About this Collection
This third volume of the Plastic Man Archives collects classic Golden Age adventures from Police Comics #23-32 and Plastic Man #1-2, originally published in the mid-1940s. Featuring the elastic escapades of Eel O'Brian, these stories showcase Jack Cole's inventive humor and dynamic artwork that defined the character's early years. The hardcover edition preserves the original comic strips in a restored, archival format for collectors and fans of vintage DC superheroics.
Contains 13 stories
The Mangler's Slaughter Clinic
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Briandisguised as Martin McGee]Woozy WinksChief BrannerVILLAINS: The Mangler (first appearance)Dr. Slicer (first appearance)Knife McBlades (first appearance)
The La Cucaracha Caper
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerSimeon T. Whistlebutton (first appearance)Mr. Ames (first appearance)Ellen Ames (first appearance)Pancho (first appearance)VILLAINS: The Mask (first appearance)Mopes McGee (first appearance)
Deathtrap for Plastic Man
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerVILLAINS: Sammy (first appearance)The Hood (first appearance)Al (first appearance)Pete (first appearance)
The Gay Nineties Nightmare
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerVILLAINS: Slimy Slade [also as Desperate Desmond] (first appearancedies)Slippery Slade (first appearancedies)Slinky Slade (first appearance)Charlie (first appearance)
Untitled Superhero story
12 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerElmer Body (first appearance)Tony Toppo (first appearance)
The Lava Man
14 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksVILLAIN: The Lava Man [Fargo Freddie] (first appearance)
In "The Lava Man," Fargo Freddie stumbles into a volcano and encounters a 500-year-old man who teaches him to become lava. With newfound molten power, he breaks free from Plastic Man’s grasp, but his escape may be short-lived when his body cools and hardens.
Welcome to Coroner's Corners!
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerAgent Carlson (first appearance)Agent Murphy (first appearance)Dada Ditt (first appearance)VILLAIN: Dr. Dewey Ditt (first appearance)
Serena Sloop's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Criminals
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerSerena Sloop (first appearance)VILLAINS: Micky (first appearance)Chopper (first appearance)Loopy Louie (first appearance)Deadly Dean (first appearance)
The Confession of Froggy Fink
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerMona Mayhem (first appearance)Felix (first appearance)VILLAIN: Froggy Fink (first appearance)
Dr. Brann's Health Farm
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksHiram BrannVILLAIN: Slick Dandy (first appearance)
Love Comes to Woozy
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brianalso disguised as Biscuit Bordoni]Woozy WinksChief BrannerFelina (first appearance)VILLAIN: Saxon (first appearance)
One Million Dollars for Plastic Man's Death
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksProfessor Zwerling (first appearance)VILLAINS: Rocky Goober (first appearance)Boss Skullman (first appearance)
His Lordship Woozy Winks
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksVILLAIN: The Knight of the Tower [Sir William Pilson] (first appearance)
In "His Lordship Woozy Winks," Plas and the perpetually bewildered Woozy Winks set off for the British Isle of Bladau, hopeful that Woozy will inherit a title and fortune from his late uncle, Jeffrey Winks. But the island's aristocratic secrets run deeper than expected, and a shocking twist threatens to unseat Woozy’s claim—just as he begins to believe he’s finally found his place in the world.
