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Police Comics #1 (Aug. 1941):
“The Origin of Plastic Man”
by Jack Cole

Police Comics #1

Title: “The Origin of Plastic Man”

Feature: Plastic Man (Eel O'Brian)

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 1941

Publisher: Quality
Written by: Jack Cole
Art by: Jack Cole

Number of Pages: 6


11 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Plastic Man Plastic Man (Eel O'Brian)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
All-Star Squadron; Freedom Fighters...  Quality 636
police police
(details) 
supporting character group real/historical person
  [generic listing] DC 28
gangsters gangsters
(details) 
supporting character group real/historical person
  [occupation]  
Skizzle Shanks Skizzle Shanks villain
  [Plastic Man's old boss; 1st criminal Plas arrested as hero] Quality 3
unnamed monk unnamed monk supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Catholic monk
[sheltered crook Eel O'Brian, inspired him to be Plastic Man] Quality 3
unnamed bank messenger unnamed bank messenger supporting character
  [Plastic Man saved him from being robbed by Eel's old gang] Quality 1
Crawford Chemical Works Crawford Chemical Works supporting character
  [where acid spilled onto Eel O'Brian, making him Plastic Man] Quality 3
Rest-Haven Rest-Haven supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Catholic
[where crook Eel O'Brian repented and became Plastic Man] Quality 1
Mammoth City Police Department Mammoth City Police Department
(details) 
supporting character
  [police department] Quality 10
Clancy Clancy
(2-panel cameo, pg. 37, panels 7-8)
  [cop who locked up Plastic Man's first-apprehended crooks] Quality 1
unnamed police sergeant unnamed police sergeant
(2-panel cameo, pg. 37, panels 7-8)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S Catholic
[received first crooks Plastic Man apprehended] Quality 1