Issue Details

Issue	#15
Published	January 1943
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	John Beardsley
Notes	Copyright 1942 by Comic Magazines, Inc.

Cover Details

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; The Spirit
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox
Reprinted	in Plastic Man Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1 (December 1998)

13 page Plastic Man story "The Weather Weapon"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Dr. Egrett (first appearance; dies); Boreas (first appearance); VILLAIN: Ratty McGoon (first appearance); Don Snitzel (first appearance)
Synopsis	Plas and Woozy must stop some Fifth Columnists who can control the weather.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Letters	Jack Cole
Reprinted	in Plastic Man Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1 (December 1998)

10 page Manhunter story "The Slaughter Symphony"

Characters	Manhunter [Dan Richards]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Al Bryant?
Inks	Al Bryant?

8 page Human Bomb story "Introducing Hustace Throckmorton"

Characters	Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]; Hustace Throckmorton (first appearance)
Genre	superhero
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson
Notes	Hustace Throckmorton appears in most Human Bomb stories hereafter.

1 page Dewey Drip story "Dewey Drip"

Genre	gag
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

7 page Spirit story "Mr. Midnight"

Characters	Spirit [Denny Colt]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/14/1940

8 page Chic Carter story "The Vengeance of Dr. Jason"

Genre	detective
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

1 page Dick Mace text story "Vulture Smith"

Characters	Dick Mace
Genre	Detective
Script	Robert Hyatt ?
Letters	typeset

Half page statement of ownership "Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation"

Genre	Fact
Script	Everett M. Arnold (publisher)
Letters	typeset

1 page Burp the Twerp story "Crossword Puzzle Duel"

Characters	Burp the Twerp
Genre	gag
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole [Ralph Johns]
Inks	Jack Cole
Letters	Jack Cole

7 page #711 story "The Death of 711"

Characters	#711 (death); Destiny (first appearance); Oscar Jones (villain, first appearance)
Genre	superhero
Script	George Brenner
Pencils	George Brenner
Inks	George Brenner
Notes	Continues in Destiny strip next issue.

1 page Super Snooper story "Super Snooper"

Genre	humor
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox
Letters	Gill Fox ?

6 page Phantom Lady story "The School For Spies"

Characters	Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Joe Kubert
Inks	Joe Kubert
Notes	Phantom Lady wears a mask.