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Issue Details

Issue #17
Published April-May 1977
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.30 USD
Pages 36
Editing Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Let go of my partner, you plastic creep, or... "

Characters Plastic Man [Eel O'rian]; Woozy Winks; Dolly Wile; Corporal; General
Genre Superhero; Humor
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Bob Smith

1 page Batman advertisement "The Whole World's Upside Down"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Topsy-Turvy Man
Synopsis Topsy-Turvy turns people upside down to shake out their cash and Hostess Fruit Pies, but is captured from the bottom up by Batman.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Hostess Fruit Pie advertisement on inside front cover.

17 page Plastic Man story "Choke!"

Characters Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian] (origin); Woozy Winks; Dolly Wile; Roger; Willie Wile; Miss Snoopbone; Corporal (villain); General (villain)
Synopsis Plastic Man captures a couple of bank robbers.
Genre Superhero; Humor
Script John Albano
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Bob Smith
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Story includes a 2-page origin sequence on pages 2-3.

1 page Publishorial text article "And Now... Still Another Message of Untold Importance From Our Prolific Publisher!!"

Synopsis Discussion of inflation and cost of comics, and pitch for the value of new DC Dollar Comics.
Genre Fact
Script Jenette Kahn
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Includes black and white photo of Jenette Kahn.

1 page Plastic Postcards letters page

Script Joe Orlando?
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Larry Cummings, Mike Grattan and Gregg Steele.

1 page Superman public service announcement "Justice For All Includes Children, 10 "

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Published in cooperation with the Center for Juvenile Justice, the research division of the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges