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Plastic Man (1943) · The Collector

Catalog
Quality Comics
Plastic Man (1943)

Plastic Man

Quality Comics · 1943–1956

Format: Magazine
Status: Ended
Issues: 64
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover price: 10¢
Key issues: 10

New issues go on your pull list in Releases, with the date to order each one by.

Issues
Key issues
Creators
Characters
Details

Issues

64 issues · 10 keys

Plastic Man (1943) #2 cover

#2

Aug 1944

1st appearance of Agent Carlson

Plastic Man (1943) #3 cover

Sources

Grand Comics Database series 318
Metron series 5311

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Key

#3

Apr 1946

1st appearance of Kayo Randy

Plastic Man (1943) #4 cover

#4

Jul 1946

1st appearance of George K. Dinnit

Plastic Man (1943) #5 cover

#5

Oct 1946

1st appearance of Montmorency

Plastic Man (1943) #6 cover

#6

Jan 1947

1st appearance of The Moon Wizard

Plastic Man (1943) #7 cover

#7

Apr 1947

1st appearance of Gold Strike Digley

Plastic Man (1943) #8 cover

#8

Jul 1947

1st appearance of Lucius Dingwithers

Plastic Man (1943) #9 cover

#9

Oct 1947

Plastic Man (1943) #10 cover

#10

Dec 1947

Plastic Man (1943) #11 cover

#11

Apr 1948

Plastic Man (1943) #12 cover

#12

Jul 1948

1st appearance of Doctor Vineyard

Plastic Man (1943) #13 cover

#13

Sep 1948

Plastic Man (1943) #14 cover

#14

Nov 1948

Plastic Man (1943) #15 cover

#15

Jan 1949

Plastic Man (1943) #16 cover

#16

Mar 1949

Plastic Man (1943) #17 cover

#17

May 1949

1st appearance of Uno

Plastic Man (1943) #18 cover

#18

Jul 1949

Plastic Man (1943) #19 cover

#19

Sep 1949

Plastic Man (1943) #20 cover

#20

Nov 1949

Plastic Man (1943) #21 cover

#21

Jan 1950

Plastic Man (1943) #22 cover

#22

Mar 1950

Plastic Man (1943) #23 cover

#23

May 1950

Plastic Man (1943) #24 cover

#24

Jul 1950

Plastic Man (1943) #25 cover

#25

Sep 1950

Plastic Man (1943) #26 cover

#26

Nov 1950

Plastic Man (1943) #27 cover

#27

Jan 1951

Plastic Man (1943) #28 cover

#28

Mar 1951

Plastic Man (1943) #29 cover

#29

May 1951

Plastic Man (1943) #30 cover

#30

Jul 1951

Plastic Man (1943) #31 cover

#31

Sep 1951

Plastic Man (1943) #32 cover

#32

Nov 1951

Plastic Man (1943) #33 cover

#33

Jan 1952

Plastic Man (1943) #34 cover

#34

Mar 1952

Plastic Man (1943) #35 cover

#35

May 1952

Plastic Man (1943) #36 cover

#36

Jul 1952

Plastic Man (1943) #37 cover

#37

Sep 1952

Plastic Man (1943) #38 cover

#38

Nov 1952

Plastic Man (1943) #39 cover

#39

Jan 1953

Plastic Man (1943) #40 cover

#40

Mar 1953

Plastic Man (1943) #41 cover

#41

May 1953

Plastic Man (1943) #42 cover

#42

Jul 1953

Plastic Man (1943) #43 cover

#43

Nov 1953

Plastic Man (1943) #44 cover

#44

Jan 1954

Plastic Man (1943) #45 cover

#45

Mar 1954

Plastic Man (1943) #46 cover

#46

May 1954

Plastic Man (1943) #47 cover

#47

Jul 1954

Plastic Man (1943) #48 cover

#48

Sep 1954

Plastic Man (1943) #49 cover

#49

Nov 1954

Plastic Man (1943) #50 cover

#50

Dec 1954

Plastic Man (1943) #51 cover

#51

Jan 1955

Plastic Man (1943) #52 cover

#52

Feb 1955

Plastic Man (1943) #53 cover

#53

Apr 1955

Plastic Man (1943) #54 cover

#54

Jun 1955

Plastic Man (1943) #55 cover

#55

Oct 1955

Plastic Man (1943) #56 cover

#56

Nov 1955

Plastic Man (1943) #57 cover

#57

Dec 1955

Plastic Man (1943) #58 cover

#58

Jan 1956

Plastic Man (1943) #59 cover

#59

Feb 1956

Plastic Man (1943) #60 cover

#60

Mar 1956

Plastic Man (1943) #61 cover

#61

Apr 1956

Plastic Man (1943) #62 cover

#62

May 1956

Plastic Man (1943) #63 cover

#63

Jul 1956

Plastic Man (1943) #64 cover

#64

Nov 1956

Plastic Man (1943) #[1] cover

#[1]

