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Issue: Police Comics #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: August 1941
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Issues: #1 of 127 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/14/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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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Introducing the Firebrand

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Firebrand [Rod Reilly]; Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian] (inset); The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln] (inset); Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight] (inset); The Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins] (inset)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagPlastic Man Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1998
as Cover - Police Comics #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as Plastic Man Makes His Riotous Golden Age Debut [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Win One of These 2 Free Trips to Red Ryder's Rocky Mountain Rancho

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Daisy Manufacturing Co.

Inside front cover.
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Introducing the Firebrand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Firebrand [Rod Reilly] (introduction); Slugger Dunn (introduction, ex-prize fighter); "Emerald" Ed Reilly (introduction, Rod's father, steel tycoon); Joan Rogers (introduction, Rod's fiancee); Baron von Hanson (villain); Sylvester Cole (villain); Dave (villain, death); Dippy Dolan (villain, pickpocket)
Synopsis: Firebrand's break-up of a window washer's racket leads him to bigger fish, who are attempting to steal a fortune in diamonds.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as Introducing the Firebrand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Slugger was originally named Slugger Shea. Firebrand, in the early stories, left his signature torch emblem for the police to find.
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The Origin of #711

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime, superhero
Character(s): #711 [Daniel Dyce] (introduction, origin); un-named district attorney; Mary Horn (Jacob's wife, not seen); Jacob Horn (villain, death); "Slick" Panzer (villain)
Synopsis: Dan agrees to take the rap for a soon-to-be-father, who agrees to give himself up to the law after seeing his newborn and wife. But when he is killed in an accident, prisoner #711 decides to remain behind bars and fight crime from there, in this case against Slick Panzer, who has swindled a widow out of $250,000.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as The Origin of #711 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: #711 wears a crimson jacket and cape and a hat which cast a heavy shadow over his face.
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Dr. M. Balm's Man-Eating Plant

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Super Snooper (introduction); Dr. M. Balm (villain)
Synopsis: An evil doctor creates a flesh-eating flower and sends it to Super Snooper to rid himself of the crime fighter.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as Dr. M. Balm's Man-Eating Plant [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Attack of Ali Harid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Eagle Evans (introduction); Snap Smith (introduction, cameraman); un-named U.S. army general; un-named Libyan prince; Ali Harid (villain)
Synopsis: Evans and Snap head to Cyranis to photograph enemy movements and activity, but when they return with photos for the general, they are arrested for violating a treaty with Ali Harid. They escape, team up with a Libyan prince and prevent Harid's planned actions.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as The Attack of Ali Harid [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Writer credit from Millennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 (2000 series) #nn.

Strip is titled "Eagle Evans, Flier of Fortune".
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The Legend of the Black Baron

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Chic Carter [The Sword] (reporter); Curtis Randall (art collector, death); Detective Monahan; Hodges (Curtis Randall's butler, death); Betty Randall; Damon (cousin); The Black Baron [Harvey Randall] (villain, death)
Synopsis: When Curtis Randall decides to change his will and give away his entire art collection, he is seemingly murdered by a suit of armor belonging to one of his ancestors. Chic is present for the reading of Randall's will and uncovers a murder plot by the deceased's brother Harvey, The Black Baron, wearing a skull mask, tries to claim his brother's fortune but falls to his death in the end.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as The Legend of the Black Baron [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Chic appears as The Sword; strip continues from Smash Comics #26. Millennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 (2000 series) lists the writer and artist as Will Eisner.

The Quality Companion categorically states that The Sword was created by Henkel.

