Who Is Plastique? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Plastique is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Bette Sans Souci, with over 205 comic issue appearances. A demolitions expert terrorist with explosive powers who fought Firestorm on occasion. Plastique married Captain Atom for a brief time and was part of Task Force X AKA the Suicide Squad.

Who is Plastique?

Origin The woman known as Plastique was a member of a band of extremist French Canadian separatists who engaged in terrorist activity against both Canada and the USA. The group believed that US capitalists exploit French Canadian resources. Creation Plastique was created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick . She first appeared in The Fury of Firestorm #7 (December 1982). Major Story Arcs Plastique, wearing a costume covered with bombs, invaded the offices of the New York News Express, the city's fourth largest newspaper. She demanded that unless the News Express agreed by 10pm that night to abandon its paper mills in Quebec, she would kill everyone in the building. Confronted by Firestorm , Plastique decided to make herself a martyr to her cause, dramatically destroying herself along with anyone else in the building. She activated the bombs in her costume which would explode within seconds.

Key facts

Plastique is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Plastique is Another Word for Fear!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 205 recorded issue appearances, Plastique ranks among the most featured characters in comics.