Who Is Little Mermaid? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Little Mermaid is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Ulla Paske, with over 32 comic issue appearances. Little Mermaid was created by Nicholas Pascale. The script writer Nelson Bridwell gave her the name Ulla Paske, the Danish equivalent of Nicole Paschal, as an honor to Nicholas. She had a father from Poseidon, a legged man, but was raised by her Atlantean mother who had a tail.

Who is Little Mermaid?

Origin Ulla was born in the undersea continent of Atlantis to a mermaid mother from Tritonis the sister city of Atlantis and home to the Mer-People. The city is ruled by King Iqula and Queen Sona . Her father was a legged denizen from Poseidonis, the capital of Atlantis and seat of the royal family. A mutant, Ulla could change her legs to a fish tail and fly above the water, but could only survive underwater for thirty hours at a time. Due to this limitation, Ulla was raised on land in Denmark by her adoptive parents. Creation Little Mermaid was created by Nicholas Pascale. The script writer Nelson Bridwell gave her the name Ulla Paske, the Danish equivalent of Nicole Paschal, as an honor to Nicholas. Her first appearance was in Super Friends #9 - Three Ways to Kill a World published in December 1977.

Key facts

Little Mermaid is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Three Ways to Kill a World". The character is published by DC Comics. With 32 recorded issue appearances, Little Mermaid ranks among the most featured characters in comics.