Police Comics #37

When a sweet-talking woman named Felina catches the eye of Woozy Winks, the lovesick sidekick thinks his luck has finally turned around—but she's harboring secrets of her own, and Plastic Man suspects there's more to her sudden affection than romance. As Woozy falls harder, Felina orchestrates a bold criminal scheme with Saxon and his crew, forcing Plastic Man to go undercover to stop them and uncover her true allegiances. It's a race against time to catch Saxon before he slips away and prove whether Felina's feelings for Woozy are genuine or just another con.

In this 1944 humor tale from Police Comics #37, Dewey’s fearsome cousin Awful Drip shows up hoping to enlist, only to be turned away when his intimidating beard is shaved—revealing a face so unimpressive the Army can’t take him seriously.

A wily criminal calling himself the Match uses ordinary wooden matches as his calling card while laying waste to the city's police force—but when patrolman Dan Richards transforms into Manhunter, he's ready to prove that this arsonist's reign of terror is about to go up in smoke. With his loyal dog Thor tracking the criminal's every move, Manhunter closes in on the Match's hideout for a final confrontation where only one can survive the flames.

Detective Flatfoot Burns is called to H. Frumel Twitch's burglar-proof penthouse salon when the priceless Antoinette Heirloom vanishes—but the case takes a delightfully absurd turn when Burns discovers the thief isn't quite what anyone expected. This 1944 humor-mystery tale by M. Stein is a rollicking romp through impossible crimes, talking magpies, and the kind of logic that only works in a comic book's best moments.