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Police Comics #69 (1947)
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In "Stretcho, the India Rubber Man," Plastic Man encounters a rival with a similar gift for elasticity—Stretcho, a circus performer whose body can stretch like rubber but with painful limits. Jealous of Plas’s fame and worried his act will be overshadowed, Stretcho sets out to prove he’s the true master of malleability.
When the Van Clough Tiara is stolen from a downtown jewelry store and Officer Dan Richards suspects his partner Jim Martin, he teams up with his dog Thor to track down the real culprits. Disguising himself as a blind beggar, Richards follows a trail through the subway system, using Thor’s keen sense of smell to uncover a murder plot and a gang of thieves working from within the store itself.
In a lighthearted comic strip from Police Comics #69, a boastful boxer named Charlie Chump is mistaken for a world champion and roped into a playful fight with a brash newcomer, leading to a series of exaggerated, slapstick exchanges. The story takes a whimsical turn when a girl named Candy brings her "foreign" cousin Borah Vorsht to a dance, only for the truth to be revealed in a humorous twist that leaves everyone surprised.
In "Miss Meda," Jo, a showgirl with a sharp mind and sharper schemes, finds herself at the center of a tense standoff when Senator Gavin demands she release his son Bob from their engagement—only to be met with her defiant claim that she’s marrying him for his fortune, not love. As the situation escalates, a mysterious murder at her apartment forces Police Commissioner Dolan to investigate, uncovering a web of blackmail, deception, and hidden motives that threaten to unravel everyone involved.