Plastic Man #4

Jun 1946 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD

📊 ~17,191 copies sold its debut month

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In Takahatchee, the FBI warns Plastic Man and his pal Woozy about the criminal "Lughead Sykes." When the boys are placed on the city payroll, they attempt to catch a plane to pursue leads, but encounter a man with a lasso and "Giant Neers" who disrupt their efforts. Plastic Man transforms into various shapes to combat the villains at a golf course and elsewhere. The story culminates with Plastic Man helping a lonely jailbird and his son reunite with a woman named Mrs. Dana, who becomes the boy's caretaker and brings happiness to the family.

Contains 5 stories

The Purple Viking

12 pp · Superhero

Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]Woozy WinksGeorge K. Dinnit (introduction)The Purple Viking [Chuck Sutherland] (villain, introduction)

King Lughead, the First

11 pp · Superhero

Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerLughead Sykes (villain, introduction)

When an arrogant crook named Lughead Sykes declares himself king of the small town of Takahatchee to escape federal authority, Plastic Man gets called in by the F.B.I. to bring him down—but Plastic Man's initial confrontation with Sykes and his gang ends in a tactical retreat. Determined to infiltrate the outlaw kingdom, Plastic Man goes undercover as the king's court jester, working alongside a conniving prime minister to dismantle Sykes's schemes from the inside. As the elastic hero sabotages the kingdom's criminal operations with humor and cunning, he sets the stage for a reckoning with the self-proclaimed monarch.

The Lollipop Caper

8 pp · Humor

Woozy WinksThe Terrible Trio (villains, introduction for all, all die)Giant Neers (villain, introduction)

Untitled Humor story

1 pp · Humor

Fuzzy

The Lobster

14 pp · Superhero

Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerMrs. Dana (introduction)The Lobster [Mr. Dana] (villain, introduction, Mrs. Dana's husband)

Plastic Man closes in on the Lobster, the cunning criminal mastermind behind a string of federal crimes—but capturing the villain proves only half the battle when Chief Branner points out that the Lobster's elaborate heists couldn't have been pulled off alone. Meanwhile, Woozy Winks finds a new home with Mrs. Dana, the Lobster's grieving mother, and begins sharing details about Plastic Man's cases over dinner—setting the stage for a dangerous game where the hero must hunt the Lobster's hidden confederates while his best friend unwittingly walks deeper into enemy territory.