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Plastic Man
Plastic Man #17 (May 1949) Cover art by Jack Cole.
Publication information
Publisher	Quality Comics (1941–1956); DC Comics (1957—)
First appearance	Police Comics #1 (August 1941)
Created by	Jack Cole
In story information
Alter ego	Patrick "Eel" O'Brian
Team affiliations	Federal Bureau of Investigations Justice League All-Star Squadron Freedom Fighters
Notable aliases	Ralph Johns
Abilities	Can stretch and shape his highly resilient body into any shape he can imagine, even ones with moving parts. Quality Comics was an American comic book Publishing company that operated from 1939 to 1956 and was an influential creative force in what historians and fans call DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Jack Ralph Cole ( December 14, 1914 - August 13, 1958) was an American Comic book Artist The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics fictional Superhero team that debuted in Justice League of America #193 (August 1981 Immune to telepathy. Possible immortality.

Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a fictional comic-book superhero originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Quality Comics was an American comic book Publishing company that operated from 1939 to 1956 and was an influential creative force in what historians and fans call DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Created by writer-artist Jack Cole, he first appeared in Police Comics #1 (August 1941). Jack Ralph Cole ( December 14, 1914 - August 13, 1958) was an American Comic book Artist In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Police Comics was a Comic book Anthology title published by Quality Comics (under its Imprint "Comic Magazines" from 1941

One of Quality Comics' signature characters during the period historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books, Plastic Man can stretch his body into any imaginable form. The Golden Age of Comic Books was a period in the history of American comic books generally thought as lasting from the 1930s until late 1940s during which Comic books His adventures were known for their quirky, offbeat structure and surreal slapstick humor. Slapstick is a type of Comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense such as a character being hit in the face with When Quality Comics was shut down in 1956, DC Comics acquired many of its characters, integrating Plastic Man into the mainstream DC universe. The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place The character has starred in several short-lived DC series, as well as a Saturday morning cartoon series in the early 1980s. A Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming which was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

Although the character's revival has never been a commercial hit, Plastic Man has been a favorite character of many modern comic book creators, including writer Grant Morrison, who included him in his 1990s revival of the Justice League; Art Spiegelman, who profiled Cole for the New Yorker magazine; painter Alex Ross, who has frequently included him in covers and stories depicting the Justice League; and Frank Miller, who included him in the Justice League in 'All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder' and 'Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again. The Modern Age of Comic Books is an informal name for the period in the history of mainstream American comic books generally considered to last from the mid-1980s until Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Art Spiegelman (born February 15, 1948) is an American Comics artist editor and advocate for the medium of comics best known for his Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American Comic book painter, Illustrator and Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder is an ongoing American Comic book series published by DC Comics. Batman The Dark Knight Strikes Again (also referred to as DK2) is a Batman mini-series by Frank Miller with Lynn '

Contents 1 Publication history 2 Fictional character biography 2.1 Pre-Crisis 2.2 Post-Crisis 2.3 One Year Later and Countdown 3 Powers and abilities 4 Other versions 5 In other media 5.1 Television 5.2 Film 5.3 Magazines 5.4 Action figures 5.5 Video games 6 Jack Cole reprints 7 Footnotes 8 References

Publication history

A creation of Jack Cole, Plastic Man first appeared in Police Comics #1 (August 1941), an issue that also included the debuts of Phantom Lady and the Human Bomb, among others. Jack Ralph Cole ( December 14, 1914 - August 13, 1958) was an American Comic book Artist Phantom Lady is a fictional superheroine, one of the first female superhero characters to debut in the 1940s Golden Age of Comic Books. The Human Bomb is a Fictional Superhero published by DC Comics.

