Police Comics #30

This May 1944 issue of Police Comics features a striking Jack Cole cover that commands attention from across the room: a sweating, close-cropped figure in wide white goggles dominates the vivid pink background, with a tense struggle between two figures reflected right in the lenses — a clever visual trick that pulls you straight into the action. The cover blurb promises Plastic Man battling "a slippery racket" and spreading the mob thin, hinting at the rubbery hero's particular brand of colorful crime-fighting. At just ten cents, this 1944 Quality Comics issue showcases Cole's confident, inventive cover design at its most playful.