Origin

The Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man attempted to build an army of Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Zombies that would do his bidding. One such member included a girl with a latent metagene. It granted her the abilities of Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man but even more powerful. She was nearly overwhelmed by them, but when Doom Patrol came to stop Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, Elasti-Girl was able to talk AVM through it and help her gain control.

Creation

AVM first appeared in a flashback as told by Degenerate in Unstoppable Doom Patrol #4 by Dennis Culver and David LaFuente (who was filling in for regular artist Chris Burnham).

Major Story Arcs

Flex Force

After being taken in by the Doom Patrol, AVM was put on a team coached by Flex Mentallo, called The Flex Force. He would teach AVM physical fitness, general superheroics, and how to control her powers. During a demonstration of their progress, they played capture the flag against the Doom Patrol, only to have their training session interrupted by the new Brotherhood of Evil. The Flex Force was thrown into the deep end against the regular Doom Patrol rivals. While the two teams join forces to defeat the Brotherhood, Willoughby Kipling gives Robotman an important message. The Brotherhood was a distraction so that General Immortus could dig up Dorothy Spinner's grave and use her power to channel The Candlemaker.

Kipling tried to ward Robotman against Immortus' new magic, but Robotman was in desperate need of backup. Crazy Jane was unwilling to leave The Shelter vulnerable to the Brotherhood, so Jane managed to convince The Quiz, who Immortus had rescued and enslaved from the Painting That Ate Paris, to switch sides. Combining their powers allowed them to defeat this new Candlemaker, who Quiz than threw into The Bleed.

Powers & Abilities

AVM Control: AVM had control over animals, plants, and minerals, except with better precision and more stability than Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man.