One of Quality Comics' signature characters during the Golden Age of Comic Books, Plastic Man can stretch his body into any imaginable form. His adventures were known for their quirky, offbeat structure and surreal slapstick humor. When Quality Comics was shut down in 1956, DC Comics acquired many of its characters, integrating Plastic Man into the mainstream DC Universe. The character has starred in several short-lived DC series, as well as a Saturday morning cartoon series in the early 1980s, and as a recurring character on Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
Although the character's revival has never been a commercial hit, Plastic Man has been a favorite character of many modern comic book creators, including writer Grant Morrison, who included him in his 1990s revival of the Justice League; Art Spiegelman, who profiled Cole for The New Yorker magazine; painter Alex Ross, who has frequently included him in covers and stories depicting the Justice League; writer-artist Kyle Baker, who wrote and illustrated an award-winning Plastic Man series; artist Ethan Van Sciver, who has an affinity for the character as he always toys with the idea of launching a regular monthly Plastic Man series and often draws him for fun; and Frank Miller, who included him in the Justice League in the comics All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder and Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again.
"Plastic Man" is a song written by Ray Davies and recorded by The Kinks in 1969.
The song is in a similar style to earlier tracks such as "Dedicated Follower of Fashion". It was written and recorded specifically as an attempt at a hit single, released only days after being recorded. The previous year had been commercially disastrous for The Kinks. Their two singles had failed to reach the top 10 in the UK and failed to chart at all in the US. The album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society had also failed to chart in both the UK and US.
The plan for a hit backfired when the use of the word 'bum' (in the line "...plastic legs that reach up to his plastic bum") meant that the BBC refused to play the song. The single only managed to reach #31 in the UK and the following two Kinks singles failed to chart altogether.
The single was not released in the US and, although B-side "King Kong" was included on the Kink Kronikles compilation in 1972, "Plastic Man" was left off, only being released in the US on The Great Lost Kinks Album in 1973.
Well he specializes in talking trash; Calls himself the worlds biggest spender, but ain't never got no cash The clothes he wears are second to none He a jack of all trades and master of none Agrees with everything he knows nothing about So he doesn't feel left out Secondary are the things in life he really wants Being in his thing so he got to keep up his front Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can He's a self preservationist yes he is Let me hear you say yea, yea, yea And a super conversationalist yes he is Let me hear you say yea, yea, yea Well he always borrows, never lends He says you know me man, I'm with him let me in Says he is willing to stick through thick and thin But when the chips are down you can find him if you can Plastic Man, Claim to fame he has none Friends in this world maybe one He may just another face in the crowd Giving another brother five and talking loud Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can Ooooo You know he does a little dipping and dabbing In the game they call back stabbing You better stop your fantasizing Start to a ba boo boo realizing Black is black and white is white Wrong is wrong and right is right trying to get over any way he can Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can
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