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Issue Details

Issue #13
Published June-July 1976
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.30 USD
Pages 36
Editing Gerry Conway; Paul Levitz (assistant); Jack C. Harris (assistant)

Cover Details - "If I Kill Me, Will I Die?"

Characters Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Plastic Man [Robby Reed]
Genre Superhero; Humor
Pencils Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua] (signed)
Inks Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua] (signed)

1 page Superman; Hostess advertisement "Superman Saves the Earth"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; aliens
Synopsis Aliens want to destroy the Earth as it is a backward planet of no use, until Superman introduces them to Hostess Cup Cakes.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Hostess Cup Cakes ad on inside front cover.

18 page Plastic Man story "If I Kill Me, Will I Die?"

Characters Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Robby Reed [Dial 'H' for Hero; as Mighty Moppet; as King Kandy; as The Mole; as The Human Starfish; as Plastic Man]; Woozy Winks; Sundae Supplement; Agent Gully Foyle; NBI Chief Branner; Amelia Roost; Hara Goon; Rachael Evans (flashback); Smooth Louie (flashback); Lazarus Swilhorn; Max Headset; Max Headset's Mail-Order Canadians
Synopsis Plastic Man and company go for a vacation to a resort which is holding a hog-calling contest. An amnesiac Robby Reed is working at this ranch. When Robby starts to get his memory back, he tries to use the H-dial, but due to the rust, the hero-forms have turned evil.
Genre Superhero; Humor
Script Steve Skeates; Jane Aruns; Mary Skrenes
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Bob Smith
Notes Robby Reed last appeared in HOUSE OF MYSTERY #173 (March-April 1968). Greg Fischer, GCD Editor, added the writing credits for Jane Aruns and Mary Skrenes on 3/21/07, which were listed on page 1 of the story under an aknowledgement from Steve Skeates.

1 page Plastic Postcards letters page

Script Gerry Conway ?
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Mark Dooley, Peter Sanderson, Scott Gibson, R. Becker, Mike White and Adam Castro.