 Mystic at the behest of DC Comics' art director Vince Colletta in 1977, and went on to co-create the character with Adams.The suit was subsequently dismissed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on grounds of the Statute of Limitations.Netzer later publicly apologized for the grief caused to Adams by the litigation and acknowledged Adams' sole ownership of the character, while maintaining his claim to initial co-authorship.