Rubberduck

Rubberduck
Rubberduck. From Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew #7 (September 1982). Art by Scott Shaw! and Al Gordon.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	New Teen Titans #16 (February, 1982)
Created by	Roy Thomas Scott Shaw!
In-story information
Alter ego	Byrd Rentals
Team affiliations	The Zoo Crew
Notable aliases	The Malleable Mallard
Abilities	High-level resistance to injury Ability to stretch and contort his body into various shapes

Rubberduck (real name Byrd Rentals) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, an anthropomorphic duck. Rubberduck is a superhero who lived on the otherdimensional world of Earth-C (now Earth-26), an alternate Earth populated by sentient animals. His first appearance was in a special insert in The New Teen Titans #16 (February 1982).

Rubberduck's alter-ego's name, "Byrd Rentals," is a play on actor Burt Reynolds; being Burt Reynolds' Earth-C/26 counterpart, Byrd Rentals' career roughly matched that of Burt Reynolds', starring in films such as The Longest Yarn (a play on The Longest Yard) and Smoke-Eye and the Panda (a play on Smokey and the Bandit).

While being interviewed by gossip columnist Rova Barkitt as he was lounging in his hot tub, Byrd was struck by a glowing meteor fragment (which was launched toward Earth by the villain Starro the Conqueror); the result gave him the power to stretch his body into any shape. Joining with Rova (who was also transformed by a separate meteor fragment), the two teamed up with other super-powered animals affected by the meteor; together, the group defeated Starro (with the aid of Superman), and decided to form the superhero team called the Zoo Crew.

Byrd, like Rova, tended to reflect the values of his Follywood roots, often making various entertainment industry references while fighting foes or dealing with others. He also took great pleasure in the celebrity his civilian identity afforded him, though he was still friendly towards and respectful of his teammates, allowing them use of his Follywood mansion. He was also far less elitist and snobbish than Rova, preferring "lowbrow" pursuits such as video games and fast automobiles to mixing with Follywood high society.