Plasmus
Otto von Furth was a German laborer who suffered severe radium poisoning, which transformed his entire body into living protoplasm. This agonizing conversion made him a lethal threat, as his touch could reduce others to a protoplasmic state — a condition that led to his recruitment by the Brotherhood of Evil.
Emerging from the Bronze Age imagination of the legendary New Teen Titans creative team — George Pérez, Marv Wolfman, and Romeo Tanghal — Plasmus made a striking debut in 1981 alongside some of DC's most beloved young heroes, sharing pages with the likes of Robin, Wonder Girl, and Garfield Logan. Over a remarkable 32-year publishing life stretching into 2013, this DC villain carved out enough of a reputation to earn an entry in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe and rack up three collector-significant key issues — no small feat for a character with 31 catalog appearances. Whether menacing the Teen Titans or turning up in the charming all-ages world of Tiny Titans, Plasmus has proven a surprisingly durable fixture of the DC universe, a Bronze Age creation with real staying power worth tracking down for fans who love the rich, character-dense world that Wolfman and Pérez built.
Real name. Otto von Furth
Powers. : His entire body has been converted into protoplasm due to heavy amounts of radium poisoning. ; : His chemically converted body gives him the ability to bring a painful, burning death to whomever he makes physical contact with, reducing their body mass into a protoplasmic state. ; : His body gives off low levels of harmful radiation.
Affiliations. Brotherhood of Evil; The Society
Trivia
- Few DC villains carry a threat quite like his — rather than relying on raw muscle, his body is explicitly described as chemicals that dissolve whatever they touch, making every encounter less a brawl and more a terrifying meltdown.headhuntersholosuite.fandom.com
Top series
Covers through the years — 1981–2011
1981 
★ 1985 
★ 1987 
1988 
★ 2006 
2010 
2011