Police Comics #23 (1943) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole	Denny Colt, Eel O'Brian, Plastic Man, The Spirit
1	The Ghost Train	comic story	15	script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: John Belfi; letters: Jack Cole	Eel O'Brian, Plastic Man, Woozy Winks
2	-	comic story	6	pencils: Mort Leav; inks: Mort Leav	The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]; Hustace Throckmorton
3	-	comic story	1	script: Ralph Johns; pencils: Ralph Johns; inks: Ralph Johns; letters: Ralph Johns	Burp the Twerp; Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Slop
4	-	comic story	7	pencils: Jack Keller; inks: Jack Keller	Destiny
5	-	comic story	1	script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble	Ma Drip; Pappy Drip
6	Ebony's X-Ray Eyes	comic story	7	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam Rosen	Denny Colt, The Spirit, Ebony White
7	The Sky Saboteurs	comic story	6	script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al Stahl	Flatfoot Burns
8	The San Juan Bluebeard	text story	2	script: Robert Hyatt	Dick Mace
9	-	comic story	1	script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox; letters: Gill Fox	Gill Fox
10	The Four Maniacs	comic story	6	pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy Palais	Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Don Borden; Senator Knight; Looey (villain, the Knight's new butler); Joe (villain); Ethyl (villain, the Knight's new maid)
11	The Murdering Rhymester	comic story	10	pencils: John Cassone; inks: John Cassone	Manhunter [Dan Richards]; VILLAIN: The Rhymester [Frank Smith] (first appearance)

Collection	Year
Plastic Man Archives #2 ISBN 1-56389-621-4	2001	On eBay ›
Jack Cole and Plastic Man Forms Stretched to Their Limits #[nn] ISBN 0811831795	2001	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Plastic Man: The Origin of Plastic Man #[nn] ISBN 978-1-79950-065-0	2025	On eBay ›

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