Amorpho was an alien shapeshifter who crash-landed on Earth. It tried duplicating a squirrel and a dog before realizing humans were the planet’s dominant species. Amorpho became an exact duplicate of the first human it came across: Woozy Winks. After taking human form, Amorpho stumbled upon a salt factory. To maintain a solid form, it preceded to eat as much salt as possible. The following day, Plastic Man and Woozy Winks were informed by the chief that someone broke into a salt factory the night before. Once at the scene of the crime, Woozy was blamed for the break-in and thrown in jail. Plastic Man tried to prove his friend’s innocence. Meanwhile, Amorpho decided to ditch his Woozy form for a bag of salt, since it observed humans pouring salt into the bag. However, a walking and talking salt bag drew attention from the police and Plastic Man. Returning to the factory, Plastic Man finds the alien in the basement, but after a brief confrontation Amorpho blended disguised himself as a shovel. Alone again, Amorpho becomes a duplicate of Plastic Man. Plastic Man confronts the doppelganger at a construction site as it gorged on stolen salt. They fight, but the alien surrendered after being tied around a girder. Amorpho was then sent back to the stars in his rocket, since no Earthly prison could contain him. Woozy and Plastic Man were cleared of all charges.
| Alias Amorpho |
| Real Names/Alt Names Unknown |
| Characteristics Villain, Quality Universe, Extra-terrestrial, Monster Mash, Rubber Man, Shapeshifter, Atomic Age, Juvenile |
| Creators/Key Contributors Jack Cole |
| First Appearance Plastic Man #21 (January 1950) |
| First Publisher Quality [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
| Appearance List Plastic Man #21 |
| Sample Read Plastic Man (Quality) [DCM] [CB+] |
| Description Amorpho was an alien shapeshifter who crash-landed on Earth. It tried duplicating a squirrel and a dog before realizing humans were the planet’s dominant species. Amorpho became an exact duplicate of the first human it came across: Woozy Winks. After taking human form, Amorpho stumbled upon a salt factory. To maintain a solid form, it preceded to eat as much salt as possible. The following day, Plastic Man and Woozy Winks were informed by the chief that someone broke into a salt factory the night before. Once at the scene of the crime, Woozy was blamed for the break-in and thrown in jail. Plastic Man tried to prove his friend’s innocence. Meanwhile, Amorpho decided to ditch his Woozy form for a bag of salt, since it observed humans pouring salt into the bag. However, a walking and talking salt bag drew attention from the police and Plastic Man. Returning to the factory, Plastic Man finds the alien in the basement, but after a brief confrontation Amorpho blended disguised himself as a shovel. Alone again, Amorpho becomes a duplicate of Plastic Man. Plastic Man confronts the doppelganger at a construction site as it gorged on stolen salt. They fight, but the alien surrendered after being tied around a girder. Amorpho was then sent back to the stars in his rocket, since no Earthly prison could contain him. Woozy and Plastic Man were cleared of all charges. |
| Source Amorpho – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |
