Publishers / Quality Comics / Police Comics (1941) / #19
19May 1943
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Police Comics #19

Quality Comics · May 1943 · on sale 1943-03-17

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Identification plate

Series
Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series)
Issue
#19
Publication date
May 1943
Key date
1943-05-00
On-sale date
1943-03-17
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Ebony White
1The Forest of Fearcomic story15script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian; also as Mr. Gridley] (origin retold); Woozy Winks; Mr. Hadley (introduction); Mr. Procter (death); Mr. Ratter (introduction); Sparkie (introduction, death); Tony
2-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMa Drip; Captain Huppity
3The Haunted Housecomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam RosenThe Spirit [Denny Colt]; Ebony White
4The Maple Syrup Volcanocomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeBurp the Twerp
5-comic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerDestiny; Sherlock Doyle (death)
6Here Lies Manhuntercomic story10pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantManhunter [Dan Richards]; The Sexton [Max Suttle] (villain, introduction)
7Murder on the High Seascomic story6pencils: Frank Borth; inks: Frank BorthPhantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Don Borden; Jake (introduction, a comic strip artist); Heidi (friend of Jake's); Joe (villain)
8Sabotagetext story2script: Robert HyattDick Mace
9Flatfoot Burns Is Heading This Waycomic story6script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlFlatfoot Burns (first appearance)
10-comic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox; letters: Gill Fox
11-comic story8script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]; Jean Adams; Aunt Sophie (Jean's aunt); Henry (villain, Jean's Uncle)

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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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