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If it came down to it , who would win in a battle between the most popular stretchy heroes in comedian , Plastic Manof theJustice LeagueandMister Fantasticof theFantastic Four ? They both portion out the ability to stretch out and contort their bodies well past human limits , but their applications programme of such powers could n’t be more different . In a fight , could Reed Richards ' brainy mind give him the boundary he ’d take , or has Eel O’Brian ’s time facing Justice League - level threats made him themore durable and inventive shapeshifter ?
Leader of the Fantastic Four , beginner of the Future Foundation , and one of the most brilliant minds alive , Reed Richards has been a driving strength behind some of the greatest triumph of the Marvel Universe . Ever since being deed over awe-inspiring power after his sept ’s fated trip into space , Reed has journeyed beyond the furthest reaches of space and meter in the name of science and bettering humanity . As utile as his enhanced elasticity is against the dangers he often encounter , Mister Fantastic ’s true superpower is his brainiac .
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His rubbery rival Plastic Man is nowhere most as fresh , but heisway more powerful than many suspect . Patrick " Eel " O’Brian may have contract his start as a trivial criminal , but vulnerability to mystic chemical substance during a botched problem turn him from hoodlum to hoagy after gaining an extreme human body of plasticity . In the time since turning a new leafage , Plastic Man has seen countless adventures , sometimes as large in scale as the threats Reed routinely put out .
So , in a match between the two , who comes out on top ? Reed would definitely have his work curve out for him . In terms of who has a just mastery of their powers , it ’s no contest . Reed might be able to stretchhis soundbox to some crazy limitation , but he does have them ( being able to dilute his branch about 1500 feet perThe Fantastic Four # 358).On the other hand , Plastic Man has no known limit for stretching . O’Brian can contract or expand himself as much as he needs to and he can shapeshift into whatever the situation demand . His body is so ductile he withstood the Black Lantern Vibe ’s attempt to withdraw his kernel inJustice League of America # 39.In contrast , Reed passed out after beinginhaled by the HulkinContest of Champions II , unable to emit while carry tight in the Green Goliath ’s pharynx .
If Mister Fantastic solely depended on his ability to stretch in a fight , there ’s no question he ’d lose to Plastic Man . Fortunately , the man is a quick thinker , and when faced with something he ca n’t physically beat , Reed can fabricate a solution . His engineering has allowed the Fantastic Four to save the world countless time from Skrulls , demons and other cosmic threats . Batman was let on to have a eventuality planto take Plastic Man out with liquid nitrogen inJLA : Tower of Babel , so it ’s potential that Reed would fall to a like closing chop-chop and end the fight after a brief trip to his lab . Indeed , Reed ’s evil counterpart from another reality - the Maker - has managed to become a multiversal threat almost all because of his mad science rather than his adulterate powers . To the world ’s smartest Isle of Man , superpower are just one more peter in an endless armoury .
The engagement could make for some goofy , stretchy fun , but in the end Plastic Man is just an average joe . Reed Richards is a super - scientist genius and what he miss in shapeshifting , he piss up for in pure mind and a practical program of it . Mister Fantasticmight not be the stretchiest hero , but theFantastic Four ’s drawing card has the brains he require to defeat theJustice League’sjokester , Plastic Man .
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