A real departure for the design team, this is the closest
to a "real world" vehicle that they ended up
designing. Plastic Man didn't really need a Formula One
car, but what a fun toy for the kids! Plus, any extension
of the Plastic Man brand is always to be applauded. I
don't think DC has a more severely underused property,
the new Kyle
Baker comic notwithstanding. This might have
been loosely based on the Ruby-Spears "Plastic
Man Comedy Adventure Show" airing on saturday
mornings at the time. One the show, Plas would often turn
into a plane or a car, so the kiddies would be familiar
with him in this form. At least Kenner didn't have plans
for "Baby Plas"...*shudder*.
And that's it for the vehicles! An odd assortment of
concepts, to be sure. I guess outside of the myriad BatVehicles
in the DC Universe, it just doesn't make much sense for
super heroes to own cars. Outside of the Titans Jet, that
is, which is conspicuously missing.
