Plastic Man (4th Series)

    (DC, 2004-2006)
™ and © DC Comics, Inc.

Kyle Baker is an incredible — and sometimes underappreciated — writer-artist. From such graphic novels as I Die at Midnight, King David, and Why I Hate Saturn to such collaborations as Truth: Red, White & Black and Birth of a Nation to his Kyle Baker Cartoonist collections, his work is instantly identifiable and entertaining. Baker was the best possible choice to meet the challenge of transmuting Jack Cole’s Golden Age Plastic Man for today’s audiences, and he began this series with a story arc that provided Plastic Man’s origin and background that accommodates both the version that has been the comedy relief for today’s Justice League of America and the qualities that made Cole’s character a classic. Following #7’s adequate but unexceptional fill-in, Baker returned, opening with a takeoff of the Alex Ross-Paul Dini graphic novels that made it clear Baker hadn’t begun to run out of ideas. While hilarious details reward informed adult readers, the stories and art are clear and goofy enough to entertain audiences new and old. The 10th issue stands alone, for those who want a sample before hunting for back issues.

— Maggie Thompson
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#1

February, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
9 copies available from $0.99 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#2

March, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
9 copies available from $0.96 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#3

April, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
6 copies available from $1.75 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#4

May, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
4 copies available from $1.75 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#5

June, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
6 copies available from $1.75 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#6

July, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
11 copies available from $1.75 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#7

August, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
8 copies available from $1.92 		C. Scott MorseC. Scott Morse
#8

September, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
14 copies available from $1.68 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#9

October, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
4 copies available from $3.50 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#10

November, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
6 copies available from $1.92 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#11

December, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
5 copies available from $3.12 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#12

January, 2005
Cover Price: $2.95
4 copies available from $2.64 		C. Scott MorseC. Scott Morse
#13

2-Feb-2005
Cover Price: $2.95
4 copies available from $1.92 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#14

March, 2005
Cover Price: $2.95
4 copies available from $2.75 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#15

May, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
5 copies available from $3.25 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#16

June, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
4 copies available from $3.50 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#17

September, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
5 copies available from $3.00 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#18

November, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $3.50 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
#19

January, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $4.00 		Kyle Baker, Ty TempletonKyle Baker, Billy Dallas Patton
#20

March, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $9.00 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
Book #2


Cover Price: $14.99
1 copy available for $3.50 		Kyle BakerKyle Baker
Giant-Size Special #1

January, 2004
Cover Price: $6.95
2 copies available from $6.00 		Jack Cole, Dave Wood, Arnold Drake, Steve SkeatesJack Cole, Jim Mooney, Gil Kane, Ramona Fradon