Police Comics #26
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Body, Mind and Soul," a 1944 entry from Police Comics #26, the legendary vaudeville illusionist known as the Ghostmaster—once famed for his uncanny makeup and resurrection acts—turns to crime after the death of his art form. Drawn by Al Bryant, whose dynamic lines bring the eerie spectacle to life, the story follows the Ghostmaster’s elaborate scheme to impersonate a trusted bank president, only to be undone by a chance encounter with Manhunter, who recognizes the performer behind the mask. The cover, by Jack Cole, captures the haunting elegance of the Ghostmaster’s final act.
In "Body, Mind and Soul," Chief Branner faces a moral dilemma when he uncovers Plastic Man’s criminal past—but instead of turning him in, he offers a chance at redemption. Tasked with capturing three distinct threats—one of brute strength, one of cunning intellect, and one of supernatural soul—the reformed felon must prove his worth to the force.
In "The Ghostmaster," a once-great vaudeville illusionist turned criminal uses his mastery of disguise and makeup to impersonate a trusted bank president, staging a heist that hinges on his uncanny ability to vanish and reappear—literally, as if summoning the dead. When his elaborate ruse collides with Manhunter, a detective whose own career was shaped by the very performer he now hunts, the past comes roaring back in a clash of identity and deception.
When a mysterious visitor brings a revolutionary motor to Roy Lincoln's laboratory, the Human Bomb and his quick-witted partner Hustace Throckmorton are drawn into a dangerous investigation of the enigmatic Patch-Eye and his secret inventions. The trail leads them through a warehouse of sinister mechanical creations and unexpected encounters as they race to uncover what the villain has been building in the shadows. It's a wild ride of explosive action and sci-fi intrigue that showcases why the Human Bomb remains one of crime-fighting's most dynamite operatives.
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Reprinted in Plastic Man Archives #2 (2001), Men of Mystery Comics #67 (2007), DC Finest: Plastic Man: The Origin of Plastic Man #[nn] (2025)
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