Created by John Broome (writer) & Carmine Infantino (artist) RALPH DIBNY was an actual private eye in the DC universe. Well, sorta. And briefly. And only eventually. He was better known for by his super-hero monicker "ELONGATED MAN." And he was pretty much, at least at first, an intentional rip-off of Plastic Man, another very … Continue reading The Elongated Man (aka Ralph Dibny)
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Plastic Man (aka Patrick “Eel” O’Brian)
Created by Jack Cole (1914-58) Okay, okay, okay... So... he may have possessed plenty of gumshoe spirit, full of world-weary but snappy patter and he may have known plenty of those mean streets, but much beloved felon-turned-superhero PLASTIC MAN was never really a private eye (except for a brief, almost-glorious moment). Still, you could say … Continue reading Plastic Man (aka Patrick “Eel” O’Brian)
My Scrapbook: Stretching a Point (Plastic Man vs. The Elongated Man)
Stretching a Point Plastic Man vs. The Elongated Man From Justice #8, 2008 (DC Comics) This one-page confrontation, which (I think) originally appeared in Justice #8 sometime in the early 2000s, and credited to Alex Ross and Paul Dini, was a long time coming. And long overdue, although I guess it was inevitable. The wacky, … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Stretching a Point (Plastic Man vs. The Elongated Man)