Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld
Amethyst as depicted in Young Justice vol. 3 #1 (March 2019). Art by Amy Reeder.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Legion of Super-Heroes #298 (April 1983)
Created by	Dan Mishkin Gary Cohn Ernie Colón
In-story information
Alter ego	Amy Winston (current) Amaya (Post-Flashpoint; later changed in DC Rebirth)
Species	Cosmic entity (original) Homo magi (current)
Place of origin	Gemworld
Team affiliations	House of Amethyst Lords of Order Justice League Dark Young Justice
Notable aliases	Princess of Gemworld
Abilities	(Both): Magic Crystal Empowerment Crystal Manipulation Crystal Generation Spell Casting Eldritch Blasts Conjuration Reanimation Summoning Scrying Binding Enchantments Elemental Control Energy Manipulation Energy Construct Creation Matter Transmutation Atmokinesis Photokinesis Telekiensis Telepathy Teleportation Dimensional Rulership Reality Alteration Weapon proficiency

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld is a superhero published in American comic books created by DC Comics. Created by writers Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn and artist Ernie Colón, she debuted in The Legion of Superheroes #298 in April 1983.^[1]

Born into the Amethyst royal family of Gemworld, a fictional dimension full of magic and magical creatures, her parents were killed shortly after her birth by her future archenemy, Dark Opal. She is hidden on Earth by a witch and is adopted into a family, given the name Amy Winston. Eventually, she travels to Gemworld on her thirteenth birthday, learning of her heritage and became Gemworld's chief protector by opposing the Lords of Chaos and their agents, including Dark Opal. After the events of Flashpoint, the character was retroactively rebooted, having first been raised by her mother Graciel to help eventually liberate Gemworld from a tyrannical ruler. Her given birth name is Amaya while her human identity is Amy Winston. After DC Rebirth, the character's original origin is restored, albeit without significant connection to the Lords of Chaos and Order.

The character has received several media adaptations, having been featured in a short animation series featured on the DC Nation block on Cartoon Network.