Amethyst, Princess of Gem World

Amethyst
Cover to Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (vol. 1) #6 (October 1983)
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 1) #298 (April 1983)
Created by	Dan Mishkin (writer) Gary Cohn (writer) Ernie Colón (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Amy Winston
Species	Homo magi
Place of origin	Gemworld
Team affiliations	House of Amethyst Lords of Order Justice League Dark
Notable aliases	Princess of Gemworld, Amy Winston, Lord of Order
Abilities	Magic

Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld is a comic book series published by DC Comics in the 1980s. The series tells the story of a teenage girl named Amy Winston who discovers that she is the orphaned princess of the magical Gemworld. Amy learns that an evil ruler called Dark Opal is out to destroy her and travels to Gemworld to overthrow him.

Amethyst's premise was initially pitched to DC comics under the title Changeling, as its main character was left on earth as an infant. This name, however, was then in use by another DC teen hero, Beast Boy. Dan Mishkin decided on "Amethyst" as a replacement, which in turn inspired the jewel-themed naming of other characters in the series and nature of Gemworld as a whole.

Amethyst first appeared as a special insert in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #298 (April 1983). Her original story began shortly afterward in the twelve-issue Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld limited series in 1983, written and created by Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn with Ernie Colón as the artist. The initial 12-issue limited series (identified by DC Comics as a "maxi-series") establishes Gemworld, Amethyst's identity, and introduces several of her recurring villains. The limited series was followed by a 1984 annual and a sixteen-issue ongoing series. The ongoing series was followed by the 1986 Amethyst Special one-shot and a four-issue limited series that ended the character's adventures (pencilled by Esteban Maroto). There was also a one-shot with Superman in DC Comics Presents #63 (Nov. 1983).

The character re-emerged in 2005 after 18 years of sporadic appearances, in the Infinite Crisis mini-series. In June 2012 it was announced that Amethyst would make her debut in the rebooted The New 52 DC Universe as the main character of the new Sword of Sorcery. This lasted until May 2013, when Sword of Sorcery was cancelled.