Cole's character, an immediate hit, took over as lead feature with issue #5. He remained there through #102 (October 1950), after which Police Comics became a naturalistic crime-drama title with no superheroes through its final issue, #127 (October 1953). Naturalism is a movement in Theatre, film, and Literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such Concurrent with his Police Comics run, Plastic Man starred in his own 64-issue title. (The first issue carried no cover-date, but was released in 1943; the remainder were cover-dated August 1944 - November 1956. )

Cole's offbeat humor, combined with Plastic Man's ability to take any shape, gave the cartoonist enormous opportunities to experiment with text and graphics in groundbreaking manner — helping to define the medium's visual vocabulary, and making the idiosyncratic character one of the few enduring classics from the Golden Age to modern times. His art was striking for its bright, cartoony quality, with Plastic Man stretching across panels, going around the corner and up the street, wisecracking all the way. Cole's stories were noted for good humor mixed with deadly, albeit slapstick, violence. Slapstick is a type of Comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense such as a character being hit in the face with

By the end of the 1940s, however, the Police and Plastic Man stories were being created entirely by anonymous ghost writers and artists — including Alex Kotzky and John Spranger — despite Cole's name being bannered, and floundered creatively until Quality Comics went out of business in 1956. Alex Kotzky was a cartoonist who for many years drew the comic strip Apartment 3-G. DC Comics acquired its properties, and while not continuing Plastic Man at that time later revived him in various series. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company DC editor Julius Schwartz noted that if he had been aware that Plastic Man was available, Schwartz would have used him as a supporting character in The Flash series rather than the newly created Elongated Man. Julius "Julie" Schwartz ( June 19, 1915 – February 8, 2004) was a Jewish Comic book and Pulp magazine The Elongated Man ( Ralph Dibny) is a fictional Comic book Superhero in the DC universe.

The character has since been intermittently published by DC, beginning with the omnibus special House of Mystery #160. The House of Mystery is the name of several horror-mystery-suspense anthology comic book series A 10-issue solo series quickly followed (December 1966 - June 1968), written by Arnold Drake and drawn by Gil Kane (the premiere issue), followed by Win Mortimer for the bulk of the run and Jack Sparling on the final three issues. Arnold Drake ( March 1, 1924 &ndash March 12, 2007) was an American Comic book Writer and Screenwriter Eli Katz ( April 6, 1926, Riga, Latvia – January 31, 2000, Miami Florida, United States) who James Winslow "Win" Mortimer (born May 1, 1919, Hamilton Ontario, Canada, died January 11, 1998) is a John Edmond "Jack" Sparling ( June 21 1916 - February 15 1997) was a Canadian - American Comics artist He guest-starred in an issue of DC's superhero-humor series The Inferior Five, and teamed with Batman in The Brave and the Bold #76, 95, 123 & 148 (March 1968, May 1971, December 1975, & March 1979)

Most significantly, however, DC reintroduced the startling Cole original to a new generation with the 25-cent giant DC Special #15 (December 1971), reprinting Golden Age stories from Police Comics #1 & 13 and Plastic Man #17, 25 & 26. The Inferior Five (or I5) are a Parody Superhero team that premiered in the DC Comics title Showcase #62 (1966 Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created For the Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album see The Brave and the Bold (album. Cole reprints also sneaked into an issue each of Batman and two of Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen. James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen is a Fictional character, a Photojournalist who appears mainly in DC Comics ’ Superman stories This led to a second 10-issue series, numbered #11-20 (March 1976 - November 1977), drawn by Ramona Fradon and written by Steve Skeates followed by John Albano. Ramona Fradon is an American Comic book and Comic strip artist Steve Skeates is an American Comic book writer for industry leaders DC Comics and Marvel Comics, among others on characters including the John Albano was an American writer who worked in the comics industry Plas afterward starred in the "split book" Adventure Comics, sharing the title with the separate adventures of 1970s Starman and/or Aquaman from #467-478 (Jan. Adventure Comics is a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 Starman is a name used by several different fictional DC Comics Superheroes most prominently Ted Knight and his son Jack. -December 1980). Joe Staton, best-known for drawing Charlton Comics' similarly morphing, humorous hero E-Man, did the art. Joe Staton (born January 19, 1948) is an American illustrator and writer of Comic books. Charlton Comics was an American Comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1986 having begun under a different name in 1944 E-Man is a fictional Comic book Superhero created by Writer Nicola Cuti and Artist Joe Staton for Plastic Man went on to guest-star or appear in short feature runs in several DC comics, and as an occasional member of DC's World War II-era All-Star Squadron. The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics fictional Superhero team that debuted in Justice League of America #193 (August 1981

