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12October 1942
$0.10

Police Comics #12

Quality Comics · October 1942 · on sale 1942-08-05

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Identification plate

Series
Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
October 1942
Key date
1942-10-00
On-sale date
1942-08-05
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; The Spirit [Denny Colt] (inset); #711 [Daniel Dyce] (inset); Manhunter [Dan Richards] (inset); The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln] (inset); Chic Carter (inset)
1The Sinister Swamicomic story9script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Rita Johns (introduction); Captain Murphey [aka Captain Murphy]; Looie (villain); Swami (villain); Skipper O'Toole (villain)
2Super Snoopercomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox; letters: Gill Fox
3Carl Von Spunk's Pottery Plotcomic story5script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George Brenner#711 [Daniel Dyce]; Carl von Spunk (villain)
4Fifth Column Hospitalcomic story5script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Lee Ames; inks: Lee AmesFirebrand [Rod Reilly]
5The Theft of the Montague Diamondcomic story5pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al Bryant
6-comic story6pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyManhunter [Dan Richards]; Thor; Jim Kelly; Kit Kelly
7-comic story1script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinDewey Drip
8The Black Queencomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Zoltan SzenicsSpirit [Denny Colt]; VILLAIN: Black Queen (first appearance)
9-comic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeBurp the Twerp
10The Tank Factory Sabotagecomic story5pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Art PeddyPhantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Senator Knight; Masie (factory worker); Mike (villain); un-named spies (villains)
11Captain Blackwolf's Crew of Corpsescomic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern Henkel
12Message from Allahtext story2script: Robert HyattDick Mace
13The Waterfront Monstercomic story5script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerThe Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins]; Underwaterman (villain, a Nazi, death)
14-comic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln] (origin retold)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Plastic Man Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-468-8
1999On eBay ›
DC Finest: Plastic Man: The Origin of Plastic Man #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-065-0
2025On eBay ›

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