Police Comics #37 (1944)

In a 1944 adventure from Police Comics #37, Plastic Man takes on a gang stealing soldiers’ allotment checks, while his partner Woozy Winks unexpectedly finds romance with a woman named Felina—only to wonder if her affection is genuine when she suddenly leaves him at a drug store. As the case unfolds, Felina’s home becomes a criminal meeting ground, and Woozy must confront the possibility that his new love may be entangled in the very crime Plastic Man is solving.

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.

In the shadowy streets of a 1944 city, Patrolman Dan Richards is knocked unconscious by a mysterious assailant known only as The Match, leaving behind a single wooden match as a calling card. As the police hunt the elusive criminal, Richards—secretly the vigilante Manhunter—uses the match’s scent to track The Match’s trail, uncovering a string of daring crimes and a hidden network of corruption.

In the penthouse salon of gem dealer H. Frumel Twitch, the Antoinette Heirloom vanishes, leaving the owner distraught and blaming a thief. Flatfoot Burns investigates, baffled by the locked room mystery—no one could have entered, yet the jewel is gone—until a surprising twist reveals the culprit isn’t human, but a magpie trained by an ornithologist to steal the trinket and swap it for a wallet.