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26January 1944
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Police Comics #26

Quality Comics · January 1944 · on sale 1943-11-12

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Identification plate

Series
Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
January 1944
Key date
1944-01-00
On-sale date
1943-11-12
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Plastic Man Battles Body, Mind and Soul!cover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Pike Ronan
1Body, Mind and Soulcomic story15script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColePlastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; Randy Ronan (introduction); Vida (introduction); Pike Ronan (villain, introduction, a werewolf, death); Slugger Crott (villain, introduction); Hoppy (villain, introduction); Brains (villain, introduction); Butch (villain, introduction)
2-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleDewey Drip; Fanny Belle
3The Framed Gorillacomic story6pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey KurtzmanFlatfoot Burns
4The Picture Murderscomic story5pencils: Jack Keller; inks: Jack KellerDestiny
5The Ghostmastercomic story10pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantManhunter [Dan Richards]; Thor; The Ghostmaster [Mr. Fearless] (villain, death)
6Ten Who Never Came Backtext story2script: Robert HyattDick Mace
7-comic story1pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleDewey Drip
8Patch-Eye the Perilouscomic story8pencils: Mort Leav; inks: Mort LeavThe Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]; Hustace Throckmorton; Patch-Eye (villain)
9Fighting the Frontcomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeBurp the Twerp
10The Death Dollscomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam RosenThe Spirit [Denny Colt]; Yagor (villain, introduction)

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Plastic Man Archives #2
ISBN 1-56389-621-4		2001On eBay ›
Men of Mystery Comics #672007On eBay ›
DC Finest: Plastic Man: The Origin of Plastic Man #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-065-0		2025On eBay ›

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