Plastique (comics)
| Plastique | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Fury of Firestorm #7 (December 1982) |
| Created by |
Gerry Conway (writer) Pat Broderick (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Bette Sans Souci |
| Team affiliations |
Suicide Squad Justice League |
| Partnerships |
Captain Atom Electrocutioner |
| Abilities | Can project explosive force from her body |
Plastique is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is an enemy and love interest of Captain Atom.
Plastique first appeared in Fury of Firestorm #7 (December 1982) and was created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick.
Bette Sans Souci was introduced as a terrorist attempting to coerce the separation of Quebec from the rest of Canada. First appearing in Fury of Firestorm # 7 (December 1982), she subsequently made several appearances during Conway's tenure as writer of that series. She then began appearing in DC Comics' first Captain Atom series from 1986 onwards, at first depicted as an adversary, though that relationship eventually evolved toward the romantic.
In her first appearance, Plastique attempted a suicide bombing against the New York Herald-Express (a fictitious newspaper appearing within the DC Universe) using a set of bombs attached to her costume, only to have Firestorm disarm her by vaporizing her clothing, leaving her naked and humiliated in public while Firestorm took the bombs to explode in a safer area. Later, via genetic engineering, she gained the power to project explosive force outward from her body.
Her last major public operation as a terrorist was depicted in her first Captain Atom appearance, wherein she attempted to destroy the Canadian Parliament Building in Ottawa and the Statue of Liberty in New York City, as well as attempting to assassinate the President of the United States and the Canadian Prime Minister. Her plans were thwarted, and Plastique herself was captured by Captain Atom.
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