Police Comics #76

This March 1948 Quality Comics gem showcases one of the most wonderfully surreal covers Jack Cole ever produced — Plastic Man has stretched his entire face into a cavernous, wide-open maw, swallowing up a panicked gun-toting crook whole while two more frightened villains scramble away in polka-dot and red suits. The cover promises a showdown between Plastic Man and "The Prince of Plunder, Mr. Morbid," and with Cole's rubbery, kinetic imagination on full display, it's easy to see why this series captivated readers at the time.