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Issue: Police Comics #77 Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1948
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Issues: #77 of 127 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines
On Sale Date: 1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Monthly
Content Items: 13 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Comic Magazines Inc. 378 Summer ST Stamford, CT
Publisher: Everett M. Arnold, Lucas Point, Old Greenwich, CT
Editor: George Brenner 25 W 45th ST NY, NY
Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold
Indicia Address (printer) 8 Lord ST, Buffalo, NY
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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:  
Disclose Reprinted In3
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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Skullface and Eloc, Maker of Mischief

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagPlastic Man Archives #8 published October 2006
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
In Content Item: FlagPlastic Man Archives #8 published October 2006
as Cover - Police Comics #77 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): George F. Jowett; A. Passamont (photo); Rex Ferris (photo)
First Line: Now! All 5 famous Jowett courses in 1 complete muscle building volume!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Eloc, Master of Mischief

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Professor Abelson; Skullface (villain, introduction); Eloc (villain, introduction, god of mischief); Henry Abelson
First Line: Skullface was an unusual criminal, yet Plastic Man could have handled him alone!
Synopsis: Professor Abelson talks Woozy into helping him break into a museum where he brought a Greek statue of Eloc to life. Eloc caused much mayhem, but reverted to stone and was crushed to bits in the end.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagPlastic Man Archives #8 published October 2006
as Eloc, Master of Mischief [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
Disclose Notes: Spell the villain's last name backwards and you have Cole!
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Lord Dripley Fritt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, romantic
Character(s): Honeybun; Lord Driply Fritt; Miggs; Parker
First Line: I hereby proclaim you duke and duchess of all forty eight states, and if anymore are added, to the union, you get first crack of being duke and duchess of those!
Synopsis: Honeybun tries setting up his mother-in-law up with Lord Driply Fritt.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Educated Bloodhound

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sparks
First Line: Hey, Specks! Wait!
Synopsis: Specks is planning to play hooky when he hears about the new truant officer and his educated bloodhound.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Vickram Forgery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Vickram; Joe Forey
First Line: Central City's Commissioner of Police has a favor to ask...
Synopsis: The art critic Vickram contacts the Commissioner to return a stolen picture.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Spirit #8/19/1945 published August 1945
was The Vickram Forgery [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Bullet Business

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Candy O'Connor; Tina; Ted Dawson; Roxanna Schtonknopfski; Woody Reed; Sergei
First Line: Wheee! I'm a butterfly... catch me!
Synopsis: Candy, Tina and Woody take ballet lessons.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Glorious Leap

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ace Haines; Sonny Carver
Synopsis: Plastic Man and Woozy are watching an air show stunt.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.75
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Doctor Pilbeam; Charlie; Joe; Judge Pickens; Ronda Blake
First Line: As the sun sets over Park Drive, wealthiest street in the city, officer Dan Richards stops in his beat...
Synopsis: Manhunter comes across a recently murdered man in a locked house.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Have fun! Get laughs.. amaze friends
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): J. E. Smith (photo)
First Line: Be a radio technician learn by practicing in spare time
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): various; ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys! Girls! Prizes given
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The drawing of Red Ryder is signed by Fred Harman, but it is unlikely he drew the rest of the drawings.

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