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Police Comics 17

POLICE COMICS #17

Cover Date: March 1943
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1943-01-12

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Cole (signed)


Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Cole
ArtJack Cole
LetteringJack Cole
EditingJohn Beardsley

Feature Character(s):

Plastic Man

Supporting Character(s):

Woozy Winks

Villain(s):

Stanley Vane (first appearance; an actor; kills his director)

Story Reprinted in:

Plastic Man Archives #1 (1998)


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Second Story: [No Title] (10 Pages)

Credits:

ArtAl Bryant
EditingJohn Beardsley

Feature Character(s):

Manhunter

Supporting Character(s):

Thor, the Thunder Dog

Villain(s):

Red Haired Kate and her gang (first appearance for all; beautiful redhead who uses a bullwhip to kill people and commit crimes)

Comment(s):

Manhunter is drawn with a simplified costume and no mask in this story.


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Third Story: "Have You Seen Him?" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGeorge Brenner
ArtGeorge Brenner
EditingJohn Beardsley

Feature Character(s):

Destiny

Villain(s):

Oscar Jones

Comment(s):

This story is continued from the 711 story from last issue.


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Fourth Story: "Mystery of the Black Cat!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtFrank Borth
EditingJohn Beardsley

Feature Character(s):

Phantom Lady

Supporting Character(s):

Don Borden

Villain(s):

Saboteurs (first appearance; try to bomb Senator Knight's mansion)

Location(s):

Senator Knight's mansion

Comment(s):

This story takes place in winter.

Story Reprinted in:

Adventure Comics #416 (March 1972)


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Fifth Story: "Voice from the Grave!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtVernon Henkel
EditingJohn Beardsley

Feature Character(s):

Chic Carter

Supporting Character(s):

Detective Monahan
Gay Nolan

Villain(s):

Clyde Raven (first appearance; falsely imprisoned for a murder; dies)
Silas Marsten (first appearance; gets Raven imprisoned for his faked murder; dies)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on January 1st, 1943.


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Sixth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryPaul Gustavson
ArtPaul Gustavson
LetteringPaul Gustavson
EditingJohn Beardsley

Feature Character(s):

Human Bomb

Supporting Character(s):

Hustace Throckmorton

Other Character(s):

Lars Larson and Olaf Olson (first appearance; a reporter and photographer from Missouri who think they've uncovered the Human Bomb's secret identity)

Location(s):

Washington, DC


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