Henkel himself said, in Alter Ego #48, that super-heroes didn't interest him. He was more into adventure stories, like those in the movies. He liked realism. Perhaps this was why Carter appeared in costume as The Sword for only a very short time.
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The Origin of Plastic Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian] (introduction, origin, reformed villain); un-named monk; Skizzle Shanks (villain); Skizzle Shank's mob (villains)
First Line: From time to time the comic world welcomes a new sensation!
Synopsis: While escaping from a crime scene, Eel O'Brian has a vat of acid dumped on his head, giving him the ability to stretch his body. Eel decides he doesn't want to be a criminal anymore and uses his newly found powers to capture his former partners in crime.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Great Comic Book Heroes #[nn] published January 1965
as The Origin of Plastic Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Special #15 published November 1971
as The Origin of Plastic Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSecret Origins of the Super DC Heroes #[nn] published January 1976
as The Origin of Plastic Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagA Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics #[nn] published January 1981
as Eeyow! It's Plastic Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGigant #5/1984 published January 1984
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagPlastic Man Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1998
as The Origin of Plastic Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as The Origin of Plastic Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagPlastic Man 80-Page Giant #1 published February 2003
as The Origin of Plastic Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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The Redemption of Steele Kerrigan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Steele Kerrigan (introduction, origin); Anne (introduction); un-named prison warden; Spike (villain); Torpedo (villain)
Synopsis: Imprisoned for having taken the rap for a gang of robbers he was working as a lookout for, Kerrigan saves the life of the warden and is paroled. But he is quickly approached by Spike and his gang, who kidnap Betty and manage to convince the authorities that Kerrigan was in on another job, the same day he was released.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as The Redemption of Steele Kerrigan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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The Alien Smuggling Racket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, superhero
Character(s): The Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins] (introduction, district attorney); Smokey Joe (villain); Captain Peg-Leg Friel (villain, death)
Synopsis: D.A. Perkins dons a mask and cape in order to get the goods on a brutal alien smuggling racket, spearheaded by Peg-Leg Friel, who smuggled European refugees inside fish carcasses! When Peg-Leg attempts to escape, the Mouthpiece thinks nothing of harpooning the dastardly villain.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as The Alien Smuggling Racket [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Vengeance

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dick Mace (introduction); Albert Brancourt (weathy diamond merchant, death); Mrs. Grancourt (Albert's wife, death); two un-named children of Albert Brancourt (both die); Adrian Grancourt (Albert's oldest son, death); Vivienne Grancourt (Albert's 9-year old daughter, death); Pierre LaFonde (villain, printer, death)
Synopsis: Two former French army majors become bitter enemies after the war, and one of them, Pierre LaFonde, swears revenge after being cheated out of a fabulously valuable diamond mine.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as Vengeance! [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Coming of the Phantom Lady

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight] (introduction); Senator Henry Knight (introduction, Sandra's father); Don Borden (introduction, State Department investigator); Dr. Raphael (inventor); Wenner (villain, death); Pete (villain, Raphael's assistant, death)
Synopsis: The Phantom Lady rescues a kidnapped scientist who has developed a uranium explosive.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as The Coming of the Phantom Lady [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRoy Thomas Presents Classic Phantom Lady Softee #1 published January 2013
as The Coming of the Phantom Lady [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRoy Thomas Presents Classic Phantom Lady #1 published February 2013
as The Coming of the Phantom Lady [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Phantom Lady's origin was revealed in Freedom Fighters (DC, 1976 series) #15 (July-August 1978).
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dewey Dip (introduction); Mr. Drip; Mrs. Drip; Lulu (Dewey's girl)
First Line: This the Drip residence?
Synopsis: Dewey gets a letter from the government informing him that he has been drafted.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Origin of the Human Bomb

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln] (introduction, origin); Professor Lincoln (Roy's father, death); Fritz (villain, death); Baldy (villain); Riker (villain); un-named Axis consul (villain, death)
Synopsis: An Axis consul makes several attempts to steal a new explosive capsule invented by the late Professor Lincoln, but, in the end, he is on the receiving end of its power.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 #[nn] published September 2000
as The Origin of the Human Bomb [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: A black and white restoration/homage to this story by Jack Cole is printed in Golden-Age Men of Mystery (AC, 1996 series) #12.

The Quality Companion states Gustavson created the strip and wrote it.
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Take a Tip from a Navy Torpedo

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): United States Rubber Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Train Your Feet for Active Sports

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo); ?
Inker(s): ? (photo); ?
Colorist(s): ? (photo); ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Keds
Character(s): Frank Leahy (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover

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