| Issue | #2 |
| Published | [December] 2000 |
| Cover Price | 49.95 USD; 76.00 CAD |
| Pages | 232 |
| Editing | Dale Crain (collected edition editor); Nick J. Napolitano (collected edition associate editor) |
| Notes | Art is from cover to POLICE COMICS (DC, 1941 series) #28. "When ruthless criminal Eel O'Brian fell into a vat of chemicals, his body gained the ability to stretch into any shape and the hero known as Plastic Man was born. THE PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES VOL. 2 reprints the wacky and hilarious adventures of the world's most original hero as they were initially published over sixty years ago. In this outrageous book collecting tales from the 1940s, Plastic Man and his faithful sidekick Woozy Winks, face off against an assortment of oddballs including a mistress of snakes, Wild West outlaws, butter bootleggers, an army of Plastic Man robots, and a haunted train." [per solicitation] Black-and-white reconstruction by Rick Keene, with additional reconstruction by Greg Theakston. Series design by Alex Jay/Studio J. Publication design by Louis Prandi. Special thanks to Diamond International Galleries for source material. |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon |
| Notes | Art is from cover to POLICE COMICS (DC, 1941 series) #28. "When ruthless criminal Eel O'Brian fell into a vat of chemicals, his body gained the ability to stretch into any shape and the hero known as Plastic Man was born. THE PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES VOL. 2 reprints the wacky and hilarious adventures of the world's most original hero as they were initially published over sixty years ago. In this outrageous book collecting tales from the 1940s, Plastic Man and his faithful sidekick Woozy Winks, face off against an assortment of oddballs including a mistress of snakes, Wild West outlaws, butter bootleggers, an army of Plastic Man robots, and a haunted train." [per solicitation] Black-and-white reconstruction by Rick Keene, with additional reconstruction by Greg Theakston. Series design by Alex Jay/Studio J. Publication design by Louis Prandi. Special thanks to Diamond International Galleries for source material. |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian] |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Ron Goulart |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Forward by Ron Goulart. |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Editing | John Beardsley ? (original) |
| Reprinted | from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #1 (Summer 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian; disguised as Mr. King]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner (first appearance); Yvette LaRue (first appearance; dies); VILLAINS: The Chance Club [Mr. Sharp; Charlie; Tony; Mike] (first appearance); Mrs. Towne (first appearance) |
| Synopsis | Plas and Woozy break up The Chance Club. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | John Beardsley ? (original) |
| Reprinted | from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #1 (Summer 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Professor Topps (first appearance); Chief Branner (cameo); VILLAINS: Japanese; Amisaki (first appearance) |
| Synopsis | Plas and Woozy must stop the Japanese from stealing a camouflage machine. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | John Beardsley ? (original) |
| Reprinted | from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #1 (Summer 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; The Goon [Willie McGoon] (first appearance); VILLAIN: Prof. Goodman (first appearance; dies) |
| Synopsis | Professor Goodman takes advantage of a man's disfigurement. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | John Beardsley ? (original) |
| Reprinted | from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #1 (Summer 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Mr. McAnders (first appearance); VILLAINS: Cowboy Joe (first appearance); Dade (first appearance) |
| Synopsis | Woozy gets conned into buying a map to a goldmine, and heads out West to find his fortune. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | John Beardsley ? (original) |
| Reprinted | from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #1 (Summer 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Spirit [Denny Colt] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Editing | John Beardsley (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #21 (August 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Sylvester Smirk (first appearance); Pulman Coach (first appearance); VILLAIN: Madame Serpina (first appearance); Mr. Hardwich (first appearance); Mammo (first appearance); Bobo (first appearance) |
| Synopsis | Plastic Man and Woozy take on Madame Serpina. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | John Beardsley (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #21 (August 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Spirit [Denny Colt] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #22 (September 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner (first use of name); Bright Eyes (first appearance); VILLAINS: The Sphinx (first appearance; dies); Mr. Grimley (first appearance; flashback); Mrs. Grimley (first appearance; flashback) |
| Synopsis | Plas rescues a young orphan from the Sphinx. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole? |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #22 (September 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Spirit [Denny Colt] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #23 (October 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Captain Murphy [also as Captain Murphey]; Caprice Corbett (first appearance); VILLAINS: Snout (first appearance); J. Noble Wopps (first appearance) |
| Synopsis | Woozy and Plas ride a haunted train. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #23 (October 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #24 (November 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; VILLAINS: Pinky Flower (first appearance); Louie; Mike; Dr. Phineas T. Gleason (first appearance) |
| Synopsis | Woozy briefly gains Plas's powers. A doctor turns old tires into Plastic Man androids. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #24 (November 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #25 (December 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Lester G. Simpkins (first appearance; dies); VILLAINS: Sykes Mob [Joe Sykes; Mike; Sam; Louie] (first appearance); Number Seven (first appearance) |
| Synopsis | Plastic Man must figure out why people are killing to obtain an old book. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #25 (December 1943) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #26 (January 1944) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; Randy Ronan (first appearance); Vida (first appearance); VILLAIN: Pike Ronan (first appearance; dies; a werewolf); Slugger Crott (first appearance); Hoppy (first appearance); Brains (first appearance); Butch (first appearance) |
| Synopsis | Chief Branner learns Plastic Man's secret identity. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #26 (January 1944) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Spirit [Denny Colt] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #27 (February 1944) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; Randolph Pearson (first appearance; deceased); James Sterling (first appearance); VILLAIN: Allan Pearson [disguised as Mr. Courtney] (first appearance; Randolph's cousin) |
| Synopsis | Woozy has jury duty. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #27 (February 1944) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Spirit [Denny Colt] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #28 (March 1944) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Raymond Switchlock (first appearance); Ravenal (first appearance; dies); Zana Crummer (first appearance); Chuck Bernardi (first appearance) |
| Synopsis | Hollywood wants to film a movie about Plastic Man. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #28 (March 1944) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #29 (April 1944) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; J.V. Arlen (first appearance; dies); VILLAIN: Daniel Richard Derlin (first appearance; dies) |
| Synopsis | Plas investigates the murder of a treasury agent. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #29 (April 1944) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #30 (May 1944) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; Blinky Winks (first appearance; Woozy's uncle); VILLAINS: Maxie (first appearance); Fingers (first appearance); Gooie Louie (first appearance); Micky the Finn (first appearance); Pat Slugso (first appearance); Fat Slugso (first appearance) |
| Synopsis | Plas and Woozy visit Woozy's Uncle Blinky's farm. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Letters | Jack Cole |
| Editing | George Brenner (original) |
| Reprinted | from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #30 (May 1944) |
| Genre | Fact |
| Script | Peter L. Myer; Adam Philips |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Biography for Jack Cole. Biographical material researched and written by Peter L. Myer and Adam Philips. |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Spirit [Denny Colt]; Woozy Winks |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction) |
| Editing | John Beardsley ? (original); George Brenner (original) |
| Notes | Reprints covers from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #1 and POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #22, 23, 27. |
| Reprinted | from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #1 [cover]; from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #22 [cover]; from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #23 [cover]; from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #27 [cover] |