Publishers / Quality Comics / Police Comics (1941) / #42
42May 1945
$0.10

Police Comics #42

Quality Comics · May 1945

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Series
Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
May 1945
Key date
1945-04-20
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
2The Diabolical Dr. Drattcomic story15script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; Dr. Lucius D. Dratt (villain, introduction)
3The Good Recordscomic story7script: Harry Sahle; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry SahleCandy O'Connor
4-comic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonHuman Bomb [Roy Lincoln]; Hustace Throckmorton; Glee Dover; Squire Flintz; Jehu
5Two Trackscomic story10script: Joe Millard; pencils: Pete RissManhunter [Dan Richards]; Thor; Grayson; The Ghost (villain)
6The Benefit Showcomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeBurp the Twerp
7Jungle Episodetext story2letters: typeset
8Lizzie Dizzie's Hat Shoppecomic story6script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Janice ValleauFlatfoot Burns
9-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleDewey Drip; Sergeant; Colonel
10Professor Pinxcomic story8script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Lou Fine; inks: Lou Fine; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam RosenSpirit [Denny Colt]

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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Plastic Man Archives #4
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