Police Comics #85 (1948)

In the 1948 tale "The Baker!" from *Police Comics* #85, Plastic Man teams up with a grieving friend, Jellep, after a deadly muffin kills a man who received an extortion note—leading the hero to suspect a cunning baker behind a string of murders disguised as baked goods. As the killer escalates with traps hidden in bread and pies, Plastic Man uses his wits to outsmart the villain’s elaborate schemes, turning the tables on a foe who sees crime as an art form.

In a brief, lighthearted turn of events from *Police Comics* #85, the long-standing feud between the Gatfields and the Drips takes a comical twist when they propose a peace treaty: Dewey must marry Lala Belle. But one look at his future bride is all it takes for Dewey to rethink the whole arrangement.

In "Golfing Glamour Girl," Jo Ross—known around town as the dazzling new golf star—draws a wave of attention from every boy in town, leaving her admirer Ted Dawson flustered and outmaneuvered. When he tries to claim her for a solo round, he’s blindsided by the sudden appearance of her mysterious new golfing partner, and soon finds himself caught in a whirlwind of competitive jealousy and unexpected sabotage.

In the swamps of Shawnee, Officer Dan Richards—secretly the vigilante Manhunter—tracks a fleeing thief to the isolated hideout of Maddin, the Mastiff Man, a reclusive figure said to live among vicious, trained dogs. When the maniacal Maddin reveals his criminal gang and unleashes his monstrous hounds, Manhunter must rely on his loyal partner Thor to survive a brutal clash of wills and fangs.