After the DC Comics miniseries "event" Crisis on Infinite Earths altered or "reset" much of the history of the DC Universe, a four-issue Plastic Man miniseries by writer Phil Foglio and penciler Hilary Barta ran November 1988 - February 1989, to re-introduce "Plas" to the post-Crisis continuity. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place Philip "Phil" Foglio (b 1956 is a Cartoonist and Comic book artist best known for his humorous Science fiction and Fantasy work Hilary Barta is an American Comic book Writer and Artist. Biography Barta was born on June 17, 1957. In Fiction, continuity (also called time-scheme) is consistency of the characteristics of persons plot, objects places and events seen by the reader or

Writer Grant Morrison added Plastic Man to the Justice League of America (JLA) lineup when that superhero-team title was relaunched in 1997, often serving as comic relief. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension In issue #65, writer Joe Kelly revealed that Plastic Man has a 10-year-old son as a result of a fling with a stripper (and additionally that Plas can change color, although with great difficulty). Joe Kelly may refer to Joe Kelly (author Joe Kelly (comics, comic book and animation writer Joe Kelly (racing driver For the racehorse see Exotic Dancer (horse The terms exotic dancer and exotic dance can have different meanings in different The son, Luke McDunnagh, inherited Plastic Man's abilities but has greater control over them. In this issue, Plas convinces Batman to help him prevent the boy from adopting a life of crime. Later, Plas leaves the League and voluntarily undergoes hypnosis to erase his own memory of his life as a superhero in order to be a more responsible father. This was short-lived, as the JLA needed Plastic Man to regain his memories in order to fight a renegade member, Martian Manhunter. Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character

Writer-artist Kyle Baker began a new Plastic Man series that ran 20 issues (February 2004 - January 2006). Kyle Baker (born 1965 in Queens, New York City, United States) is an American Writer and Illustrator of Comic books as It featured humor similar to that of the Golden Age comics, while also satirizing modern comic-book stereotypes, and was generally considered to be "out-of-continuity" due to others appearing in the book (such as the Justice League) behaving humorously out of character at times. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human In this series, Plastic Man gets a girlfriend (FBI Special Agent Morgan, revealed as the surgically altered fiancee that Plas's alter ego had left in the 1940s comics) and adopts a gothic teenage daughter, (Edwina). The goth subculture is a contemporary Subculture found in many countries Plastic Man won the 2004 Eisner Award for Best New Series. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner

Fictional character biography

Pre-Crisis

Plastic Man had been a crook named Patrick "Eel" O'Brian. Orphaned at age 10 and forced to live on the streets, he fell into a life of crime. As an adult, he became part of a burglary ring, specializing as a safecracker. During a late-night heist at the Crawford Chemical Works, he and his three fellow gangmembers were surprised by a night watchman. During the gang's escape, Eel was shot in the shoulder and doused with a large drum of unidentified acid. He escaped to the street only to discover that his gang had driven off without him.

Fleeing on foot and suffering increasing disorientation from the gunshot wound and the exposure to the acid, Eel eventually passed out on the foothills of a mountain near the city. He awoke to find himself in a bed in a mountain retreat, being tended to by a monk who had discovered him unconscious that morning. This monk, sensing a capacity for great good in O'Brien, turned away police officers who had trailed Eel to the monastery. This act of faith and kindness – combined with the realization that his gang had left him to be captured without a moment's hesitation – fanned Eel's longstanding dissatisfaction with his criminal life and his desire to reform.

During his short convalescence at the monastery, he discovered that the acid had entered his bloodstream and caused a radical physical change. His body now had all of the properties of rubber, allowing him to stretch, bounce, and mold himself into any shape. He immediately determined to use his new abilities on the side of law and order, donning a red, black and yellow (later red and yellow) rubber costume and capturing criminals as Plastic Man. He concealed his true identity with a pair of white goggles and by re-molding his face. As O'Brian, he maintained his career and connections with the underworld as a means of gathering information on criminal activity.

