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_-_circa_2017).png) Magpie, from the cover ofBatgirl (vol. 5) #8 (February2017) Art by Christian Wildgoose | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Man of Steel #3 (November1986) |
| Created by | John Byrne |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Margaret Pye |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Black Lantern Corps Suicide Squad |
| Abilities | Hand-to-hand combat Fingernail extending |
Magpie (Margaret "Mag"Pye) is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. She was created byJohn Byrne, and first appeared inThe Man of Steel #3 (November 1986).[1]
The character has been portrayed inlive-action by Sarah Schenkkan in thefinal season ofGotham,Rachel Matthews in thefirst season of theArrowverse seriesBatwoman, and Marié Botha inThe Penguin.
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Magpie is a jewel thief who specifically targets jewels named after birds and then replaces them with booby-trapped replicas.[2] Taking a job as a museumcurator, Pye is slowly driven mad surrounded by the beautiful things that she loves but can never own. She was notable in Post-Crisis continuity as the first villain who was defeated bySuperman andBatman working together, Superman having visited Gotham to "apprehend" Batman before Batman's demonstration of his skills while tracking Magpie convinced Superman that Gotham needed someone like Batman to protect it.[3]
Some time after during the events ofLegends, Pye is released on an insanity plea and goes on another rampage, before eventually being stopped by Batman andJason Todd.[4]
Magpie disappears for a length of time, until it is revealed that she isPoison Ivy's cellmate atArkham Asylum.[5]
Shortly thereafter, she is murdered by theTally Man II, along withOrca, theVentriloquist and Scarface and theKGBeast, villains working for thePenguin. Ultimately, her death was part of a revenge scheme by the criminal known as theGreat White Shark.[6]
During the "Blackest Night" storyline, Magpie is revived as aBlack Lantern.[7]
In 2011, DC Comics rebooted the DC Universe through "The New 52". During the "Forever Evil" storyline, Magpie appears as a member of theSecret Society of Super Villains whichOutsider set up on behalf of theCrime Syndicate of America.[8]
In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to theNew 52. Magpie is one of the villains taken down by Batman and Catwoman after he takes her along with him on an average night of his job and fought Batgirl in her quest for justice.[9] She has also had a run-in with theFlash andIris West after they were undercover as supervillains in the nation of Zandia, which serves as a haven for criminals like her.[10]
When atBelle Reve, Magpie joined theSuicide Squad. On her only mission, she and the Suicide Squad were sent to fight Revolutionaries before being killed by Thylacine.[11]
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Magpie is an expert at hand-to-hand combat. Later appearances showed her with the ability to extend her fingernails into claws.
Magpie is an expert at creating gadgetry that resembles the items that she stole. She also makes use of weapons that are explosive, can emit airborne toxins, or shoot razor blades.
An unrelated Magpie,Merg Gaterra, is an alien thief and enemy of theLegion of Super-Heroes.[12]
Magpie appears in theBatman: Li'l Gotham comics.
Magpie makes a minor non-speaking appearance inThe Lego Batman Movie.[18]
Magpie appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[19]
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