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Issue: Police Comics #8 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1942
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines, Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/09/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1941 by Comic Magazines, Inc.

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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Firebrand [Rod Reilly] (inset); #711 [Daniel Dyce] (inset); The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln] (inset); Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight] (inset); The Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins] (inset)
Reprinting
FlagPlastic Man Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1998
as Cover - Police Comics #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Firebrand Joins the Navy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Firebrand [Rod Reilly]; "Slugger" Dunn; the Nazis (villains)
Rod and Slugger join the U.S. Navy Reserve and were assigned duty aboard the destroyer "Russell", and their mission was to escort a British vessel safely across the ocean.
Reprinting
FlagGolden-Age Greats Spotlight #2 published November 2003
as Firebrand Joins the Navy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGolden-Age Greats Spotlight #5 published June 2011
as Firebrand Joins the Navy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
The Van Deth Brothers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
mystery, superhero
The Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins]; Skul Van Deth (villain, death); Morbidd Van Deth (villain)
The Mouthpiece catches up with the Van Deth Brothers in the act of disposing of a body, and, in the ensuing chase, Skul dies after tumbling from a rooftop.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
The Plane Hijacking Scheme

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
mystery
Eagle Evans
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
humorous
Dewey Drip
Company -- attention! Fix Bayonets!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Jewelry Store Frameup

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
mystery
Steele Kerrigan
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
The Origin of Manhunter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Manhunter
Manhunter [Dan Richards, aka Donald Richards] (introduction, origin); Thor (his dog); Jim Kelly; Kit Kelly (Dan's lady friend); Jim Kelly (Kit's brother); Al Armand; Johnny Cosentino (villain)
When Dan's girlfriend's brother is wrongly accused of murder, he becomes the Manhunter to straighten things out.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Manhunter's calling card, left at the end of the story, is in the shape of a shoe print (the same as his chest emblem).
The Sinister Eight Ball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Professor McSneer (villain, introduction)
Plastic Man stops Professor McSneer's invention, the Eight Ball, which is a rolling destructive machine that attracts precious metals.
Reprinting
FlagPlastic Man Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1998
as The Sinister Eight Ball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Light of the Orient

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Chic Carter; Wu Lan; Po San; Monahan; Mrs. Croft; Barbara Croft; Jerry Croft; Thomas Croft
Murderous doings around an old Chinese jewel.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Super Snooper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Education of Butcher Bowes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
#711 [Daniel Dyce]; Butcher Bowes (villain)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Seven Strokes of Doom

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
mystery
Dick Mace
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Don Borden; Senator Knight; un-named Secret Service Chief; Otto (villain); Shlacht (villain); Louie (villain); Hugo (villain); Colonel Trapilla (villain, Cuban Police Chief)
Sandra, the senator and Don arrive in Havana, Cuba, to investigate subversive activities of European tourists.
Don and Sandra travel to Cuba to investigate subversive activities of European tourists. What they discover is a plan to mine the waters between Cuba and Florida in order to prevent U.S. interference in an attempt to occupy Cuba.
Reprinting
FlagGolden-Age Greats Spotlight #2 published November 2003
as Chaos in Cuba [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagRoy Thomas Presents Classic Phantom Lady Softee #1 published January 2013
as Chaos In Cuba [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagRoy Thomas Presents Classic Phantom Lady #1 published February 2013
as Chaos In Cuba [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Gigolo Jones

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Burp the Twerp
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]
Roy...that's...that's Major Linwood!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Quality Companion states Gustavson created the strip and wrote it.

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