Plastic Man soon acquired comedic sidekick Woozy Winks, who was originally magically enchanted so that nature itself would protect him from harm. SideKick was an early Personal Information Manager (PIM Software application by Borland launched in 1983 under Philippe Kahn Wolfgang "Woozy" Winks is a Fictional supporting character in comic books published by Quality Comics, and later DC Comics. That eventually was forgotten and Woozy became simply a dumb but loyal friend of Plastic Man.

In his original Golden Age/Quality Comics incarnation, Plastic Man eventually became a member of the city police force and then the FBI. By the time he became a federal officer, he had nearly completely abandoned his Eel O'Brian identity.

The star of the Silver Age run of Plastic Man was the son of the original, who as a toddler had accidentally drunk a souvenir bottle of the same acid that had given Eel O'Brian his powers. Other Silver and Bronze-age versions appear to carry the same identity and origin as the Golden Age original. The Plastic Man who interacted with the Inferior Five was later identified as residing on Earth-Twelve. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics. A subsequent version appearing with Batman in Brave and the Bold and Justice League of America was identified as residing on Earth-One. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Afterwards, the original Quality Comics version was specified as being a member of the All-Star Squadron and Freedom Fighters, originally of Earth-Two and later moving to Earth-X. This version died during an extended period of World War II while on the latter world. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Post-Crisis

In the 1988-1989 Plastic Man miniseries, the monks and their good example were eliminated from Plastic Man's origin. Instead, Eel O'Brian, abandoned by his criminal gang after being shot and exposed to the chemical, wandered the streets as his new powers developed, frightening others and bringing the police and National Guard down on him as a dangerous monster. Eel was at first oblivious of the changes to his body, but after realizing that he was the monster everyone was going on about, he used his new abilities to escape his pursuers. He soon became so despondent over his new condition, and people's disgusted reaction to his floppy Silly Putty-like body, that he attempted suicide by jumping off a bridge. He was interrupted by Woozy Winks, a former mental patient kicked out of an institution due to lack of funding (or as Woozy put it, "something called Reaganomics"), who desired nothing more than to return to the warm safety of a straitjacket and padded room. Reaganomics (a portmanteau of "Reagan" and "economics" refers to the Economic policies promoted by United States President Ronald Eel and Woozy decided to work together and capitalize on Eel's new powers to make their fortunes (Eel wanting to get rich quick, Woozy just wanting his "old room" back), but couldn't decide whether there was more money in crime or crime-fighting, and so flipped a coin to choose. Eel ended up with the name "Plastic Man" after a reporter misinterpreted his first choice, "Elastic Man", and with Woozy set up a detective agency in New York City and had various misadventures.

The miniseries also established that the exposure to the chemical had affected Eel's brain, causing him to see his world in cartoon-like dimensions.

During this time, he fathered a son during a brief fling with a stripper called Angel, but he ran from the responsibility of being a father, although he remains unsure whether it was because he will always be a lowlife or simply because he feared being the same kind of father that he'd had while growing up. After some time, he was recommended for membership in the Justice League by Batman, and, despite his generally comic attitude, proved to be a valuable member of the team; he even formed a certain friendship with fellow League member Steel, playing a crucial role in defeating foes such as the Queen Bee using the Queen's inability to see red against her. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Dr John Henry Irons is the third hero known as Steel, a fictional Superhero in the DC Universe. Queen Bee is the name of four different DC Comics Supervillains History Zazzala The leader of the hiveworld Korll Zazzala lives only

