Plastic Man and The Spirit on the cover of Police Comics, volume 1, number 15, January 1943. Artwork by Gill Fox, published by Quality Comics.
Plastic Man (real name Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a fictional comic-booksuperhero, with the ability to shift his body into any shape or form, created by artist Jack Cole. He was published by Quality Comics first and then later by DC Comics.
Plastic Man first appeared in August 1941. After being shot by an acid bullet, his fellow burglar partners left him for dead without hesitation. This angered him and caused him to become a crime fighter. The acid from the bullet caused a chemical reaction inside of him that allows his body to take on any shape or form, even ones with moving parts.
