Elongated Man is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
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16 Facts About Elongated Man
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Elongated Man was created by writer John Broome and penciler Carmine Infantino, with significant input from editor Julius Schwartz, who wanted a new supporting character for the Flash.
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Julius Schwartz has noted that Elongated Man was only created because he had not realized that Plastic Man was available due to DC obtaining the rights to him in 1956 alongside other Quality Comics properties.
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Elongated Man received a solo backup feature in Detective Comics, where he was redefined as a detective who loves odd mysteries and travels the United States in a convertible with his wife, searching for them.
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Elongated Man learned that all of the body-benders he spoke with drank a popular soda called "Gingold".
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Elongated Man confronts Cassie Sandsmark, and she tells Dibny that she is in a cult that believes that Superboy can be resurrected.
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Elongated Man begins the spell to resurrect Sue, puts on the helmet of Fate, and shoots it, revealing Felix Faust, who was posing as Nabu.
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Elongated Man and Sue are both turned to ashes when the Indigo Tribe destroys their rings.
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Elongated Man gained his abilities by drinking a refined version of a soft drink named Gingold that contains the extract of a fruit called gingo.
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Ralph's physiology has greater physical limitations than Plastic Elongated Man; there is a limit to how far he can stretch his finite bodily mass, and he cannot open holes in his body as Plastic Elongated Man can.
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Elongated Man is largely able to withstand corrosives, punctures and concussions without sustaining injury.
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Elongated Man's physiology is more like that of an ordinary human than Plastic Man and, as a result, he does not share Plastic Man's nigh-invulnerability.
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Elongated Man is then recruited to aid Batman in his attack against the American government.
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Elongated Man has appeared in the Justice League Unlimited spin-off comic book.
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Elongated Man is subsequently killed by the Monitor of New Earth, Bob.
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Elongated Man appears in Commander Cold's flashbacks to an encounter where he faces off against Commander Cold after killing hostages.
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