The retcon that Plastic Man was initially a superhero for money has affected his character development post-Crisis, notably in a JLA storyline where he, along with other Justice League members, was physically separated into two people due to the actions of the alien race known as the Cathexis: his "civilian" identity and his superhero persona. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction The Cathexis are a race of sixth-dimensional beings from the DC Universe. While Plastic Man devolved from a person with a sense of humor into a constantly wisecracking and almost ineffectual idiot, the "normal" Eel O'Brian struggled with the criminal tendencies he had suppressed as he had become comfortable with his role as a superhero, and wondered if he had actually changed for the better or if it had all been part of the superhero "act". Ultimately, Eel became the driving force behind the other transformed Leaguers banding together to re-join with their superheroic selves, although he was forced to beat up Bruce Wayne in order to make him realize what was happening to him. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created

After the "Our Worlds at War" crossover, the Justice Leaguers are sent back in time to ancient Atlantis before its initial sinking into the ocean. Though the Leaguers were killed in battle, they were brought back to life in modern times thanks to Manitou Raven's magical powers and Kyle Rayner's Oan power ring, which had preserved the Leaguers' souls. Manitou Raven is a Fictional character and Superhero from DC Comics. Kyle Rayner is a Fictional character, a Superhero from the DC Comics universe, known for most of his publication history as Green Lantern Oa is a Fictional planet that lies at the center of the DC Comics universe. This article is about the Green Lantern Corps weapon For the comic book characters see Power Ring (character. Absent from this battle was Plastic Man, who had been torn apart and his pieces spread throughout the seas. After reassembling him, Eel declared that he had been conscious throughout the thousands of years of formlessness, and immediately removed himself from the team.

Sometime afterward, Eel has himself hypnotized so that he does not remember that he and his son have superpowers. His time as a dedicated father is cut short when Martian Manhunter evolves into the fiery being Fernus, and Batman and Eel's son convinces Eel that he is the only person who can counter the telepath Fernus and save the world, with the revelation that Plastic Man's brain is as inorganic as his form and cannot be controlled telepathically. Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created

One Year Later and Countdown

In the "One Year Later" DC Comics crossover storyline that followed the "Infinite Crisis" crossover, a young man with similar appearance and powers as Plastic Man appears briefly in the superteam series Teen Titans Vol. A fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete Fictional characters, settings or universes into the context of a single Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. 3, #34. The character wears a white costume with red goggles, similar to that of Offspring, Plastic Man's son in the earlier DC miniseries The Kingdom. Offspring is a fictional Comic book Superhero in the DC universe. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes While the Teen Titans story itself does not identify the character, page two of a published script purporting to be writer Geoff Johns' specifies it is "Plastic Man’s son, Offspring". Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for ^[1] Plastic Man's son is also shown in costume, and identified as Offspring, in 52 Week 35 when he is injured while rescuing a number of the depowered Everyman heroes. In Countdown To Mystery #1, Plastic Man is seduced by Eclipso, being made to believe he is a joke among his fellow heroes, and the only way for him to get some respect is through Eclipso. Eclipso is a Fictional character, a Supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. He is later freed of this corruption by Bruce Gordon. Plastic Man makes his next appearance within the pages of Green Arrow/Black Canary #8, having been freed from a stasis tube by Green Arrow.

Powers and abilities

Plastic Man's powers are derived from an accident in which his body was bathed in an unknown industrial chemical mixture that also entered into his bloodstream through a gunshot wound. This caused a body-wide mutagenic process that transformed his physiology.

Plastic Man can stretch his limbs and body to superhuman shapes, lengths and sizes, with flexibility and coordination extraordinarily beyond the natural limits of the human body. He can become entirely flat so that he can slip under a door, use his fingers to pick conventional locks, pose as inanimate objects such as vehicles or pieces of furniture, and disguise himself by changing the shape of his face. There is no known limit to how far he can stretch his body. The only limitation he has relates to color, which he cannot change without intense concentration, so he is usually limited to his trademark color scheme of red, yellow, black, and caucasian flesh-colored. Despite this limit he has managed to pull off some convincing disguises in his time, such as when he posed as the Flash and even disguised himself as Big Barda's dress and Batman's utility belt. Big Barda is a fictional Superhero and New God in the DC Comics universe.

