Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	[September] 2003
Cover Price	49.95 USD; 82.95 CAD
Pages	212
Editing	Dale Crain (collected edition senior editor)
Notes	"Reprinting POLICE COMICS #50-58 and PLASTIC MAN #4 in a handsome hardcover archive! Featuring an introduction by Bill Schelly and a host of innovative and unusual Golden Age Plastic Man tales." [per solicitation] Black-and-white reconstruction by Rick Keene. Series design by Alex Jay/Studio J. Publication design by Peter Hamboussi. Special thanks to Diamond International Galleries for source material.

Cover Details

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison
Notes	"Reprinting POLICE COMICS #50-58 and PLASTIC MAN #4 in a handsome hardcover archive! Featuring an introduction by Bill Schelly and a host of innovative and unusual Golden Age Plastic Man tales." [per solicitation] Black-and-white reconstruction by Rick Keene. Series design by Alex Jay/Studio J. Publication design by Peter Hamboussi. Special thanks to Diamond International Galleries for source material.

2 page credits "Table of Contents"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	typeset

5 page Plastic Man foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Foreword"

Characters	Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Schelly
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Forward by Bill Schelly

1 page Plastic Man cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Police Comics #50"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #50 (January 1946)

15 page Plastic Man story "Plastic Man Protects Crookdom?"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Officer Murphy; Roget the Astrologer (first appearance; dies); VILLAINS: Boss Doaker (first appearance); The Cannon (first appearance); Paulsen (first appearance)
Synopsis	Some gangsters kill Roget the fortune teller, who makes one final prediction before he dies.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #50 (January 1946)

1 page Plastic Man cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Police Comics #51"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #51 (February 1946)

15 page Plastic Man story "The Granite Lady"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; The Granite Lady [Sheila Sorrell] (first appearance); Professor Carlon (first appearance); VILLAINS: Mickey the Goon (first appearance); Charley the Choker (first appearance); Mr. Myers (first appearance)
Synopsis	When Professor Carlon tries to turn Sheila into a granite statue, he instead turns her into a granite monster. Plas must find her and give her the antidote.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #51 (February 1946)

1 page Plastic Man cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Police Comics #52"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #52 (March 1946)

15 page Plastic Man story "Crime Without Criminals"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; Officer McCarthy; VILLAINS: J.H. [Joshua Harrison] (first appearance); Mr. Craddock (first appearance); G. Rufus Montdidger (first appearance; dies)
Synopsis	Plas stops some wealthy businessmen who are robbing their own companies.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #52 (March 1946)

1 page Plastic Man cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Police Comics #53"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #53 (April 1946)

15 page Plastic Man story "The Evil Genius of Dr. Erudite"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; VILLAIN: Dr. Erudite (first appearance)
Synopsis	Dr. Erudite clones a double of himself to help him commit crimes.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #53 (April 1946)

1 page Plastic Man cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Police Comics #54"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #54 (May 1946)

15 page Plastic Man story "The Thinking Machine"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; Professor Medew (first appearance; dies); VILLAINS: The Thinker [Goofty Garlow] (first appearance)
Synopsis	A not so bright janitor is inspired by a thinking maching to kill it's creator and commit crimes.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Andre LeBlanc
Inks	Andre LeBlanc
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #54 (May 1946)

1 page Plastic Man cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Police Comics #55"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #55 (June 1946)

15 page Plastic Man story "Sleepy Eyes"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Grant Horden (first appearance); Dr. Teen (first appearance); Dr. Geen (first appearane); Dr. Zeen (first appearance); VILLAIN: Sleepy Eyes (first appearance)
Synopsis	Sleepy Eyes has the ability to hypnotize people and put them to sleep. Unfortunately for him, it doesn't work against Woozy Winks.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #55 (June 1946)

1 page Plastic Man cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Plastic Man #4"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #4 (Summer 1946)

12 page Plastic Man story "The Purple Viking"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; George K Dinnit (first appearance); VILLAIN: The Purple Viking [Chuck Sutherland] (first appearance)
Synopsis	When a lumberman is hit in the head by a tree, he believes he is a Viking.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Bart Tumey
Inks	Bart Tumey
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #4 (Summer 1946)

11 page Plastic Man story "King Lughead, the First"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; VILLAIN: Lughead Sykes (first appearance)
Synopsis	Lughead Sykes declares himself the king of Takahatchee.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	John Spranger
Inks	John Spranger
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #4 (Summer 1946)

8 page Woozy Winks story "The Lollipop Caper"

Characters	Woozy Winks; VILLAINS: The Terrible Trio (first appearance; die); Giant Neers (first appearance)
Synopsis	Woozy tries to stop a man who is taking candy from a baby, although the baby is really Giant Neers.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Bart Tumey
Inks	Bart Tumey
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #4 (Summer 1946)

2 page Plastic Man text story "Plas' To Meet You"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; VILLAINS: Bugeye Clift (first appearance); Surprise Willen (first appearance)
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Letters	typeset
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #4 (Summer 1946)

14 page Plastic Man story "The Lobster"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; Mrs. Dana (first appearance); Mr. Dana (first appearance); VILLAIN: The Lobster [Mr. Dana] (first appearance)
Synopsis	The Lobster pals pretend to be his parents and trick Woozy and Plas.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #4 (Summer 1946)

1 page Plastic Man cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Police Comics #56"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #56 (July 1946)

15 page Plastic Man story "Overworked Genie"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Mickey; Mrs. O'Higginson (first appearance); VILLAINS: Yes-Man (first appearance); Mr. Groo (first appearance)
Synopsis	When Plas plays a prank on a youngster who is rubbing a lamp, gangsters find out and, believing it's real, kidnap the boy.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Andre LeBlanc
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #56 (July 1946)

1 page Plastic Man cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Police Comics #57"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #57 (August 1946)

15 page Plastic Man story "Mars--Keep Away"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; Mr. Misfit (a Martian; first appearance); VILLAINS: Prof. MacGhoul (first appearance); Squeaker
Synopsis	A professor tries to take a rocket ship to Mars so he can conquer the planet.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	John Spranger
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #57 (August 1946)

1 page Plastic Man cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Police Comics #58"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #58 (September 1946)

15 page Plastic Man story "The Green Terror"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; VILLAIN: Mr. Green (first appearance; dies)
Synopsis	Mr. Green kills people with his plants.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Alex Kotzky
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	Jack Cole
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #58 (September 1946)

1 page biography (nonfictional) "Biographies"

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.

1 page Plastic Man (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Backcover"

Characters	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	George Brenner (original)
Notes	Reprints covers from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #50, 54, 58 and PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #4.
Reprinted	from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #50 [cover]; from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #54 [cover]; from POLICE COMICS (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #58 [cover]; from PLASTIC MAN (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #4 [cover]