the appropriate illustrations for the words.

* Brainiac was considered to be the main antagonist for Superman III, along with Mister Mxyzptlk, when Ilya Salkind made an early treatment.

In # 6 of the 1999 World's Finest miniseries, Mr. Mxyzptlk encountered Bat-Mite, shortly after being mistaken for him by Overdog.

While in this story the post-Crisis Bat-Mite encountered Batman for the first time, Superman and Batman subsequently concluded that Mxyzptlk had created him, inspired by Overdog's ravings.

* Pxyzsyzygy is an analog for Mxyzptlk.