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Issue: Police Comics #6 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1942
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Disclose Detail
Issues: #6 of 127 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/12/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ed Cronin [as Edward Cronin]
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1941 by Comic Magazines, Inc.

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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Disclose Format
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.
Disclose Images1
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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]; The Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins] (inset); #711 [Daniel Dyce] (inset); Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight] (inset); The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln] (inset); Firebrand [Rod Reilly] (inset)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagPlastic Man Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1998
as Cover - Police Comics #6 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Dr. Kruger's Hospital Horror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): S. M. Iger
Penciller(s): Reed Crandall (signed)
Inker(s): Reed Crandall (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Firebrand
Character(s): Firebrand [Rod Reilly]; Joan Rogers; "Slugger" Dunn; Dr. Kruger (villain)
Synopsis: While volunteering at the American Red Cross, Joan discovers that Dr. Kruger has poisoned the blood banks.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAmerica's Greatest Comics #9 published July 2004
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]first page used as cover
In Content Item: FlagAmerica's Greatest Comics #9 published July 2004
as Dr. Kruger's Hospital Horror [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Greats Spotlight #5 published June 2011
as Dr. Kruger's Hospital Horror [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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The Chikka Chipps Contract

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]; Lush Chikko (prisoner, informant)
Synopsis: #711 decides to protect the life of one of his inside informants who had testified against a local mob boss.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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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: I'd been married to Lulubelle if thet skonk Dewey Drip hadn't come home fromt the army camp
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Captain Gruber's Sky Wolves

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
Character(s): Eagle Evans
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Veda the Cobra Woman

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
Character(s): Chic Carter; Peter Kane Jr.; Monahan; Peter Kane Sr.; Veda (villain)
Synopsis: Peter Kane's new step mother is a Hindu snake dancer with poison lips.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagVixens, Vamps & Vipers #[nn] published January 2014
as Veda the Cobra Woman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Case of the Disembodied Hands

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]; Chubby Rankin [aka "The Man With the Stealing Hands"](villain)
Synopsis: Chubby Rankin was cursed by an Indian prince and his hands became capable of detaching themselves from their owner's body. He couldn't stop them from stealing, and eventually cut them off. Eventually, Plas threw them into a furnace to set the man free.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagPlastic Man Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1998
as Case of the Disembodied Hands [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Super Snooper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gill Fox (signed)
Penciller(s): Gill Fox (signed)
Inker(s): Gill Fox (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gill Fox ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Super Snooper
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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They Stole the Commissioner's Car!

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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Grud, Fifth Columnist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
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]; Grud (villain)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Blood Will Tell

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Hyatt (credited)
Penciller(s): Gill Fox [as G. F.] (illustrations, signed)
Inker(s): Gill Fox [as G. F.] (illustrations, signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dick Mace
Character(s): Dick Mace
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Autogiro Spies

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; Otto (villain, foreign agent); Max (villain, foreign agent); Karl (villain, foreign agent)
Synopsis: Senator Knight and Sandra discover that Don is being held in his apartment by enemy spies for the State Department papers they believe he has or has access to.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRoy Thomas Presents Classic Phantom Lady Softee #1 published January 2013
as The Autogiro Spies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRoy Thomas Presents Classic Phantom Lady #1 published February 2013
as The Autogiro Spies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Defeating the Drought

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): Paul Gustavson [as Paul Carrol] (signed)
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson [as Paul Carrol] (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson [as Paul Carrol] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Human Bomb
Character(s): The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]; Jean Adams [formerly Jean Caldwell]; The Black Vanguards (villains, introduction for all)
First Line: In his lab, Roy Lincoln, partly clad as the Human Bomb, paces up and down...
Synopsis: Impatient with Roy's frequent disappearances, Jean nearly sees his face when he changes into the Human Bomb to battle the Black Vanguards, a Nazi group, that is brought down, not by the use of 27-QRX, but a standalone chemical.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Quality Companion states Gustavson created the strip and wrote it.

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