Sadly, DC has all but forgotten about the character, which is a darn shame, because Plastic Man has the potential to be to DC what Deadpool is to Marvel. For years now, Plastic Man has bounced back and forth between his own brand of wacky and cartoony comics and the confines of the DCU proper. Grant Morrison effectively used Plastic Man as a member of his Justice League run, but even there, he didn’t turn down the volume on the Plastic Man wackiness. Baker channeled Cole combined with a bit of Chuck Jones and Tex Avery to remind comic fans that when it comes to over the top comedy, Eel is your guy. In the 2000s, the great writer and artist Kyle Baker reintroduced the character in the pages of another new solo series, and this time, the Cole influence was as real as an anvil to the skull. The character had a popular if sedate cartoon series in the ’70s and remains an important part of DC and superhero history. Over the decades, Plas kept his humorous edge and was way more Bugs Bunny than Mister Fantastic. Soon, DC gave Plastic Man his own title, and while the character never quite reached the heights of the Jack Cole days, it was still awesome to have such a bright and humorous hero around the DCU. In the 1960s, DC revived Eel and Woozy and the magic was back. When Quality Comics closed its doors, DC Comics bought the rights to all of the Quality characters including Plastic Man. The hapless Woozy got into no end of trouble bringing more and more laughs to Plastic Man’s already carnival like world. Early on in his original Plastic Man run, Cole created Woozy Winks, a fat, sleepy eyed sidekick for Plastic Man. Cole was a master of the screwy and his wit made millions of fans fall in love with the stretchable sleuth. Now, the whole thing sounds like typical superhero fare, but Jack Cole infused his original strips with a manic, Looney Tunes like frenetic energy that remains unmatched in comic history. The monks talked him out of his criminal ways and Eel made a face turn to become the crime busting Plastic Man. These monks nursed him back to health and soon Eel discovered that the chemicals had given him the power to stretch his skin and change his shape into any form. As one does, Eel found a house full of monks on the outskirts of town.
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