Jack Cole

When gangster Eel O'Brien was double-crossed by his partners during a heist, he fell into a vat of chemicals that would forever change his body and life. These are the original stories of a common thief who turned into the world's wackiest super-hero. With the ability to stretch his body into any shape and length, Plastic Man has become one of the most colorful and comical icons of all time. This book collects some of his zaniest earliest adventures as they were first published in the 1940s.

PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES VOL. 3 continues to chronicle the humorous history of the most imaginative super hero of all time. Able to stretch his body into any size, shape, or form, Plastic Man goes about fighting crime in a most unusual but effective manner. Whether bouncing like a super ball, tying himself in knots, or using his arms as lariats, the pliable hero never misses a chance to verbally or physically humiliate a foe. Mixing dark humor with original villains, these stories broke away from conventional comic book plots and forged a new path for super hero storytelling.

Collecting for the first time the Plastic Man features from PLASTIC MAN COMICS #5-6 and Police Comics #59-65! In this volume, featuring a foreword by Michael T. Gilbert (Mr. Monster), Plas faces a super-gunsmith of the underworld, crushes The Crab, and more!

The Pliable Paladin returns for another round of body-bending action in THE PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES VOL. 8! Reprinting the Plastic Man stories from POLICE COMICS #72-77 and PLASTIC MAN #9-10 (1947-1948), this 204-page volume also includes an introduction by acclaimed writer and longtime Plastic Man fan Harvey Pekar.