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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Police Comics #1 Variation A

October, 2024
Cover Price: $6.99
3 copies available from $8.50 		2024 Facsimile Edition Cover A by Gill Fox; Reprints Police Comics #1Aug 1941); Origin of Plastic Man (Patrick“Eel”O’Brien); 1st Appearance of Joan Rogers; 1st Appearance of Emerald“Ed”Reilly; 1st Appearance of Plastic Man (Patrick“Eel”O’Brien); 1st Appearance of Phantom Lady (Sandra Knight); 1st Appearance of Human Bomb (Roy Lincoln); 1st Appearance of #711 (Dan Dyce); 1st Appearance of Super Snooper; 1st Appearance of Eagle Evans; 1st Appearance of Steele Kerrigan; 1st Appearance of The Mouthpiece (Bill Perkins); 1st Appearance of Dick Mace; 1st Appearance of Firebrand (Rod Reilly); Published by DC S.M. Iger, George Brenner, Gill Fox, Vernon Henkel, Jack Cole, Fred Guardineer, Robert Hyatt, Paul GustavsonReed Crandall, George Brenner, Gill Fox, Witmer Williams, Vernon Henkel, Jack Cole, Al Bryant, Fred Guardineer, Arthur Peddy, John Devlin, Paul Gustavson
Police Comics #94

September, 1949
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $244.98 		Harry Sahle, Will EisnerJack Cole, Harry Sahle, Will Eisner, Al Bryant
Police Comics #114

April, 1952
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $33.00 		 Reed Crandall, W.G. Hargis