Unlike other elastic heroes such as Mr. Fantastic or the Elongated Man (who retain their human physiology while elastic), Plastic Man's body is human in basic shape only. Mr Fantastic ( Reed Richards) is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Superhero and a member of the Fantastic Four. The Elongated Man ( Ralph Dibny) is a fictional Comic book Superhero in the DC universe. He appears to have no circulatory system or internal organs or even any cellular differentiation whatsoever. When his body is sliced or broken into pieces, there's no bleeding, and the exposed edges appear to have the same uniform pink color as his skin, as though his body has been molded out of rubber. This lack of differentiation extends to body functions as well. When Plastic Man's head was blasted into smithereens, for example, he simply molded another one in its place, explaining that it was fortunate that his brain wasn't anywhere near his head at the time.

He also isn't limited to contiguous, closed shapes as Mr. Fantastic or Elongated Man are. Mr Fantastic ( Reed Richards) is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Superhero and a member of the Fantastic Four. The Elongated Man ( Ralph Dibny) is a fictional Comic book Superhero in the DC universe. He can open holes through his body (becoming a true toroid or a net, for example) and can even turn himself into simple machines with real, moving parts (such as a cart with wheels that turn independently of the rest of his body). Plastic Man has become so adept at molding himself to mimic inanimate objects that people can closely interact with him in these transformed shapes without suspecting that there's anything extraordinary about the chair they're sitting on or the mailbox they've just dropped a parcel into, apart from its red, yellow and pink color scheme.

Plastic Man is so comfortable and casual with his abilities that he is practically never seen in a normal human shape. He also keeps his bare feet molded into the shape of smooth boots, without any toes or arches.

Having no organic brain, he is not vulnerable to telepathy^[2] and naturally he can recover instantly from transformation attacks, e. g. being turned into an animal. ^[3] His few vulnerabilities are associated with how closely his body resembles common rubber. He can be incapacitated by melting him into goo, freezing his body and shattering it, compressing him into a tiny confined shape, or rapidly stretching him past a point where he can readily reform himself, for example.

For the most part, however, Plastic Man's powers extraordinarily augment his durability. For all practical purposes, he is indestructible. He is able to withstand corrosives, punctures and concussions without sustaining injury (although he can be momentarily stunned). He is resistant to high velocities that would kill an ordinary person, as well as to blasts from energy weapons. On various occasions he has survived being melted down,^[4] turned into stone,^[5] frozen solid,^[6] and shattered into pieces, although some of these attacks do incapacitate him to the extent that he will need reassembling by his teammates. Most notably, in the JLA arc "The Obsidian Age", Plastic Man journeys into the past where he is scattered into separate molecules at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. He survives being disembodied like this for 3,000 years before the modern day Justice League reassembles him. While the experience is traumatizing, nearly driving him insane, Plastic Man eventually makes a full recovery and returns to duty just as before, indicating that in addition to everything else, he is also virtually immortal.

While he has no real brain, Plastic Man has been able to alter his consciousness. After the events of the Obsidian Age, he decides to retire and spend time with his son. When Batman comes looking for him to help defeat a rogue Martian, Fernus the Burning, he discovers something amazing. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character Plastic Man's son tells Batman that he went away for a day and came back with no memory of ever being a superhero. Only at the sight of his son posing as Plastic Man with his own shape-shifting abilities is his memory restored.

In Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Batman states that Plastic Man could kill him easily, and that there's no limit to what he can do beyond his imagination. Batman The Dark Knight Strikes Again (also referred to as DK2) is a Batman mini-series by Frank Miller with Lynn Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created

Before gaining his powers, Plastic Man was once a very talented professional thief. Although no longer a criminal, he has insight into their mindset, enabling him to be an effective sleuth.

