Editing Plastic Man (section)

{{short description|Comic book superhero}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Plastic Man
| image = Plastic Man.png
| caption = Plastic Man,  artwork by [[Bilquis Evely]].
| real_name = Patrick "Eel" O'Brian
|species=[[Metahuman]]
| publisher = [[Quality Comics]] (1941–1956) <br />[[DC Comics]] (1966–present)
| debut = ''[[Police Comics]]'' #1 (August 1941)
| creators = [[Jack Cole (artist)|Jack Cole]]
| alliances      = [[Justice League]]<br/>[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]<br/> National Bureau of Investigations<br/> [[Justice Leagues#Justice League of Anarchy|Justice League of Anarchy]]<br/> [[All-Star Squadron]]<br/> [[Freedom Fighters (comics)|Freedom Fighters]]<br/> Elastic Four<br/> [[Secret Six (comics)|Secret Six]]<br/> Terrifics
| partners = [[Woozy Winks]] <br />[[Offspring (comics)|Offspring]] <br />[[Batman]] <br />[[Martian Manhunter]]
| aliases = Ralph Johns<br/>
| powers =
* Superhuman [[Elasticity (physics)|elasticity]], malleability, and plasticity 
* [[Shapeshifting]]
* Size-shifting
* Superhuman physicality VIA muscle augmentation 
* [[Regeneration (biology)|Regeneration]]
* [[Invulnerability]]
* [[Telepathic]] immunity
*Density control
* [[Immortality]]
* Sleuthing skills
* Combat expertise 
}}
'''Plastic Man''' ('''Patrick "Eel" O'Brian''') is a [[superhero]] featured in [[American comic books]] first appearing in ''[[Police Comics]]'' #1, originally published by [[Quality Comics]] and later acquired by [[DC Comics]].<ref name=Companion>{{cite book |last1=Koolman |first1=Mike |last2=Amash |first2=Jim |title=The Quality Companion |date=2011 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490373 |pages=162–170}}</ref> Created by cartoonist [[Jack Cole (artist)|Jack Cole]], Plastic Man was one of the first superheroes to incorporate humor into mainstream action storytelling. This character has been published in several solo series and has interacted with other characters such as [[Batman]] and many others in the mainstream [[DC Universe]] as a member of the [[Justice League]].

Plastic Man has been substantially adapted into media outside comics. [[Tom Kenny]], [[Dana Snyder]], and [[Michael Bell (actor)|Michael Bell]], among others, have voiced the character in animated television series and films.