Comic Title: Question #19
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: August 1988
On Sale Date: May 10, 1988 Shipping Date May 10, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #3

Shipping Date May 10, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #754, #756, #758

Copyright Date May 10, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Shipping Date May 3, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #138
Misnumbered #18

Newsstand Date May 24, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #754, #756, #758

Cover Price: $1.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike Gold

Title: "The Plastic Dilemma"
Pages: 27

Feature(s):
Question (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Dennis J. O'Neil
Penciller: Denys B. Cowan
Inker: Rick Magyar
Letterer: Willie Schubert
Colorist: Tatjana Wood

Reprinted In:
Question:Welcome to Oz TPB (2009)
Question by Dennis O'Neil and Denys Cowan Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2022)

Feature Character(s)

• Question (last appearance in Question #18; next appearance in Detective Comics Annual #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Aristotle Rodor (last appearance in Question #17; next appearance in Question Annual #1)
• Myra Fermin (last appearance in Question #16; next appearance in Question #20)
• Finch (last appearance in Question #13; next appearance in Question #21)
• Wesley Fermin (last appearance in Question #12; next appearance in Question #22)

Villain(s)

• Alexander Polys (a plastics manufacturer; no further appearances)
• Fred Dlobert (a hired killer; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Royal Dinsmore (last appearance in Question #15; next appearance in Question #20)
• Maurice (last appearance in Question #14; next appearance in Question #20)
• Cobb (last appearance in Question #14; no further appearances)
• August Lumberg (a limo driver; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Butch Cassidy and Sundance (in a news report)

Synopsis:
Plastics manufacturer Alexander Polys approaches mayoral candidate Myra Connelly about his plans to move his business to Hub City. Despite the warnings of Vic Sage, Myra strikes a deal which will ensure that the city will not interfere with the business if she is elected. Vic believes that Polys is involved in illegal arms dealing because his company makes plastic guns.

During a news reporter Vic shows pictures of Robert Leroy Parker, an arms dealer and Polys on television. Augie Lumberg, a limo driver, recognizes the pictures and can connect the two men who met in his limo. Cobb, Myra's shady campaign manager, learns of the connection and sends a hitman to eliminate Lumberg. Vic saves Lumberg, then orders Cobb to leave town. Following the incident Myra breaks her deal with Polys, who escapes prosecution because he has made a deal with the CIA.