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Issue: Police Comics #8 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1942
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Issues: #8 of 127 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/09/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (14 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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Firebrand [Rod Reilly] (inset); #711 [Daniel Dyce] (inset); The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln] (inset); Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight] (inset); The Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins] (inset)
First Line: He's new!... He's great!...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagPlastic Man Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1998
as Cover - Police Comics #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Firebrand Joins the Navy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Firebrand [Rod Reilly]; "Slugger" Dunn; the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis: Rod and Slugger join the U.S. Navy Reserve and were assigned duty aboard the destroyer "Russell", and their mission was to escort a British vessel safely across the ocean.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Greats Spotlight #2 published November 2003
as Firebrand Joins the Navy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Greats Spotlight #5 published June 2011
as Firebrand Joins the Navy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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The Van Deth Brothers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, superhero
Character(s): The Mouthpiece [Bill Perkins]; Skul Van Deth (villain, death); Morbidd Van Deth (villain)
Synopsis: The Mouthpiece catches up with the Van Deth Brothers in the act of disposing of a body, and, in the ensuing chase, Skul dies after tumbling from a rooftop.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Plane Hijacking Scheme

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Eagle Evans
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dewey Drip
First Line: Company -- attention! Fix Bayonets!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Jewelry Store Frameup

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Steele Kerrigan
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Origin of Manhunter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Manhunter [Dan Richards, aka Donald Richards] (introduction, origin); Thor (his dog); Jim Kelly; Kit Kelly (Dan's lady friend); Jim Kelly (Kit's brother); Al Armand; Johnny Cosentino (villain)
Synopsis: When Dan's girlfriend's brother is wrongly accused of murder, he becomes the Manhunter to straighten things out.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Manhunter's calling card, left at the end of the story, is in the shape of a shoe print (the same as his chest emblem).
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The Sinister Eight Ball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Professor McSneer (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Plastic Man stops Professor McSneer's invention, the Eight Ball, which is a rolling destructive machine that attracts precious metals.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagPlastic Man Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1998
as The Sinister Eight Ball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Light of the Orient

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Chic Carter; Wu Lan; Po San; Monahan; Mrs. Croft; Barbara Croft; Jerry Croft; Thomas Croft
Synopsis: Murderous doings around an old Chinese jewel.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Super Snooper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Education of Butcher Bowes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime, superhero
Character(s): #711 [Daniel Dyce]; Butcher Bowes (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Seven Strokes of Doom

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Dick Mace
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Don Borden; Senator Knight; un-named Secret Service Chief; Otto (villain); Shlacht (villain); Louie (villain); Hugo (villain); Colonel Trapilla (villain, Cuban Police Chief)
First Line: Sandra, the senator and Don arrive in Havana, Cuba, to investigate subversive activities of European tourists.
Synopsis: Don and Sandra travel to Cuba to investigate subversive activities of European tourists. What they discover is a plan to mine the waters between Cuba and Florida in order to prevent U.S. interference in an attempt to occupy Cuba.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Greats Spotlight #2 published November 2003
as Chaos in Cuba [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRoy Thomas Presents Classic Phantom Lady Softee #1 published January 2013
as Chaos in Cuba [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRoy Thomas Presents Classic Phantom Lady #1 published February 2013
as Chaos In Cuba [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Gigolo Jones

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Burp the Twerp
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]
First Line: Roy...that's...that's Major Linwood!
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Quality Companion states Gustavson created the strip and wrote it.

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