Ms. Mystic
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| Ms. Mystic | |
 Cover to Ms. Mystic #1 (October 1982). Art by Neal Adams. |
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| Publisher | Pacific Comics, Continuity Comics |
| First appearance | Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers #3 (March 1982) |
| Created by | Neal Adams |
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| Alter ego | Unknown |
| Team affiliations | Urth 4 |
| Abilities | Spellcasting, flight, ability to summon mystical sword of light, elemental powers |
Ms. Mystic is a fictional comic book superheroine created by popular illustrator Neal Adams, with an assist from artist Michael Netzer. The comic was notorious for being late, having nine issues published sporadically from 1982-1994. Her first appearance was in Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers #3 (March 1982), published by Pacific Comics. After Pacific published two issues, the character was published by the now-defunct 1980s publisher Continuity Comics.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Ms. Mystic is a genuine witch who was burned at the stake during the Salem witch trials (1692-1695). Her soul transferred to another plane, and returned to Earth in the modern world. She is strongly concerned with environmental issues. Mystic has long white hair down to her ankles, wears a set of golden spirals in her hair which resemble the insect-antenna of faeries, and her costume is basically a black spandex catsuit created with Zip-A-Tone.
[edit] Powers and abilities
Ms. Mystic is a magician; her ability to wield magic also gives her the power of flight, the ability to summon a sword of light, and undefined "Elemental powers."
She can also call upon Mother Nature for assistance. Ms. Mystic once called upon Mother Nature for help, and she responded by creating the superhero team Urth 4. Urth 4 are strongly influenced by the Fantastic Four: a group of four superheroes based on the four classical Greek elements.
[edit] Controversy over credits
At one point comics artist Michael Netzer claimed that he co-created the character of Ms. Mystic with Neal Adams, and sued Adams for credit.[1] He subsequently dropped the suit and publicly apologized to Adams, giving him sole credit for the character.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Blood which Flows from the Heart is an essay by Michael Netzer in which he states that he and Neal Adams jointly created a character who Adams eventually used as the springboard for Ms. Mystic.
- ^ [1] Netzer's open letter of apology to Neal Adams for the lawsuit.
[edit] References
- Ms. Mystic page includes cover images and short descriptions of every Ms. Mystic appearance.
- Ms. Mystic page at internationalhero.co.uk provides an image and brief overview of the character.
- Ms. Mystic bibliography at Continuity Comics
