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Plastic Man

Patrick “Eel” O’Brian was a crook. He was shot by a security guard during a heist and fell into a vat of acid. He managed to walk away, stumbling his way to a monks’ mountain retreat. The monks healed O’Brian, both in body and mind. When he finished recuperating, Eel discovered he could stretch his body, and form into almost anything. He decided to use his new super powers to fight crime, assisted by his friend Woozy Winks, who also was an ex-con. First, Plastic Man worked with the Mammoth City Police on the condition that he bring Eel O’Brien to justice. Later, Plas and Woozy worked for the FBI. Plastic Man once teamed-up with fellow hero Kid Eternity, along with King Arthur and the Lady of the Lake, to save the legendary sword Excalibur. His enemies included Amorpho, The Black Widow, Concrete, The Crab, Dr. Phobia, Dr. Volt, Eaglebeak, Electra, The Figure, Gargantua,the Granite Lady, The Grasshopper, The Hood, Horseface, Hot Rod, Jets, The King of Zing, Kra Vashnu, The Lava Man, The Lobster, Madame Serpina, Madame Brawn, The Mangler, The Mask, Mr. Aqua, Mr. Green, Mr. Morbid, Mr. Uglee, Penetro, Professor Spindrift, The Purple Viking, The Riverman, Sadly-Sadly, Spadehead, The Sphinx, Stretcho, The Thinker, Thrilla, Yes-Man, and many, many others.
Alias Plastic Man
Real Names/Alt Names Patrick “Eel” O’Brian
Characteristics Hero, FBI, Quality Universe, Rubber Man, Shapeshifter, World War II Era
Creators/Key Contributors Jack Cole
First Appearance Police Comics #1 (Aug. 1941)
First Publisher Quality [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]
Appearance List Police Comics #1-102, Plastic Man #1-64, Hit Comics #32, Plastic Man (I.W., 1963) #11, 16, 18
Sample Read Police Comics (Quality) [DCM] [CB+]
Description Patrick “Eel” O’Brian was a crook. He was shot by a security guard during a heist and fell into a vat of acid. He managed to walk away, stumbling his way to a monks’ mountain retreat. The monks healed O’Brian, both in body and mind. When he finished recuperating, Eel discovered he could stretch his body, and form into almost anything. He decided to use his new super powers to fight crime, assisted by his friend Woozy Winks, who also was an ex-con. First, Plastic Man worked with the Mammoth City Police on the condition that he bring Eel O’Brien to justice. Later, Plas and Woozy worked for the FBI. Plastic Man once teamed-up with fellow hero Kid Eternity, along with King Arthur and the Lady of the Lake, to save the legendary sword Excalibur. His enemies included Amorpho, The Black Widow, Concrete, The Crab, Dr. Phobia, Dr. Volt, Eaglebeak, Electra, The Figure, Gargantua,the Granite Lady, The Grasshopper, The Hood, Horseface, Hot Rod, Jets, The King of Zing, Kra Vashnu, The Lava Man, The Lobster, Madame Serpina, Madame Brawn, The Mangler, The Mask, Mr. Aqua, Mr. Green, Mr. Morbid, Mr. Uglee, Penetro, Professor Spindrift, The Purple Viking, The Riverman, Sadly-Sadly, Spadehead, The Sphinx, Stretcho, The Thinker, Thrilla, Yes-Man, and many, many others.
Source Plastic Man – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki
Police Comics #14 (Dec 1942) | Gill Fox
Police Comics #14 (Dec 1942) | Gill Fox

Plastic Man #33 (Jan 1952) | Jack Cole, Sam Burlockoff, Plastic Man #31 (Sep 1951) | André LeBlanc ?, Plastic Man #36 (July 1952) | Alex Kotzky ?, Police Comics #5 (Dec 1941) | Gill Fox, Police Comics #69 (Aug 1947) | Jack Cole, Police Comics #100 (June 1950) | Jack Cole, Police Comics #49 (Dec 1945) | Jack Cole