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Real Name |
Unknown |
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First Appearance |
Plastic Man #21 (January 1950) |
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Original Publisher |
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Created by |
Jack Cole |
Origin[]
Amorpho was an alien shapeshifter who crash landed on Earth. It tried changing into a squirrel and then a dog before finding out humans were the dominate species on the planet. Amorpho became an exact duplicate of the first human it stumbled upon: Woozy Winks. After taking human form, Amorpho stumbled upon a salt factory and preceded to eat as much salt as possible since the alien needed it maintain a solid form.
The following day, Plastic Man and Woozy Winks were informed by the chief that someone broke into a salt factory the night before. Once at the scene of the crime, Woozy was blamed for the break-in and thrown in jail. Plastic Man tried to prove his friend's innocence.
Meanwhile, Amorpho decided to ditch his Woozy form for a bag of salt since it observed humans pouring salt into the bag. However, a walking and talking salt bag gets attention from the police and Plastic Man. Returning to the factory, Plastic Man finds the alien in the basement. After a brief confrontation, Amorpho blended into his surroundings and became a shovel. Then once Plastic Man believed the creature disappeared, Amorpho becomes a duplicate of Plastic Man.
Plastic Man confronts the doppelganger at a construction site as it gorged on stolen salt. They fight, but the alien surrendered after being tied around a girder. Amorpho was then sent back to the stars in his rocket, since no Earthly prison could contain him with Woozy and Plastic Man cleared of all charges.
Powers and Abilities[]
Amorpho was a shapeshifter who could become anything from animals to inanimate objects to humanoids. It needed to consume salt to maintain its solidity.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Plastic Man #21