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WARNING : possible Spoilers for DC ’s How to miss a Guy Gardner in 10 day # 1!DC has renderedJustice Leaguemember Plastic Man invincible by eliminating his sole weakness . This development hold immense signification for the quality , particularly give his already alone level of invulnerability . The eradication of his individual vulnerability thus carries far - reaching result for the DC Universe , some of which could potentially be world - end .
DC ’s Valentine Special , How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days#1 , be eight miniskirt - stories , including a Plastic Man - centrical narrative titledLove ’s a Stretchby Dennis Hopeless and Baldemar Rivas.
While the focus of this account is on Plastic Man ’s romanticist risky venture , there ’s a meaning yet pernicious Book of Revelation that could well be overlooked . Patrick O’Brian , in his Plastic Man theatrical role , is show up rescuing a fille from a burn building , exclaim , " The Plastic Man is fully flame retardant!“This command is clash because it contradict Eel ’s live weakness — utmost oestrus , AKA fire .
DC Removes Plastic Man’s ONE Weakness–Fire
Despite this nongregarious exposure to uttermost rut and fire , it has proven to be a fail - proof hinderance against O’Brian when necessary . InDCeased : Dead Planetby Tom Taylor and Trevor Hairsine , zombi - Plastic Man emerge as an undead menace , seemingly unstoppable until Zatana utilize Hellfire to dethaw and at last kill him . likewise , extreme heat show to be an good baulk against O’Brian , as determine in the JLA story arcDivided We Fall , where a Martian employ heat imagination to temporarily melt Plastic Man . Hence , this weakness is firm grounded in a long - established chronicle .
The caustic remark of the revelation that Plastic Man is " fully flaming retardant " lie in its lackluster and off - handed presentation . With just a exclusive panel and crease , there was no build - up , explanation , follow - up , or acknowledgment of the significance of this reveal . This lift the question of whether the creators of this comic may have but forgottenPlastic Man ’s one weakness . Hopefully , next comics will supply clarification on whether this was an intentional character power development or not and how it came to be .
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Plastic Man’s Absolute-Invulnerability Spells Doom for the DC Universe
If it turns out that Plastic Man no longer has any impuissance whatsoever , it would bring up him to one of , if not the biggest menace in the DC Universe , peculiarly in the event of another crisis like DCeased . Without a weakness , there would be no substance to stop O’Brian and the potential havoc he could bring . While containment might seem like a workable option to neutralize Plastic Man , it ’s unlikely to be effective , give that O’Brian is one of the greatest escape creative person in the DCU . Hence , theJustice Leaguehad substantially start devising contingency plans .
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DC ’s How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 day # 1 ( 2024 )