Dec 1943

1st appearance of Chief Branner

Key issues

First appearances, origins and turning points, each with the fact that makes it a key.

10 keys

Plastic Man (1943) #[1] cover

#[1]

Dec 1943

1st appearance of Chief Branner

Plastic Man (1943) #12 cover

#12

Jul 1948

1st appearance of Doctor Vineyard

Plastic Man (1943) #5 cover

#5

Oct 1946

1st appearance of Montmorency

Plastic Man (1943) #17 cover

#17

May 1949

1st appearance of Uno

Plastic Man (1943) #2 cover

#2

Aug 1944

1st appearance of Agent Carlson

Plastic Man (1943) #3 cover

#3

Apr 1946

1st appearance of Kayo Randy

Plastic Man (1943) #4 cover

#4

Jul 1946

1st appearance of George K. Dinnit

Plastic Man (1943) #6 cover

#6

Jan 1947

1st appearance of The Moon Wizard

Plastic Man (1943) #7 cover

#7

Apr 1947

1st appearance of Gold Strike Digley

Plastic Man (1943) #8 cover

#8

Jul 1947

1st appearance of Lucius Dingwithers

Creators

Who made the most issues of this run, with the issues they span.

31 people credited

Writers

Jack Cole18 issues · #2–#53
Joe Millard18 issues · #3–#60
Bill Woolfolk12 issues · #12–#64
Gwen Hansen10 issues · #3–#19
Bernard Dibble9 issues · #3–#64
Dick Wood8 issues · #45–#52
Manly Wade Wellman2 issues · #29–#51
Arthur Beeman1 issue

Artists

Jack Cole37 issues · #2–#64
Alex Kotzky16 issues · #5–#62
Jack Spranger11 issues · #4–#61
André LeBlanc10 issues · #30–#63
Bernard Dibble9 issues · #3–#64
Bart Tumey6 issues · #4–#15
Charles Nicholas6 issues · #47–#52
Gill Fox5 issues · #42–#60

Cover artists

Jack Cole27 issues · #2–#33
Chuck Cuidera18 issues · #42–#59
Dick Dillin14 issues · #42–#64
Alex Kotzky9 issues · #27–#40
Charles Nicholas9 issues · #51–#59
André LeBlanc4 issues · #30–#34
Sam Burlockoff1 issue
Paul Gustavson1 issue

Inkers: Jack Cole (34), Alex Kotzky (25), Jack Spranger (14)
Letterers: Jack Cole (10), Sam Rosen (5), Ed Hamilton (2)
Editors: Al Grenet (34), George Brenner (17), Harry Stein (8)

Characters and teams

Who appears most often in this run, by issues they appear in.

291 characters

Plastic Man55
Woozy Winks54
Chief Branner14
villain)6
Dewey Drip3
F.B.I. Chief Branner3
Fuzzy3
Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian3
"Pitch" Penny2
Charlie2
Dazzla2
Death)2
Eel O'Brian2
Hypo the Hypnotist2
Jonesy2
Mike2
Mugs Merkle2
Professor Valence2
Slap Happy Pappy2
Tricky Toledo2
Weightless Wiggins2
"Knuckles"1
Ackley1
Agent Carlson1

First appearances in this run

Characters who debut here, led by those who appear most across the catalog. 26 in all.

Chief Branner#[1]
The Goon#[1]
Genius#12
Montmorency#5
Uno

Publication details

Publication notes

Original index for this series was created from the indexing work of Henry Steele.

From the Grand Comics Database.

Publishing format: was on-going series
Binding: saddle-stitched
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

#17

Agent Carlson#2

John T. Wales#3

Mr. McAnders#[1]

Professor Topps#[1]

George K. Dinnit#4

Gold Strike Digley#7

Lucius Dingwithers#8