SPHINX

Real Name: Unrevealed

Class: Human mutate?

Occupation: Supervillain

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile, Earth-12

First Appearance: Plastic Man I #6 (September-October, 1967)

Powers: Sphinx’s body was made of a stone-like substance, and he possessed superhuman strength, durability, and fierce claws.

History: (Plastic Man I #6) - Dr. Dome used his new flying saucer to rob a band, but Sphinx, a new supervillain in town, got to the bank first, and when Dome objected to him stealing what he intended to steal the Sphinx ripped a column from the front of the bank out of the ground and tossed it at Dome and his men. Plastic Man responded to the robbery, and approached Sphinx, who grabbed a baby from a passing mother and tossed him high in the air, allowing him to escape while Back at his hq Dome complained to his daughter that the Sphinx had foiled the last four of his plans, and he came up with a new scheme that he was sure the Sphinx couldn’t ruin. Plas saved the baby. Plas met with his friend Gordy K. Trueblood, who was worried that since Dome and Sphinx were feuding that Sphinx would try to kill Plastic Man, one-upping Dome by succeeding in what he’d failed to do for several years. Dr. Dome robbed a baseball stadium’s box-office during a game, but the Sphinx was waiting for him, disguised as an umpire, and got the drop on him with a gun. Plas had the game staked out, disguised as a cola advertisement, and the Sphinx tossed a grenade filled with solvent at him. Dome used a compressed air gun to knock the grenade into the stands, saving Plas, but melting the stadium’s girders. Plas had to hold up the crumbling stadium so the fans could evacuate, allowing Sphinx to slip away. Plas and Dome agreed on a temporary truce to team up and defeat the new villain. Plas helped a little old lady cross the street, and she gave him an apple as a reward. The old lady was actually the Sphinx in disguise, and the apple was really a time bomb. Dome sucked the bomp up into his saucer and ejected it into the air, where it exploded harmlessly. Sphinx ripped a fire hydrant from the ground and the spray of water hit Dome’s saucer, causing him to lose control, but Plas transformed into a glider to allow Dome to safely pilot the saucer to the ground. Plas and Dome worked together to defeat the Sphinx, and shook hands. Dome placed a bomb on Plas’ back, but Plas didn’t fall for his trick and placed it on Dome’s helmet as he walked away.

Comments: Created by Arnold Drake & Win Mortimer.