Elongated Man
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| SuperFriends Comic Book Character | |
| Elongated Man | |
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| Information | |
| Real name: | Ralph Dibny |
| Species: | Metahuman |
| Home Planet: | Earth |
| Hair: | blonde |
| Affiliations: | Super Friends |
| Abilities: | Stretch and shape his body |
SuperFriends Team Member
Elongated Man is a superhero and a member of the Super Friends.
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[edit] Background Information
As a teenager, Ralph Dibny adored contortionists, or people who displayed feats of agility and suppleness. He learned that all of the body-benders he spoke with drank a popular soda called "Gingold." Ralph set to work learning chemistry and developed a super-concentrated extract of the rare "gingo" fruit of the Yucatan, which gave him his elasticity.
He was one of the few heroes to reveal his secret identity to the public, and also one of the first to marry his love interest. He and his wife Sue Dibny effectively became partners, solving mysteries and participating in the Justice League adventures as equals. They were also notable in having a stable, happy, and relatively trouble-free marriage.[1]
[edit] Continuity from SuperFriends Comic Book
Coming Soon!
[edit] Abilities
The ability to stretch his body like rubber
[edit] Appearance
[edit] Notes
- The Elongated Man never appeared on the series. He only appeared in the comic book.
- His first appearance was in The Flash vol. 1, #112[2] (May 12, 1960).
- He was partially created by Julius Schwartz, who noted he only created the character because he didn't realize DC Comics had acquired Plastic Man in 1956.
- His first television appearance was in the animated TV series, Justice League Unlimited (2004-2006).
| Members of the SuperFriends |
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| Founding Members: |
| Superman • Batman • Wonder Woman • Aquaman • Hawkman • Samurai • Green Lantern • Flash • Black Vulcan |
| Expanded Team: |
| Hawkgirl • Apache Chief • El Dorado • Atom • Green Arrow • Plastic Man • Rima the Jungle Girl |
| Comic Book Team Members: |
| Black Canary • Elongated Man • Red Tornado |
| Junior SuperFriends: |
| Robin • Cyborg • Firestorm Zan • Jayna Marvin White • Wendy Harris |
| Mascots: |
| Gleek • Wonder Dog |
[edit] External Links
- See the Elongated Man disambiguation page at the DC Database
- See Elongated Man at the Wikipedia.org
- Site devoted to Elongated Man
[edit] Appearances in Other Media
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[edit] References
- ↑ Background Information is from Earth-One continuity.
- ↑ Go to the DC Database for more on The Flash vol. 1, #112