Other versions

In Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again (2001—2002), Frank Miller's miniseries now set on DC's new Earth-31, Plastic Man was betrayed and locked in Arkham Asylum for years with his body forced into a perpetual egg-like shape (referencing a container of Silly Putty) by a pressurizing machine. Batman The Dark Knight Strikes Again (also referred to as DK2) is a Batman mini-series by Frank Miller with Lynn Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark The Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane is a Fictional setting a Psychiatric hospital in the DC Comics Universe, usually in stories featuring Silly Putty (originally called Nutty Putty, and also marketing by other companies as Thinking Putty, Bouncing Putty) is the Crayola owned trademark The imprisonment and confinement drove him insane, and upon his release he lashed out at those around him. He fights Elongated Man, having the upper hand until Batman brings Plastic Man to his senses with a punch to the face. Batman declares that Plastic Man is the single most powerful superhero — presumably even more so than Superman and Captain Marvel, who also appear in the book. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Captain Marvel is a fictional Comic book Superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and later by DC Comics. Carrie Kelly (as Catgirl) describes him as being: "Immeasurably powerful. Caroline Keene "Carrie" Kelly is a Fictional character from Frank Miller 's Graphic novels Batman The Dark Knight Returns Absolutely nuts. " In this continuity, he appears with silver hair and the occasional wrinkle.

In the Tangent Comics imprint, set on the alternate-universe Earth-9, Plastic Man is a member of the Secret Six. Tangent Comics was a DC Comics Imprint created in 1997-1998 developed from ideas created by Dan Jurgens. In the Publishing Industry, an imprint can refer to two different things It can mean a Brand name under which a work is published The Secret Six is the name of three distinct Fictional Comic book teams in the DC Comics universe, plus an alternate universe's fourth He is scientist Gunther Ganz, whose consciousness has been transferred to a "living polymer".

A pre-Plastic Man Eel O'Brian appears in Batman Adventures #6 and 8 as a member of a crime gang lead by the Black Mask. The Batman Adventures is a DC Comic book series featuring Batman. Black Mask, aka Roman Sionis, is a Fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He is also a source of information for Matches Malone.

In other media

Television

• The character's made a guest appearance on the television series Super Friends and also appeared in some of the merchandise associated with the show. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Super Friends is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part ^[7]
• And then starred in the spin-off series The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, in which he was given a bumbling Hawaiian sidekick, Hula-Hula; a blonde-bombshell girlfriend, Penny, whom he later married; and later their son, Baby Plas. The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show was a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Ruby-Spears Productions from 1979 to 1981; it was
• Plastic Man was briefly mentioned by the Green Lantern and Elongated Man in the episode "The Greatest Story Never Told" of the Justice League Unlimited animated series, but did not appear on the show. John Stewart is a Fictional Superhero, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. The Elongated Man ( Ralph Dibny) is a fictional Comic book Superhero in the DC universe. Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on
• Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network created a television pilot in 2006, produced by Andy Suriano and Tom Kenny, Kenny also provided the voice for Plastic Man. Warner Bros Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series. Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962, in East Syracuse New York) is an American Voice actor and Comedian perhaps best ^[8] Cartoon Network has never aired the pilot.
• Plastic Man appeared in the Robot Chicken episode "Anne Marie's Pride" voiced by Seth Green. Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Seth Benjamin Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American Actor, Comedian, Voice actor, and Television producer After Stretch Armstrong's corn syrup has splattered over his family after a corn syrup transplant, his wife later married Plastic Man whom Stretch Armstrong Jr. wouldn't take the place of his father.

Film

Filmmakers Andy and Larry Wachowski wrote a Plastic Man screenplay read and reported on by script reader and Yahoo! columnist Greg Dean Schmitz in June 2003. Biography Andy and Larry Wachowski were born to a Polish-American family in Chicago. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. were involved at the time. Amblin Entertainment' is an American film and television Production company founded by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and ^[9]

Magazines

The April 19, 1999, issue of The New Yorker features Plastic Man on the cover gawking at a Picasso painting. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973 This issue ran a biography of Jack Cole by Art Spiegelman, which two years later would comprise much of the text in his and Chip Kidd's book Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to their Limits. Art Spiegelman (born February 15, 1948) is an American Comics artist editor and advocate for the medium of comics best known for his Chip Kidd (born September 12 1964 is an American Author, editor, and Graphic designer, best known for his innovative book covers

