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Warning : Spoilers for Batman / Superman : World ’s Finest ( 2022 ) # 27 ahead !
TheInfinity Stonesare some of the most feared and sinewy artifacts in all of Marvel , but their ill fame is n’t just limited to the Marvel multiverse . The DC Omniverse has had a few run - ins with the might of the Infinity Stones as well , andSuperman’smost hefty enemy show that he has n’t forgotten what it means to hold the Stones .
Batman / Superman : World ’s Finest ( 2022)#27 by Mark Waid , Dan Mora , Travis Mercer , Tamra Bonvillain , and Steve Wands opens upon unadulterated chaos , with team of baddie match with fifth - dimensional imps work rampant . With Batman and Superman trapped in the 2nd property , the imp Mr. Mxyzptlk finds a new champion , calling forththe various transform versions of Jimmy Olsento smash back alongside him .
As Mxyzptlk and Jimmy polish up the villain , Mxyzptlk wield a boxing glove inset with stone to clobber a swarm of imps -a weapon that is far too standardised to the Infinity Gauntlet to be a conjunction .
Mr. Mxyzptlk will play with Superman all day , but the all - powerful imp would n’t dare interbreed the one Justice League member he in secret fears .
Mr. Mxyzptlk Is Very Familiar With Marvel’s Infinity Stones
Differing Publishers Is No Barrier To The Fifth Dimension
As a denizen of the 5th dimension , Mr. Mxyzptlk is quick to remind readers that the laws of reality do not apply to him and that his awareness extends beyond the DCU . Not only is it implied that he is cognizant of the Marvel reality , it has been suggested that his Marvel twin - the Impossible Man -is in fact some variation of Mr. Mxyzptlk himself . This would mean that Mr. Mxyzptlk is keenly aware of what the Infinity Stones can do , having witnessed each sentence their power has been unleashed .
Luckily for the DCU , Mr. Mxyzptlk is more interested in cause chaos than controlling the world - not to mention that his powers of reality use fork out the Infinity Stones redundant . In fact , the Infinity Stones are canonically bear witness not to function in the DCU : whenDarkseid gets his hand on the Infinity GauntletinJLA / Avengers ( 2003)#2 , he disclose that the Stones only control Marvel ’s reality and are useless in DC ’s . As such , DC is safe from the Infinity Stones … butneither reality is good from Mr. Mxyzptlk .
Check outJLA / Avengers ( 2003)#2 by Kurt Busiek , George Perez , Tom Smith , and Richard Starkings for more of the crossing over of the century !
Mxyzptlk Is An Eldritch Terror, Infinity Stones Or Not
Fear the Fifth Dimension
Mr. Mxyzptlk is n’t terrorise because of what he could do with the Infinity Stones;he ’s terrifying because of how disdainfully he flaunts his knowledge of another world . While Mr. Mxyzptlk ’s antic are mostly play for funniness , the dialog box in which he split Jimmy asunder is an act of gruesome eubstance horror , andother fifth - dimensional organism are amalgamations of pure holy terror . By savvy theInfinity Stones- even as a jest -Superman’smost powerful foe unveil that he ’s not just a threat to DC ’s realism ; he ’s a terror toeveryreality .
Batman / Superman : World ’s Finest ( 2022 ) # 27is usable now from DC .
Batman / Superman : World ’s Finest#27 ( 2024 )
