In "They Called Him Weapons," a wealthy man’s desperate bid to dodge taxes spirals into chaos when he resorts to violence to reclaim his donated fortune—setting off a tense, unpredictable chain of events. Written by Jack Cole and illustrated by Jack Spranger, with colors by Jamison and letters by Cole, this issue from the Plastic Man Archives series delivers a sharp, noir-tinged tale rooted in greed and consequence. The cover, penciled and inked by Jack Cole, captures the story’s uneasy tension in bold, expressive lines.
Contains 15 stories
They Called Him Weapons
12 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerVILLAINS: Weapons (first appearancedies)Jimalong (first appearance)Hoopsnake (first appearance)
The Mysterious Being Called Hate
12 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerVILLAINS: Hate (first appearance)Mr. Giglamp (first appearancedies)Mr. Rickens (first appearance)
Robin Hood Returns
8 pp · Superhero
Woozy WinksVILLAIN: Robin Hood [Corkscrew Cal] (first appearance)
The Evil Money of Moneybags
14 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksMontmorency (first appearance)JoeVILLAIN: Moneybags [Aloysius P. Japers] (first appearance)Dokey (first appearance)
The Menace of Mr. Happiness
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerVILLAIN: Mr. Happiness [Bender Bellows] (first appearance)
The Man Who Built Himself a Body
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerVILLAINS: Professor Spindrift (first appearance)Mr Garoogy (first appearance)
A Bundle of Trouble
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerVILLAINS: Gasper Geetus (first appearance)Big-Nose Grogan (first appearance)Harry Hood (first appearance)Fizz-Fizz (first appearance)Loogy (first appearance)Goo-Goo Gates (first appearance)Lawbook Lawson (first appearance)
The Moon Wizard
12 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerThe Moon Wizard [Professor Breen] (first appearance)VILLAINS: Scientific Sherman (first appearance)Mabel the Moocher (first appearance)
The Crimes of Mother Goose
11 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brianalso as Old King Cole]Woozy Winks [also as Humpty Dumpty]Mr. Frosby (first appearance)VILLAIN: Mother Goose ["First Reader" McGoolalso as Little Jack Horneralso as Little Miss Muffet] (first appearance)
The Zwili Cat
8 pp · Superhero
Woozy WinksVILLAINS: Farthingale (first appearance)Dimbo the Pig Sticker (first appearancedies)
The Grasshopper
14 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerProfessor Chase (first appearance)VILLAIN: The Grasshopper [Baron De Clout] (first appearance)
The Cupid's Bow Murder
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksMiss Leda Van Doom (first appearance)Hamlet Upgrade (first appearancedies)Mr Humdrum (first appearance)Chief BrannerMr. Wimple (first appearance)Mr. Fowlplay (first appearance)VILLAINS: Mobsy Marrowby (first appearance)The Butler
The Crab
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksMr. Darple (first appearance)VILLAIN: the Crab [Bunk Norton] (first appearancedies)Lefty (dies)Rick
Bull's-Eye on Crime
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksVILLAINS: Taffy Welch (first appearance)Nobby Norton (first appearance)Cherry (first appearance)Gumdrop (first appearance)J.J. Rufanuf (first appearance)Felix
The Apartment of Dr. Phobia
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]Woozy WinksDaisy (first appearance)George (first appearance)Chief BrannerVILLAINS: Dr. Phobia (first appearance)Sloshoff (first appearance)Broxommen (first appearance)
