Name: Plastic Man
Universe: Earth-2
Alter Ego: "Eel" O'Brian
Occupation: Law Enforcement Agent, Former Professional Criminal
Marital Status: Married
Group Affiliation: All-Star Squadron, Freedom Fighters, F.B.I.
Base of Operations: Unnamed American city
Known Relatives: Eel O'Brian, Jr. (son), Unnamed wife
Height: 6 ft. 1 in.
Weight: 180 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Blue
First Appearance: Police Comics #1

History:
When Plastic Man was ten, his parents, the O'Brians, died, leaving him an orphan. Embittered at the loss of his parents, O'Brian finally became a professional criminal known as the Eel.

Together with other criminals "Eel" O'Brian tried to rob the Crawford Chemical Works. O'Brian was shot by a guard and accidentally knocked over a vat of chemicals, including an unknown acid, and the chemicals seeped into his wound. Abandoned by the other thieves. O'Brian made his way to a mountainside and collapsed.

Upon awakening, O'Brian found himself at a monastic mountain retreat called Rest-Haven. Believing O'Brian could become a valuable citizen, an aged monk had turned the searching police away. Impressed by the monk's kindness, O'Brian decided to reform. He discovered that the chemicals had somehow given him stretching powers.

O'Brian vowed to atone for his past by using his new powers to fight criminals. He adopted a costumed identity, as Plastic Man, for which he used his powers to alter his facial features. Plastic Man then captured the thieves who had deserted him at the chemical plant. He maintained his O'Brian identity, too, posing as a criminal to learn about future crimes he could thwart.

Later, a man named Woozy Winks saved a sorcerer named Zambi from drowning. In reward, Zambi gave Winks super-powers to protect him from harm. Winks used his new powers to aid him in crime, but Plastic Man persuaded him to surrender. Winks' powers eventually wore off. Winks and Plastic Man became crimefighting partners.

Plastic Man went to work for the F.B.I., and served as its liaison with the All-Star Squadron, to which he belonged. Plastic Man also served, shortly, with the Freedom Fighters.

Sometime after the Nazis won World War II on Earth-X, Plastic Man traveled to Earth-1 where he continued to have adventures with Woozy Winks. He later married and retired from crimefighting. His son, who was born with stretching powers, grew up to become a new Plastic Man.

Powers:
Plastic Man can stretch all or any part of his body to incredible lengths. He can also compress his body or any part of it enough to pass it through a paper-thin opening. He can use his powers to mold his facial features so as to disguise himself. He can also alter his shape so as to pose as various kinds of objects.