Myrwhydden
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Myrwhydden is a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe
. He is a foe of the Silver Age
Green Lantern
. Myrwhydden first appeared in Green Lantern
#26 (January 1964) in a story written by Gardner Fox
and drawn by Gil Kane
.
. Abin learns that Myrwhydden has to speak his spells in rhyme, so he uses his power ring to gag the magician's mouth. Abin Sur then shrinks Myrwhydden down to microscopic size and places him inside the power ring.
Many years later (and some time after Abin Sur had died), Myrwhydden discovers that his powers had returned. Unable to leave the ring, Myrwhydden sends out a magical construct shaped like Abin Sur to defeat the Green Lantern that currently controls Abin's ring, the Earth-man Hal Jordan
. Jordan defeats the construct.
Jordan questions his ring to learn about Myrwhydden, and has the ring shrink him down until he could enter Myrwhydden's realm. At first Jordan appears helpless against Myrwhdden's magic, but the sorcerer was soon amazed to discover that Jordan could also work magic. Myrwhdden casts a spell that removes all magic from his kingdom, and attempts to kill Jordan with a rock. What Myrwhydden fails to realize that the source of Jordan's "magic" is actually the power ring; as Jordan was inside the power ring, he uses its emerald light to fool the magician. Jordan then uses the ring to remove the power of speech from Myrwhydden, imprisoning him once again.
Over the years Myrwhydden returns several times to face Hal Jordan. He is eventually caught and imprisoned by the Green Lantern's masters, the Guardians, on their planet Oa
. He is still there when the insane Guardian Appa Ali Apsa
began merging minds with the prisoners (Green Lantern vol. 3, #18). Myrwhydden's fate is unrevealed.
DC Universe
The DC Universe is the shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. The fictional characters Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are well-known superheroes from this universe. Note that in context, "DC Universe" is usually used to refer to the main DC continuity...
. He is a foe of the Silver Age
Silver age
A silver age is a name often given to a particular period within a history, typically as a lesser and later successor to a golden age, the metal silver generally being valuable, but less so than gold.-Greek myth:...
Green Lantern
Hal Jordan
Harold "Hal" Jordan is a DC Comics superhero known as Green Lantern, the first human shown to join the Green Lantern Corps and a founding member of the Justice League of America. Jordan is the second DC Comics character to adopt the Green Lantern moniker...
. Myrwhydden first appeared in Green Lantern
Green Lantern
The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...
#26 (January 1964) in a story written by Gardner Fox
Gardner Fox
Gardner Francis Cooper Fox was an American writer best known for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. Comic-book historians estimate that he wrote over 4,000 comics stories....
and drawn by Gil Kane
Gil Kane
Eli Katz who worked under the name Gil Kane and in one instance Scott Edward, was a comic book artist whose career spanned the 1940s to 1990s and every major comics company and character.Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and...
.
Fictional character biography
Mrwhydden was introduced in the story "The World Within the Power Ring!" He is a powerful sorcerer, and originally a foe of Abin SurAbin Sur
Abin Sur is a fictional character and a superhero from the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Showcase #22 : "SOS Green Lantern". He was a member of the Green Lantern Corps and is best known as the predecessor of Green Lantern Hal Jordan, whom Abin Sur's power ring chose as his replacement...
. Abin learns that Myrwhydden has to speak his spells in rhyme, so he uses his power ring to gag the magician's mouth. Abin Sur then shrinks Myrwhydden down to microscopic size and places him inside the power ring.
Many years later (and some time after Abin Sur had died), Myrwhydden discovers that his powers had returned. Unable to leave the ring, Myrwhydden sends out a magical construct shaped like Abin Sur to defeat the Green Lantern that currently controls Abin's ring, the Earth-man Hal Jordan
Hal Jordan
Harold "Hal" Jordan is a DC Comics superhero known as Green Lantern, the first human shown to join the Green Lantern Corps and a founding member of the Justice League of America. Jordan is the second DC Comics character to adopt the Green Lantern moniker...
. Jordan defeats the construct.
Jordan questions his ring to learn about Myrwhydden, and has the ring shrink him down until he could enter Myrwhydden's realm. At first Jordan appears helpless against Myrwhdden's magic, but the sorcerer was soon amazed to discover that Jordan could also work magic. Myrwhdden casts a spell that removes all magic from his kingdom, and attempts to kill Jordan with a rock. What Myrwhydden fails to realize that the source of Jordan's "magic" is actually the power ring; as Jordan was inside the power ring, he uses its emerald light to fool the magician. Jordan then uses the ring to remove the power of speech from Myrwhydden, imprisoning him once again.
Over the years Myrwhydden returns several times to face Hal Jordan. He is eventually caught and imprisoned by the Green Lantern's masters, the Guardians, on their planet Oa
Oa
Oa is a fictional planet that lies at the center of the DC Comics universe. Since its inception, Oa has been the planetary citadel of the Guardians of the Universe and the headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps...
. He is still there when the insane Guardian Appa Ali Apsa
Appa Ali Apsa
Appa Ali Apsa is a fictional character from DC Comics. He first appeared in Green Lantern v2, #76 and was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams.-Fictional character biography:...
began merging minds with the prisoners (Green Lantern vol. 3, #18). Myrwhydden's fate is unrevealed.