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Crawford Chemical Works

 
Crawford Chemical Works
 

Name: Crawford Chemical Works

Classification: supporting characters supporting characters  

Publisher(s): Quality

First Appearance: Police Comics #1 (Aug. 1941): "The Origin of Plastic Man"

Creators: Jack Cole

Number of Appearances: 3

Enemy of: Eel O'Brian, Skizzle Shanks

Type of Organization/Group: company

Location: Mammoth City, New Jersey, USA

Note: where acid spilled onto Eel O'Brian, making him Plastic Man

Eel O'Brian was part of a gang of small-time crooks working for Skizzle Shanks. They attempted to break into Crawford Chemical Works and rob it. But a guard showed up to stop them. O'Brian and the other crooks tried to flee, but O'Brian ended up getting wounded and deadly acid from the chemical plant spilled into his wounds. O'Brian got away, but the acid imbued him with super-powers, and he became the hero Plastic Man.

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This character is in the following story which has been indexed by this website:
Police Comics #1 (Aug. 1941): "The Origin of Plastic Man"


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://dcuguide.com/w/Crawford_Chemical_Works
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Police_Comics_Vol_1_1
  - http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/story.php?storyid=12752