Police Comics (1941) comic books 1942
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Issue #8
- Paper: Off white to white
- Slab: Minor side edge cracks; Scuffing on back of case; Debris trapped between case and inner well; Other - see grading notes
- Bottom left peg chipped off.
- Label #1211506004
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Cover by Gill Fox. "Firebrand Joins the Navy," script by S. M. Iger, art by Reed Crandall; 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. "The Van Deth Brothers," script and art by Fred Guardineer; 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. "The Plane Hijacking Scheme" starring Eagle Evans, art by Clark Williams. "The Jewelry Store Frameup" starring Steele Kerrigan, script and art by Al Bryant. "The Origin of Manhunter," script by Tex Blaisdell, art by Alex Kotzky; When Dan's girlfriend's brother is wrongly accused of murder, he becomes the Manhunter to straighten things out. "The Sinister Eight Ball," script and art by Jack Cole; Plastic Man stops Professor McSneer's invention, the Eight Ball, which is a rolling destructive machine that attracts precious metals. "The Light of the Orient" starring Chic Carter, script and art by Vernon Henkel; Murderous doings around an old Chinese jewel. "The Education of Butcher Bowes," script and art by George E. Brenner; #711 (Daniel Dyce) vs. Butcher Bowes. "Seven Strokes of Doom" text story by Dick Mace. "Chaos In Cuba" starring Phantom Lady, art by Arthur Peddy; Don and Sandra travel to Cuba to investigate subversive activities of European tourists. "Gigolo Jones" one-page story starring Burp the Twerp, script and art by Jack Cole. "Smashing the Submarine" starring The Human Bomb, script and art by Paul Gustavson (as Paul Carrol). 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #9
- Centerfold detached, staple rust/migration
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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Cover by Gill Fox. "Satan's Son Sells Out To the Japs," script and art by Jack Cole; Hairy Arms is a gang leader who served the Axis Powers, and when his gang found out about that, they defied him and sought help from Eel O'Brien; Plastic Man follows up with fellow officer Plotz, then learns that Arms has kidnapped a boy and is manufacturing an army of robots. "Mission To Moscow" starring Eagle Evans, script and art by Clark Williams. "The Horse Killers" starring Steele Kerrigan, art by Al Bryant. "Bat Barron's Prison Murder Plot" starring #711, script and art by George E. Brenner; Dyce finds a way to contribute to the national defense from prison when Nazis threaten to recruit agents from within the prison. "Death In Hangman's Alley," art by Alex Kotzky; A trio of freaks secretly observe and aid Manhunter on a case. "The Butler Did It!," script by S. M. Iger, art by Reed Crandall; The Firebrand vs. Nazis. "The Rum Runner's Racket" starring Chic Carter, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Untitled Phantom Lady story, art by Arthur Peddy; Sandra sees her father shot down in Congress by a Japanese agent, and learns that the Japanese are plotting to destroy the J. M. Steel Plant. "Doom Train" text story starring Dick Mace. "Mike Fooch, Czar of Crime," script and art by Fred Guardineer; The Mouthpiece (Bill Perkins) vs. Mike Fooch. "The Murder Movie" one-page story starring Burp the Twerp, script and art by Jack Cole. "Adventure In Argentina," script and art by Paul Gustavson (as Paul Carroll); The Human Bomb tracks down a group of Nazis who had seized an aluminum mine in Argentina. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #11
- Paper: Off white
- Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
- Label #1156889001
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Other items consigned by humble cow
- Paper: Off white
- Label #1497671002
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Slab: Scratch on front of case; Scratch on back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
- Centerfold detached.
- Label #0625027002
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Other items consigned by humble cow
Cover by Gill Fox. "The Brain of Cyrus Smythe" starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole; Cyrus Smythe was a super-powered villain who was killed in 1642 by a monster of his own creation, and left in a vat of chemicals that allowed his body to die but the brain to remain alive. "The Runt's Revenge," script and art by George E. Brenner; #711 (Daniel Dyce) vs. The Runt. "The Flute of Destruction," script and art by Paul Gustavson (as Paul Carrol); The Human Bomb faces his first costumed super villain who is a master of physics and who plays a destructive flute. "The Tire Thieves" starring Steele Kerrigan, art by Al Bryant. "The Laughing Gas Crimes," art by Alex Kotzky; Professor Hooker invents a laughing gas that is stolen by his lab assistant; Soon, Manhunter is on the trail and he discovers the antidote to the gas: onions! "Killer Kane" one-page Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole. "The Origin of the Spirit," script and art by Will Eisner; The Spirit vs. Dr. Cobra. "The Monster of the Swamps," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Chic Carter vs. The Swamp Monster. "The White Gardenias," script by S. M. Iger, art by Lee J. Ames; Firebrand must battle a local hate group that is attempting to halt the activities of a U.S. Senator that promises to expose the group. "The Murder of Malcom Munsey" starring The Mouthpiece, script and art by Fred Guardineer. "The Spy Ring Murder," art by Arthur Peddy: The Phantom Lady vs. Nazis. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
