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22September 1943
$0.10

Police Comics #22

Quality Comics · September 1943 · on sale 1943-07-09

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Identification plate

Series
Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
September 1943
Key date
1943-09-00
On-sale date
1943-07-09
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Eyes Have It!cover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; The Spirit [Denny Colt] (inset)
1The Eyes Have It!comic story15script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner (first use of name); Bright Eyes (introduction); The Sphinx (villain, introduction, death); Mr. Grimley (villain, introduction, flashback); Mrs. Grimley (villain, introduction, flashback)
2-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleDewey Drip; Ma Drip; Pappy Drip; General
3The Morger Boyscomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam RosenThe Spirit [Denny Colt]; Morger Boys (villains)
4The Human Bomb and the Bombardiers!comic story8script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]; The Bombardiers [Montague T. McGurk [aka Curley]; Swordo; Miss Red Rogers] (last appearance for all)
5-comic story10pencils: John Cassone; inks: John CassoneManhunter [Dan Richards]
6On the Beachcomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeBurp the Twerp; Mrs. Slime (Sloozy's mother, death); three crooks [Sloozy Slime; others unnamed] (villains)
7-comic story7pencils: Jack Keller; inks: Jack KellerDestiny
8Curtain of Deathtext story2script: Robert HyattDick Mace
9Submarine Sabotagecomic story6pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy PalaisPhantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; The Raven [Tony Grey] (cameo); Spider Widow [Dianne Grayton] (cameo); Senator Knight; unnamed sub Captain; unnamed saboteur (villain)
10-comic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox; letters: Gill Fox
11Termite of Terrorcomic story6script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlFlatfoot Burns

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Plastic Man Archives #2
ISBN 1-56389-621-4
2001On eBay ›
Jack Cole and Plastic Man Forms Stretched to Their Limits #[nn]
ISBN 0811831795
2001On eBay ›
The Steranko History of Comics #21972On eBay ›
DC Finest: Plastic Man: The Origin of Plastic Man #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-065-0
2025On eBay ›

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