Plastic Man
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Real Identity: Eel O'Brian
Affiliation(s): Justice League of America
Powers: Elasticity
Orphaned at the age of 10, Eel O'Brian lived on the streets and fell into a life of crime. In 1941, O'Brian worked himself to the role of a lowlevel gangster. During a robbery attempt at Crawford Chemical Works, he was shot in the shoulder by a security guard and bumped into an overhead vat. He was doused in acid. O'Brian managed to escape but was abandoned by his gang. He stumbled to a mountain outside the city and collapsed. A monk discovered the unconscious O'Brian and hid him at his monastery. By looking at this sequence of events, O'Brian decided to reform and do good.
While living at the monastery, he discovered his body was rubbery and he now had the power of elasticity. He took the name of Plastic Man and used his old contacts to fight crime. Plastic Man later joined the Justice League of America.