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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published Autumn 1946
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing George Brenner

Cover Details

Characters Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Cole
Inks Jack Cole
Reprinted in PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES (DC, 1998 series) #6 (September 2004)

12 page Plastic Man story "They Called Him Weapons"

Characters Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; VILLAINS: Weapons (first appearance; dies); Jimalong (first appearance); Hoopsnake (first appearance)
Synopsis Plas tries to stop a talented weapon maker.
Genre Superhero
Script Jack Cole
Pencils Jack Cole
Inks Jack Cole
Letters Jack Cole
Reprinted in PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES (DC, 1998 series) #6 (September 2004)

12 page Plastic Man story "The Mysterious Being Called Hate"

Characters Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; VILLAINS: Hate (first appearance); Mr. Giglamp (first appearance; dies); Mr. Rickens (first appearance)
Genre Superhero
Script Jack Cole
Pencils Alex Kotzky
Inks Jack Cole
Letters Jack Cole
Reprinted in PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES (DC, 1998 series) #6 (September 2004)

8 page Woozy Winks story "Robin Hood Returns"

Characters Woozy Winks; VILLAIN: Robin Hood [Corkscrew Cal] (first appearance)
Synopsis Woozy accidently helps create and then stops a guy who dresses up as Robin Hood.
Genre Superhero
Script Jack Cole
Pencils Bart Tumey
Inks Bart Tumey
Letters Jack Cole ?
Reprinted in PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES (DC, 1998 series) #6 (September 2004)

2 page Plastic Man text story "Snig River"

Characters Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Lute Beezer (first appearance); Attorney Gaycat (first appearance); Haggai Beezer (first appearance); Hooks Hoogan (first appearance)
Genre Superhero
Script Jack Cole
Letters typeset
Reprinted in PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES (DC, 1998 series) #6 (September 2004)

1 page Fuzzy story "Fuzzy"

Genre gag
Script Jack Cole
Pencils Jack Cole
Inks Jack Cole
Letters Jack Cole

14 page Plastic Man story "The Evil Money of Moneybags"

Characters Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Montmorency (first appearance); Joe; VILLAIN: Moneybags [Aloysius P. Japers] (first appearance); Dokey (first appearance)
Synopsis A millionaire tries to give his money away to avoid paying taxes. Unfortunately for the beneficiaries of that money, he's willing to kill to get it back.
Genre Superhero
Script Jack Cole
Pencils John Spranger?
Inks John Spranger?
Letters Jack Cole
Notes GCD art spotters believe the art was by John Spranger, not Jack Cole, who is credited in PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES #6.
Reprinted in PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES (DC, 1998 series) #6 (September 2004)