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Issue: Police Comics #10 Public Domain
Publication Date: July 1942
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Issues: #10 of 127 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines, Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/13/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Gill Fox [as Gilbert Fox]
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1942 by Comic Magazines, Inc.

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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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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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Gill Fox
Inker(s): Gill Fox
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Plastic Man
Character(s): Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Firebrand [Rod Reilly] (inset); #711 [Daniel Dyce] (inset); Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight] (inset); Manhunter [Dan Richards] (inset)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagPlastic Man Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1998
as Cover - Police Comics #10 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Cyclop Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole
Penciller(s): Jack Cole
Inker(s): Jack Cole
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jack Cole
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Plastic Man
Character(s): Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Omar McGootch (introduction); Zack (villain); Cyclop (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Plastic Man gets help stopping a gang from Omar of the Western Union, but Omar keeps messing up.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagPlastic Man Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1998
as The Cyclop Caper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Devlin ?
Penciller(s): John Devlin
Inker(s): John Devlin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dewey Drip
Character(s): Dewey Drip
First Line: Hi, Gin'ral -- they said to report here as your new orderly
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Axis Prison Breakout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Brenner [as George E. Brenner] (signed)
Penciller(s): George Brenner [as George E. Brenner] (signed)
Inker(s): George Brenner [as George E. Brenner] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): #711
Character(s): #711 [Daniel Dyce]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Air Race Menace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Witmer Williams [as Clark Williams] (signed)
Inker(s): Witmer Williams [as Clark Williams] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Eagle Evans
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Last appearance in Police. Eagle Evans next appears as a "sky fighter" in Bomber Comics (Gilberton, 1944 series) #1.
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Rogan's Gambling Racket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Bryant (signed)
Inker(s): Al Bryant (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Steele Kerrigan
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Voodoo Queen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Alex Kotzky
Inker(s): Alex Kotzky
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Manhunter
Character(s): Manhunter [Dan Richards]; Thor; J.C. Dobbs; McGonigle; The Voodoo Queen (villain); a voodoo priest (villain); Xaxol (villain, a giant)
Synopsis: When the Voodoo Queen casts a spell upon a tycoon, Officer Richards is the first on the scene, and, as Manhunter, tracks the villains to their cemetery lair, and, after a brief battle, left it ablaze.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #22 published January 2000
as The Voodoo Queen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Greats Spotlight #2 published November 2003
as The Voodoo Queen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: A small shield now appears in the small circle on Manhunter's chest.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Gustavson [as Paul Carroll] (signed)
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson [as Paul Carroll] (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson [as Paul Carroll] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Human Bomb
Character(s): The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]; the Nazis (villains)
First Line: In Washington, Jean, Roy Lincoln's fiancee receives a very long distance telephone call...
Synopsis: After winning back the aluminum mine from the Nazis in Argentina, The Human Bomb decides to remain in country to battle more Nazi rats.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #22 published January 2000
as Adventure in Argentina, Part 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Quality Companion states Gustavson created the strip and wrote it.
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The Case of the Black Raven

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inker(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Chic Carter
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: ripoff of THE MALTESE FALCON
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The Civilian Defense Scandal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Arthur Peddy (signed)
Inker(s): Arthur Peddy (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Phantom Lady
Character(s): Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Don Borden; Senator Knight; Tom Jenson (death); un-named German Consolate Undersecretary [as Mr. MacMarris, O.C.D. Chief, who was murdered] (villain); Koiby (villain); Joe (villain)
Synopsis: When Senator Knight refuses to allow an investigation of extortion in the U.S. offices of Civilian Defense as a lack of confidence in our Capitol, the Phantom Lady decides to unofficially conduct such an investigation.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Greats Spotlight #1 published September 2003
as Civilian Defense Scandal [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRoy Thomas Presents Classic Phantom Lady Softee #1 published January 2013
as The Civilian Defense Scandal [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRoy Thomas Presents Classic Phantom Lady #1 published February 2013
as The Civilian Defense Scandal [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Murder in the Pines

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Dick Mace
Character(s): Dick Mace
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gill Fox
Penciller(s): Gill Fox
Inker(s): Gill Fox
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gill Fox ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Super Snooper
First Line: Ah, at last I have discovered how to put a woman's head on man's body and vice versa!!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Guardineer ?
Penciller(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, superhero
Feature(s): The Mouthpiece
Character(s): The Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins]; Don Conroy (Boy Scout); Big Joe Gabul (villain); Moko (villain)
First Line: Boy scout, Don Conroy, busy at his task of collecting papers for national defense sees a suspicious character enter a phone booth in the station.
Synopsis: Scout Don Conroy accidently hears a big time crook call an associate named Moko to meet him at Southard Park in order to turn over stolen plans for a new cannon.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #91 published November 2013in black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Terry the Terrible

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole
Penciller(s): Jack Cole [Ralph Johns]
Inker(s): Jack Cole
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jack Cole
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Burp the Twerp
Character(s): Burp the Twerp
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): S. M. Iger
Penciller(s): Lee Ames
Inker(s): Lee Ames
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Firebrand
Character(s): Firebrand [Rod Reilly]; Joan Rogers; "Slugger" Dunn; the Nazis (villains)
First Line: Their ship putting in at Cairo, Rod and Slugger quickly head for shore.
Synopsis: Still aboard the destroyer "Russell," Slugger and Rod sail to Cairo, Egypt, where they meet Joan, who is serving there with the Red Cross, but they also meet with Nazis.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #23 published January 2000
as Captives in Cairo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Art was previously attributed to Reed Crandall, but the art is more consistent with Ames’ signed art from Fight Comics #19 (June 1942), including his bulgy noses and how he draws the “S” inside the ears.

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