Warning ! Spoilers ahead for Justice League Unlimited # 3!A beloved wildcard in the Justice League has great power that are really terrific . Thanks to Amanda Waller ’s actions , heroes all over theDC Universe have swop powersand the premier superintendent - team is still strain to fix thing . But one unfortunate paladin has just find out the lurid the true about a stretchy jokester ’s power .

InJustice League Unlimited # 3by Mark Waidand Dan Mora , the Atom Project is working with Plastic Man to get his powers back from his old Terrifics familiar , Phantom Girl . The heroes break into Linnya ’s home in Gateway City , but they ca n’t seem to find her .

After a brief investigation , they incur Phantom Girl huddled in a corner . ineffectual to control Plastic Man ’s king , Phantom Girl has become a mountain of pliable flesh who can barely curb herself together . gratefully , the Atoms use their latest innovation and Plastic Man and Phantom Girl get their powers back from each other .

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Plastic Man’s Stretchiness is a Horror Show in Disguise

Phantom Girl Finds Out the Downside of Plastice Man’s Power the Hard Way

Amanda Waller went all - out attempt to rein in the DC Universe ’s heroes during Absolute Power and almost succeeded . Thanks to a team of Amazos , Waller was able to debilitate the powers of nearly every metahuman on the planet . But the Cuban sandwich rallied and triumphed over her , destroying the Amazos in the outgrowth . This gave the heroes their power back , but in the process , some heroes accidentally swapped powers ( Fire and Ice , for deterrent example , ended up trading abilities ) while others ' power went to innocent civilians . To battle this , the Atoms formed the Atom Project , wrapped on retort every hero to normal .

formative Man is often portrayed as a joker , using his ability to get a laugh out of others . But as this issue testify , ability in the bridge player of citizenry not fit to administer with them can be horrifying . formative Man only dealt with being intangible , but short Phantom Girl looked like something out of a trunk horror movie . One should remember that Plastic Man ’s powers are n’t stretching , his entire body is a pliable plastic and he has to exert peachy control over his shape . Without control , Plastic Man ( or anyone with his power ) can barely hang onto their rude forms .

Plastic Man is More Than Just Comic Relief

This Justice Leaguer Had to Fight to Stay in Control of His Powers

It ’s comfortable to look at Plastic Man and see a cutup who tries to make people laugh with his antics and odd shapes . But beneath all the smiles and jokes is a man who had no option but to master his powers . If he had n’t learned the ends and outs of his pliability , there ’s a good probability he may have had no choice but to be the same goopy mess that Phantom Girl became when she was cursed with his power . He might care cracking wise , but theJustice League’sPlastic Man overcome something most could n’t even imagine .

Justice League Unlimited # 3is available now from DC Comics .

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Comic book art: Plastic Man’s body melts like a candle.

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