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Karate Kid
Karate Kid
	Myg as depicted in Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #3 (July 1988). Art by Greg LaRocque.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #13 (August 1985)
Created by	Paul Levitz; Steve Lightle; Larry Mahlstedt
In-story information
Alter ego	Myg
Species	Human
Place of origin	Lythyl (31st century)
Team affiliations	Legion of Super-Heroes; Legion of Substitute Heroes
Abilities	Martial arts mastery; Superhuman physical abilities;

Myg is a superhero in the future of the DC Comics universe. He is a master of every form of martial arts to have been developed by the 30th and 31st centuries. Following in the footsteps of Val Armorr, he became the second individual to assume the identity Karate Kid, and briefly served as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

Fictional character biography

Myg is a member of the ruling council of the planet Lythyl who Timber Wolf chooses to succeed Val Armorr as Karate Kid.^[1]^[2] He subsequently enrolls in The Legion Academy and joins the Legion of Substitute Heroes.^[3]

At some point, Myg joins the Legion of Super-Heroes.^[4]^[5] He becomes disillusioned by the discord between the Legionnaires, particularly Shrinking Violet and Chameleon Girl.^[6] Years later, Myg becomes Lythyl's representative in the United Planets before Radiation Roy kills him.^[7]

Powers and abilities

Like his predecessor Val Armorr, Myg is a master of every documented form of martial arts. He can sense the weakest spot in an object and damage durable materials such as metal and stone with a single blow.

References

^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #13 (August 1985)
^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #15 (October 1985)
^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) Annual #3 (1987)
^ Myg’s status as a one-time Legionnaire was confirmed in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1 (October 2008).
^ During the "Five Years Later" period of the Legion's original continuity, Earth fell under the covert control of the Dominators, and withdrew from the United Planets. At that time, Myg served as a member of the Legion, as noted in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #40 (February 1993).
^ As revealed in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #304-305 (October–November 1983), Chameleon Girl was once duped into masquerading as Shrinking Violet, who had been kidnapped by Imskian terrorists.
^ Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3 (April 2009)