If ya wanna take this matchup seriously (and if you're a
fanboy... well, we
always take these matchups seriously), you may start out thinking that Plas has this game wrapped up.
Reed Richards stretches himself all over the place, but he
just stretches.
Plastic Man gets all
fancy, stretching and shape-shifting himself into all kinds of
funny shapes. I've seen him turn himself into a
motorcycle, a
pogo stick, a
frog, a
signpost, a
balloon, a
donkey, a
giant hammer, the
Grim Reaper, an
Armani dress, and even
Batman and the
Joker! Plastic Man uses his powers much more creatively than
Mr. Fantastic does, so one could be excused from expecting Plas to take the
fight easily.
However, Mr. Fantastic has a very important
advantage that Plastic Man cannot top: Reed Richards is a goddamn
genius. Plastic Man can
twist himself into any shape he wants, but Mr. Fantastic can build an
Ultimate Nullifier with a
stick of gum, a
paper clip, and a
broken TRS-80 monitor. Does Plas have
a chance in hell against that kind of
intellect?
Game, set, and match: Mr. Fantastic.
And while Plastic Man is indeed a damn silly pimp, Mr. Fantastic has an elastic dick and still can't keep his woman from chasing after a guy with pointy ears and wings on his ankles. That's just so feeble.