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Ralph Dibny a.k.a. [[Elongated Man]] was created in [[The Sixties]] to be a [[Captain Ersatz]] of [[Plastic Man]] because the people at [[DC Comics]] didn't realize that they technically already owned Plastic Man. In a way, this makes him the first [[Silver Age]] [[Legacy Character]] not to share a name with the character he was inspired by. He first appeared in ''"The Flash''" #112 (April, 1960). His wife and partner Susan "Sue" Dearborn was introduced in #119 (March, 1961). Notably, he was the first [[Superhero]] to drop his [[Secret Identity]] and marry his [[Love Interest]] (in her first appearance, too!).
A close friend of the (second) [[The Flash|Flash]] in whose series he appeared often. He got his own series in the backpages of ''Detective Comics'', lasting from issue #327 to #383 (May, 1964-January, 1969) with several new stories appearing in the same magazine during the [[The Seventies|1970s]], though at irregular intervals. The series formula was to have Ralph and Sue traveling the globe, investigating crimes along the way. Don Markstein, a comic book historian, described them as a superhero version of [[The Thin Man (film)|Nick and Nora Charles]].
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Currently appearing in ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold]]'', where he spends his time lamenting [[Plastic Man]]'s fame.
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* [[Captain Obvious]]
* [[Foreshadowing]]
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