Action figures

There have been several versions of Plastic Man immortalized in plastic. In 1980 he was made into a stretch figure for the Mego Corporation Elastic Superheroes line. The Mego Corporation was a Toy company that dominated the action figure toy market during most of the 1970s He was a part of Kenner's Super Powers action figure line in 1986. This article is about the toy company For the city see Kenner Louisiana. In 1998, Plastic Man was included in Hasbro's line based on the JLA comic book. Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. When DC Comics started its own toy company, DC Direct, in 1999, Plastic Man was one of its first action figures made. DC Direct is the exclusive collectibles division of DC Comics, the Time Warner Subsidiary that publishes Comic books and licenses characters A second figure, this time an interpretation of the character based on the art of Alex Ross, was released by DC Direct in May 2006. Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American Comic book painter, Illustrator and

Video games

In the video game Justice League Heroes, while fighting through the Watchtower, a voice comes over the intercom saying there is a message from Plastic Man. Justice League Heroes is a console video game for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable systems The Watchtower is the name of various bases used by the Justice League of America in DC Comics and various other media His message (interpreted by the computer) is that he has forgotten his keys.

Jack Cole reprints

DC Comics unless otherwise noted.

• The Great Comic Book Heroes, by Jules Feiffer (Dial Press, 1965)

"The Origin of Plastic Man" a. Jules Ralph Feiffer (born) is an American syndicated comic-strip Cartoonist and Author. k. a. "Eeyow! It's Plastic Man!" — Police Comics #1 (August 1941)

• Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza Books, 1971)

"The Granite Lady" — Police Comics #51, February 1946

• DC Special #15 (December 1971)

"The Origin of Plastic Man" a. k. a. "Eeyow! It's Plastic Man!" — Police Comics #1 (August 1941)

"The Man Who Can't Be Harmed" — Police Comics #13 (November 1942)

"Plastic Man Products" — Plastic Man #17 (May 1949)

"The Private Detecitve" (Starring Woozy Winks) — Plastic Man #26 (November 1950)

"The Magic Cup" — Plastic Man #25 (September 1950)

• Batman #238 (January 1972)
• Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #149-150 (May-June 1972)
• A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics (Smithsonian Institution / Harry N. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen is a Fictional character, a Photojournalist who appears mainly in DC Comics ’ Superman stories Abrams, 1981)

"The Origin of Plastic Man" a. k. a. "Eeyow! It's Plastic Man!" — Police Comics #1 (August 1941)

"The Man Who Can't Be Harmed" — Police Comics #13 (November 1942) which has the First appearance of sidekick Woozy Winks

• Plastic Man 80-Page Giant #1 DC (January 2004)
• Plastic Man Archives

Volume 1, ISBN 1-56389-468-8 — Police Comics #1-20

Volume 2, ISBN 1-56389-621-4 — Police Comics #21-30 and Plastic Man #1

Volume 3, ISBN 1-56389-847-0 — Police Comics #31-39 and Plastic Man #2

Volume 4, ISBN 1-56389-835-7 — Police Comics #40-49 and Plastic Man #3

Volume 5, ISBN 1-56389-986-8 — Police Comics #50-58 and Plastic Man #4

Volume 6, ISBN 1-4012-0154-7 — Police Comics #59-65 and Plastic Man #5-6

Volume 7, ISBN 1-4012-0410-4 — Police Comics #66-71 and Plastic Man #7-8

Volume 8, ISBN 1-4012-0777-4 — Police Comics #72-77 and Plastic Man #9-10

Footnotes

References

• Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to their Limits, by Art Spiegelman and Chip Kidd (Chronicle Books, 2001) ISBN 0-8118-3179-5
• "Jack Cole: A Life in Four Colors" by Donald Swan
• Lambiek Comiclopedia: Jack Cole
• Index of the Earth-12 and Earth-1 adventures of Plastic Man
• The Grand Comics Database
• Plastic Man's secret origin on dccomics.com

Art Spiegelman (born February 15, 1948) is an American Comics artist editor and advocate for the medium of comics best known for his Chip Kidd (born September 12 1964 is an American Author, editor, and Graphic designer, best known for his innovative book covers

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