Plastic Man

 SuperFriends Team Member

Plastic Man is a superhero. He’s also a part time member of the Justice League of America. He has the ability to stretch all or part of his body to superhuman lengths, as well as change his size and shape.

Powers

 * Shape-Shifting: Can stretch and shape his body
 * In the Comics:
 * Invulnerability
 * Regeneration
 * Immortality

Weaknesses
None given In the Comics his weakness is Extreme Temperatures – hot or cold

Equipment
None

Transportation
None given

Background Information
Plastic Man was 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 gang members 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. 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.

Episode Appearances
Season 1: Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C.

Trivia

 * The episode Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C., marks Plastic Mans only appearance of the first season of the Super Friends cartoon.
 * In 1979, Plastic Man starred in the spin-off series The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show this time voiced by Michael Bell. In this series, he works for a government agency assigned to tracking down and defeating bizarre criminal organizations. He was partnered with fellow agent and girlfriend, Penny – whom he later married.   Later, they were joined by their son, Baby Plas.   He also had bumbling Hawaiian sidekick named Hula-Hula.