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11September 1942
$0.10

Police Comics #11

Quality Comics · September 1942 · on sale 1942-07-03

First appearance: Dan RichardsFirst appearance: ManhunterFirst appearance: Thor the Thunder DogOrigin: Denny Colt
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Identification plate

Series
Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series)
Issue
#11
Publication date
September 1942
Key date
1942-09-00
On-sale date
1942-07-03
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dan Richards - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Manhunter - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Thor the Thunder Dog - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Don Borden - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Denny Colt, The Spirit.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox; colors: Gill FoxDenny Colt, The Human Bomb, Roy Lincoln, Manhunter First, Eel O'Brian, Plastic Man, Dan Richards First, The Spirit
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank LeonardDarrel Dane, Doll Man
3The Brain of Cyrus Smythecomic story9script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeEel O'Brian, Plastic Man
4-comic story1script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinDewey Drip; Mr. Drip; Mrs. Drip; General Fitz-Frogfuzz
5The Runt's Revengecomic story5script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George Brenner#711 [Daniel Dyce]; The Runt (villain); Drip; Dip
6-comic story5script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; colors: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Human Bomb, Roy Lincoln
7The Tire Thievescomic story5pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantSteele Kerrigan; Anne; Bugsy Williams; Dippy Stahl; Mr. Stanton; Fritz
8The Laughing Gas Crimescomic story6pencils: Alex Kotzky; inks: Alex KotzkyManhunter First, Dan Richards First, Thor the Thunder Dog First
9Killer Kanecomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeBurp the Twerp; Killer Kane; Joe
10The Origin of the Spiritcomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Zoltan SzenicsDenny Colt Origin, Eustace P. Dolan, Dr. Cobra, The Spirit Origin, Ebony White
11The Monster of the Swampscomic story6script: Vernon Henkel; pencils: Vernon Henkel; inks: Vernon HenkelPeter Miles; Chic Carter; Gay Nolan; Nick; The Swamp Monster [Rocky Green] (intro, villain)
12-comic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox; letters: Gill FoxSuper Snooper
13The White Gardeniascomic story5script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Lee J. Ames; inks: Lee J. AmesFirebrand, Rod Reilly
14Produce the Bodytext story1.8script: Robert HyattDick Mace; Carlos Mijara; Steve
15-promo (ad from the publisher)0.2
16The Murder of Malcom Munseycomic story5script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerThe Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins]; Malcom Munsey (death); Mrs. Munsey; Greaseball Bulloni
17The Spy Ring Murdercomic story6pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Art PeddyDon Borden First, Sandra Knight, Phantom Lady
18-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 1.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
World's Best Comics: Golden Age Sampler #[nn]2003On eBay ›
Plastic Man Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-468-8		1999On eBay ›
Comics the Golden Age #21984On eBay ›
The Quality Companion #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60549-037-3		2011On eBay ›
DC Finest: Plastic Man: The Origin of Plastic Man #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-065-0		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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