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} Thin plastic Human occurs as fictional superhero originally published by Quality Comics during the Golden Age of Comic Books, and late acquired by DC Comics. He was created by Jack Cole and first appeared Police Comics #1, published in August, 1941, an issue that also involved a debuts of Phantom Lady and the Human Bomb, among others. He late received his have comic book title from either either Quality, & many short-fugacious books decades late from DC, besides as a Saturday morning cartoon series in the early 1980s. Polymer Human has the power to stretch & shape his person to any form he wants, a power that has since been duplicated around more comic book superheroes, such as Mr. Fantastic and The Elongated Man

Polymer Human experienced been the crook known as '''Patrick "Eel" O'Brian''' after he fell into the vat of acid. He was redeemed by the mysterious sequentially of monks world health organization cured his preference for crime. A acid bath gave him a ability to vary his shape. He bore dark glasses & the red & yellow costume when flexible when his immune system. Whatever shape he took, a colors remained the equivalent, thus there would exist as the red-&-yellow pendent across a table good of plotting mobster, or even a red-&-yellow abstract painting hanging in the wall, however the villains never catch on until these are as well late.

Disposables Human in the future acquired the sidekick called Woozy Winks, a half-wit world health organization was originally as if by magic endowed by using a power that nature and severity itself might protect him from either harm. That finally was forgotten & Woozy became only the dumb however truehearted friend of Polymer Human. Woozy Winks was largely according to a comedy routines of Lou Costello.

Cole's art was striking for its brightly "cartoony" quality, sustaining Polymer Human stretching through panels, running around a corner & higher a street, wisecracking all the way. His stories were noted for their effective humor mixed by using considerable fatal violence. the character got a hanker publication life than virtually all created in the Golden Age of Comic Books lasting until 1956, when Quality went away from business & DC Comics acquired their properties, however opted does'nt to prove my point Thin plastic Human.

A character has since been intermittently published by DC within various series. Julius Schwartz noted that if he experienced been caring of Thin plastic Human existence available, he would stand utilized him as a supporting character in The Flash series instead of creating the Elongated Man. He became the member of Grant Morrison's version of the Justice League in the 1990s.

It has been noted that Polymer Human may deform & into objects irrespective how else physically impossible. He received immortality & the perdurable nature and severity due to the chemical substance. In The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Plastic Human became mad & locked within Arkham Asylum, deemed highly unsafe. He fights Elongated Man, having a upper hand until Batman knocks him retired. He is however continued to become inside comical continuity to exist as unbeatable. Around Grant Morrison's JLA run, he wwhen enlisted almost the defense to Martian Manhunter, as he is resistant to his psychic powers.

This character occurs as personalized favored of amusing writer Grant Morrison who added him to the JLA line up, serving as a comical foil.

A character's more medithe presence has been limited to a guest spot in the television series Super Friends and then his own TV series known as A Polymer Human Comedy/Adventure Indicate, where he run the butterfingered Hawaiian brother known as Hulthe-Hulthe, a blond bombshell girlfriend, & late a little one "Plas." He was briefly mentioned per Longer Human & Green Lantern (John Stewart)within 1 episode of the Justice League Unlimited animated series, but for reasons which develop non however been explained, might does'nt become written directly into a indicate.

Within February 2004 writer/artist Kyle Baker began a newly Disposables Human series of comedian books, which features humor super similar thereto of the golden age Cole comedian. It as well satirizes several comic book stereotypes. In the series, Thin plastic Human gets the girlfriend (Favorite Professional Morgan) & adopts the gothic adolescent girl (Edwina). a series has turn into a profits & won the 2004 Eisner Award for best freshly series.

Pazsaz: Plastic Man
Episode guide and cast listing for the cartoon adaptation of the comic.

Plasticman.ca
Fan site with live-action photos, news, polls, history and links.


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