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20July 1943
$0.10

Police Comics #20

Quality Comics · July 1943 · on sale 1943-04-30

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Identification plate

Series
Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
July 1943
Key date
1943-07-00
On-sale date
1943-04-30
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; The Spirit [Denny Colt] (inset)
2Woozy Winks Detective Agencycomic story15script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Jack Cole; "Busy" Arnold; Abba (villain, introduction); Dabba (villain, introduction)
3The Case of the Kidnapped Corpsecomic story10pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben MoreiraManhunter [Dan Richards]; Thor; Sam Gromont; Ben Bloom; Trigger Ike; Mr. Black; Louie
4Flatfoot's Substitutecomic story6script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlZeke McCoy; Plastic Man (on comic); Flatfoot Burns; "Spooks" Socrates; Zebediah
5-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleDewey Drip; Sergeant; General; Governor
6Ogre Gorancomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam RosenThe Spirit [Denny Colt]; Ogre Goran; Mary Cowan; Mr. Cowan; Ebony; Olga Goran
7Enter: The Ravencomic story6pencils: Frank Borth; inks: Frank BorthPhantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Senator Harold H. Knight; The Raven [Tony Grey]; The Boss (villain); Spike (villain)
8Curtain of Deathtext story2script: Robert HyattDan Gregory; Butch Boccillo; Dick Mace; Old Sol; Gookins
9-comic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox; letters: Gill FoxSuper Snooper; Luigi; Soapy
10The Three-Man "Perfect" Crimecomic story7pencils: Jack Keller; inks: Jack KellerDestiny; Will Parker; Frank Parker; Ted Parker; Ronny Wakefield; Charles
11Burp's One Weaknesscomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeBurp the Twerp
12-comic story8script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonCaptain Larson; The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Men of Mystery Comics #242000On eBay ›
Plastic Man Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-468-8		1999On eBay ›
Men of Mystery Champions Collection #[nn]2006On eBay ›
DC Finest: Plastic Man: The Origin of Plastic Man #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-065-0		2025On eBay ›

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