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3October 1941
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Police Comics #3

Quality Comics · October 1941 · on sale 1941-08-06

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Identification plate

Series
Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
October 1941
Key date
1941-10-00
On-sale date
1941-08-06
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Will EisnerThe Firebrand [Rod Reilly]; Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian] (inset); #711 [Daniel Dyce] (inset); The Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins] (inset); The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln] (inset)
1Boss Slaine, Traitorcomic story11script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallThe Firebrand [Rod Reilly]; Joan Rogers (Rod's fiancee); Emerald Ed Reilly (Rod's father); Slugger Shea (Rod's manservant); Boss Slaine (villain)
2Rock Gatty's "Impossible" Killingcomic story6script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George Brenner#711 [Daniel Dyce]; Rock Gatty (villain)
3-comic story1script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinDewey Drip
4The Double Agentcomic story7pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsEagle Evans
5The Hand of Birocomic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelChic Carter [The Sword]; Gay Nolan; Dr. Blair; Dr. Grimes (villain); Torg (villain)
6The Pinball Racketcomic story6script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole, John Belfi; letters: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Captain Murphy [aka Captain Murphey]; Baldy Bushwack (villain)
7Super Snoopercomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox; letters: Gill Fox
8The Motorcycle Cop Murdercomic story5pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantSteele Kerrigan
9The Escape of Fatso Dowdcomic story6script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerThe Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins]; Fatso Dowd (villain)
10Pearls of Periltext story2script: Robert Hyatt; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxDick Mace
11-comic story6pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Art PeddyPhantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Don Borden; two un-named kidnappers (villains)
12-comic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeBurp the Twerp
13-comic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]; Jean Caldwell (Lincoln's fiance); President Franklin D. Roosevelt; un-named Nazi spy (villain); the Nazis (villains)

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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