Plastic Man Volume 1 Number 1 "Game of Death" by Jack Cole and Quality Vital Comics Publishers, February 1944. This edition is a republishing under CC BY 3.0 license of "Plastic Man" Vol. 1 No. 1 first published by Quality Comics in February 1944. It has been restored for publishing with advertisements. Plastic Man (real name Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a fictional comic book superhero originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by cartoonist Jack Cole, Plastic Man was one of the first superheroes to incorporate humor into mainstream action storytelling. The character has been published in several solo series and has interacted with other characters in the mainstream DC Universe as a member of the Justice League. He has additionally appeared in several television and video game adaptations, including a short-lived television show of his own.