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