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Alter Ego: Patrick "Eel" O'Brian
Occupation: Law Enforcement Agent, Private Detective, Professional Crimefighter
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Angel McDunnagh (girlfriend); Luke McDunnagh (son)
Group Affiliation: formerly All-Star Squadron, formerly Freedom Fighters, formerly FBI, formerly NBI, formerly Greater Metropolitan Super-Hero World-Saving and Chowder Society, formerly Justice League of America.
Base of Operations: Unnamed American City
Height: varies, but usually 6'1"
Weight: 178 lbs
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
First Appearance: POLICE COMICS #1 (Aug 41)
HISTORY: The Plastic Man, created by Jack Cole, first appeared in Police Comics #1 (August, 1941) by Quality Comics, got his own series beginning summer 1943 and was bought (and cancelled) by DC in 1956. Finally, in 1966, he got a new, short-lived series. Patrick "Eel" O'Brian was a crook wo broke into a chemical factory but was accidently doused with acid, giving him super-stretching abilities. Now calling himself Plastic Man, he started to fight crime and even became a special investigator for the FBI. During WWII, he served as a liaison to the All-Star Squadron (which he was a member of), later he joined the Freedom Fighters, worked for the governmental agency named NBI (National Bureau of Investigations) and finally became a private detective together with his friend, Woozy Winks.
NOTE: The true age of the Plastic Man seems to be the reason for some controversies. While there are still stories that do actually support the version as listed above, other writers - including Mark Waid during his JLA run - tried to transfer Plas' Origin into the more recent past.
In JLA #11 (October, 1997), Batman first recruited Plastic Man for a JLA mission. In JLA #16 (March, 1998) - actually in JLA Secret Files & Origins #2 (August, 1998) - Plas finally joined the team, bringing back some humor to the series.
In the course of the storyline "The Obsidian Age", he was ripped into several parts and buried on the ground of the Atlantic Ocean some 3000 years in the past. Back in the present, he was put back together, but shortly afterwards, he left the JLA to spend more time with his son, Luke McDunnagh, whose existence he only recently learned of. Luke also has the ability to stretch and mold his body, except his ability does not have his father's color weakness (which Plastic can change his color but only at great concentration, as seen in JLA #65 (June 2002)).
Plastic Man is able to stretch his body at will and assume every shape he wants. He can even be ripped in parts and be put back together alive. He seems not to age and appears to be nearly immortal. Here he's wearing his "classic" costume.
POWERS & WEAPONS: Plastic Man can stretch all or any part of his body to incredible lengths. He can also compress his body or any part of it enough to pass it through a paper-thin opening. He can use his powers to mold his facial features so as to disguise himself. He can also alter his shape so as to pose as various kind of objects. He can even be ripped in parts and be put back together alive. He can alter his color (instead of just red) with enough concentration. He seems not to age and appears to be nearly immortal.
