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9May 1942
$0.10

Police Comics #9

Quality Comics · May 1942 · on sale 1942-03-03

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Identification plate

Series
Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
May 1942
Key date
1942-05-00
On-sale date
1942-03-03
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]; #711 [Daniel Dyce] (inset); The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln] (inset); Manhunter [Dan Richards] (inset); The Firebrand [Rod Reilly] (inset); Chic Carter (inset)
1Satan's Son Sells Out to the Japs!comic story9script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian] (origin re-cap); Officer Plotz; Hairy Arms [aka Mrs. Reknits] (villain, introduction); Slug (villain, introduction, death); Wooley (villain, introduction, death); Arson Carson (villain, introduction)
2-comic story1script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinDewey Drip
3-comic story5script: Witmer Williams; pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer Williams
4The Horse Killerscomic story5pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al Bryant
5Bat Barron's Prison Murder Plotcomic story5script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George Brenner#711 [Daniel Dyce]; Bat Barron (villain); the Nazis (villains)
6-comic story6pencils: Alex Kotzky; inks: Alex KotzkyManhunter [Dan Richards]; Thor; Jim Kelly; Kit Kelly; The Voodoo Queen (villain, introduction); a voodoo priest (villain, introduction); Xaxol (villain, introduction, a giant); The Firing Squad (villains)
7The Butler Did It!comic story6script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallThe Firebrand [Rod Reilly] (Naval Reserve Officer); Joan Rogers (Rod's fiancee); Slugger Dunn; Maxwell (inventor of a gun sight); the Nazis (villains)
8The Rum Runner's Racketcomic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern Henkel
9-comic story6pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Art PeddyPhantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Senator Knight; the Japanese (villains)
10Doom Traintext story2script: Robert HyattDick Mace
11Super Snoopercomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox; letters: Gill Fox
12Mike Fooch, Czar of Crimecomic story5script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerThe Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins]; Mike Fooch (villain)
13The Murder Moviecomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeBurp the Twerp
14-comic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]; Jean Adams (Roy's fiancee); the Nazis (villains)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Plastic Man Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-468-8
1999On eBay ›
Men of Mystery Comics #852011On eBay ›
DC Finest: Plastic Man: The Origin of Plastic Man #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-065-0
2025On eBay ›

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