Police Comics

    (Comic Magazines, 1941-1953)
©1946 Comic Magazines, Inc.

Premiering in the fall of 1941, Police Comics featured few police, but lots of crimefighting super-heroes. First and most famous was Plastic Man, who debuted in Police Comics #1. This stretchable super-hero was not only great for visual gag appeal, but would later become the prototype for DC’s Elongated Man, and Marvel’s Mister Fantastic (leader of the Fantastic Four). Also appearing in the first issue was future Nazi-fighter Firebrand, and the explosive Human Bomb.

Issue #8 marked the first appearance of the original Manhunter (a police officer turned crimefighter by night, and no relation to the DC character by the same name). He was followed three issues later by the Spirit, who was making the transition from newspaper strips to comic books. Later issues would add teen humor character Candy and others. Beginning with issue #103, they were all dropped and Police Comics became a regular crime comic.
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  • 1/A
    #1 Variation A
    2024 Facsimile Edition with Cover A by Gill Fox
    Oct 2024
    Cover: $6.99
    W: S.M. Iger, George Brenner, Gill Fox, Vernon Henkel, Jack Cole, Fred Guardineer, Robert Hyatt, Paul Gustavson  ·  A: Reed Crandall, George Brenner, Gill Fox, Witmer Williams, Vernon Henkel, Jack Cole, Al Bryant, Fred Guardineer, Arthur Peddy, John Devlin, Paul Gustavson
    Reprints Police Comics #1Aug 1941); 1st Appearance of #711 (Dan Dyce); 1st Appearance of Dick Mace; 1st Appearance of Eagle Evans; 1st Appearance of Emerald“Ed”Reilly; 1st Appearance of Firebrand (Rod Reilly); 1st Appearance of Human Bomb (Roy Lincoln); 1st Appearance of Joan Rogers; 1st Appearance of Phantom Lady (Sandra Knight); 1st Appearance of Plastic Man (Patrick“Eel”O’Brien); 1st Appearance of Steele Kerrigan; 1st Appearance of Super Snooper; 1st Appearance of The Mouthpiece (Bill Perkins); Origin of Plastic Man (Patrick“Eel”O’Brien); Published by DC
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  • 94
    #94
    Sep 1949
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Harry Sahle, Will Eisner  ·  A: Jack Cole, Harry Sahle, Will Eisner, Al Bryant
    Candy; Manhunter; Plastic Man; Spirit Reprint
    1 copy for $244.98
  • 114
    #114
    Apr 1952
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Reed Crandall, W.G. Hargis
    Inspector Denver; Ken Shannon; T-Man Trask
    1 copy for $33.00