Plasmus

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Plasmus
Plasmus as depicted in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #18 (August 1986). Art by Marv Wolfman (penciller) and George Pérez (inker).
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceThe New Teen Titans #14 (December 1981)
Created byMarv Wolfman
George Pérez
In-story information
Alter egoOtto Von Furth
SpeciesMetahuman
Team affiliationsBrotherhood of Evil
Suicide Squad
Secret Society of Super Villains
Abilities

Plasmus (/ˈplæzməs/) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is depicted as an enemy of the Teen Titans.[1]

Publication history

Plasmus first appeared in The New Teen Titans #14 and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.[2]

Fictional character biography

Otto Von Furth was a mine worker in

Society of Sin. He is later recruited into Lex Luthor's Suicide Squad, and where he apparently dies fighting Imperiex
.

Plasmus accepts an invitation to join the Secret Society of Super Villains in the Countdown to Infinite Crisis series Villains United.

Plasmus is featured in

Chemo
is dropped from an aircraft and detonates, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent people.

During the One Year Later crossover, Plasmus rejoins the Brotherhood of Evil. He is also seen in Salvation Run. He is used by Lex Luthor as a power source for a teleportation device, and is killed when it self-destructs.[5]

In The New 52, Mammoth appears as one of several villains who seek to take Blue Beetle's scarab for the Brotherhood of Evil.[6]

Powers and abilities

With his chemically-converted body, Plasmus' burning touch can bring a fiery death onto whomever he makes physical contact with, thus reducing them to a protoplasmic state. His touch is incurable and no normal human has withstood it.[7] He additionally possesses immense strength, stamina, and durability, as well as self-healing capabilities.

In other media

Television

Video games

Miscellaneous

Plasmus appears in Justice League Unlimited #31.[12]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6
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  2. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0
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  3. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X
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  4. ^ Birds of Prey #69-72 (September–October 2004). DC Comics.
  5. ^ Salvation Run #7. DC Comics.
  6. ^ Blue Beetle (vol. 8) #1 (September 2011). DC Comics.
  7. ^ Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #18 (August 1986)
  8. ^ a b c "Plasmus Voices (Teen Titans)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 6, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  9. ^ "Teen Titans Go! #114 - You're Fired! (Episode)". ComicVine. October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ana Von Furth / Plasma Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 6, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  11. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  12. ^ "Justice League Unlimited #31 - The One-Man Justice League (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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