Elasti-Woman

Rita Farr, a Hollywood actress exposed to unusual volcanic gases, gained the ability to shrink or grow her body to any size. She became Elasti-Woman, a founding member of DC's Doom Patrol — a team of outcast heroes united by the accidents that gave them their extraordinary powers.

Elasti-Woman made her mark on the Silver Age when she debuted in My Greatest Adventure #81 in 1963, conjured into existence by the creative trio of Arnold Drake, Bob Haney, and Bruno Premiani as part of one of DC's most delightfully offbeat ensembles. Sharing her adventures with the likes of Larry Trainor, Cliff Steele, The Chief, and Rita Farr, she's woven into the fabric of a corner of the DC universe that has always prided itself on being gloriously strange. With a publishing history stretching across more than six decades — from Silver Age origins through to 2025 — she's a character whose presence has proven surprisingly durable, and her appearances in Unstoppable Doom Patrol and the archival DC Finest collection make her accessible to new and seasoned readers alike. If you're drawn to DC's weirder, more wonderfully unconventional side, Elasti-Woman is a name worth knowing.