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Police Comics
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I've been collecting and reading comic books for 45yrs and I thought I knew about every mystery man there was ... well, I never heard of #711 or the Mouthpiece. I really enjoyed both stories in this issue. I think the concept for #711 is unique even if his origin story needs A LOT of work.
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The most fascinating thing about Plastic Man's origin, (to me) is that it happens off-panel, All we get is the words, 'A Vat of Acid spills on the Eel'. Was it too hard to draw? I wondered if DC, who now own the Character, had changed the origiin, given it's very similar to the Joker's origin. Yes, they had, several times, but still 'a vat of chemicals' https:dc.fandom.com/wiki/Patrick_O%27Brian_(Prime_Earth)
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Well, to ME, the vat of acid falling over "The Eel" (later, AKA "Plastic Man" is shown about to happen, with the vat falling over, and the acid spilling out over top of "The Eel", with the droplets almost touching him, as he runs down a stairway. One might complain that we didn't get to see the acid working on The Eel's skin. But, it ios likely that the writer and/or artist had qualms about showing the acid work on his skin, as that might be to scary for the youngest readers, or make it o obvious to older readers that it is extremely unlikely that an acid so strong as to be capable of changing the structure of human skin and muscle tissue, wouldn't also HARM the skin and flesh, and make it look ugly and ruined.
  
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NamePolice Comics 1 | Published
PublicationPrice: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly
NotesCopyright 1941 by Comic Magazines, Inc.

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
 
CoverIntroducing the Firebrand / 1 page
GenreSuperhero
PencilsGill Fox
InksGill Fox
 
AdvertisementWin One of These 2 Free Trips to Red Ryder's Rocky Mountain Rancho / Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns (1 page)
GenreWestern-frontier
PencilsFred Harman
InksFred Harman
NotesSold by Daisy Manufacturing Co.

Inside front cover.
 
Comic StoryIntroducing the Firebrand / Firebrand (11 pages)
SynopsisFirebrand's break-up of a window washer's racket leads him to bigger fish, who are attempting to steal a fortune in diamonds.
GenreSuperhero
CharactersSlugger Dunn (introduction, ex-prize fighter); "Emerald" Ed Reilly (introduction, Rod's father, steel tycoon); Joan Rogers (introduction, Rod's fiancee); Baron von Hanson (villain); Sylvester Cole (villain); Dave (villain, death); Dippy Dolan (villain, pickpocket)
Script
PencilsReed Crandall (signed)
InksReed Crandall (signed)
NotesSlugger was originally named Slugger Shea. Firebrand, in the early stories, left his signature torch emblem for the police to find.
 
Comic StoryThe Origin of #711 / #711 (6 pages)
SynopsisDan agrees to take the rap for a soon-to-be-father, who agrees to give himself up to the law after seeing his newborn and wife. But when he is killed in an accident, prisoner #711 decides to remain behind bars and fight crime from there, in this case against Slick Panzer, who has swindled a widow out of $250,000.
GenreAdventure; Crime
Charactersun-named district attorney; Mary Horn (Jacob's wife, not seen); Jacob Horn (villain, death); "Slick" Panzer (villain)
Script (signed)
PencilsGeorge Brenner (signed)
InksGeorge Brenner (signed)
Notes#711 wears a crimson jacket and cape and a hat which cast a heavy shadow over his face.
 
Comic StoryDr. M. Balm's Man-Eating Plant / Super Snooper (1 page)
SynopsisAn evil doctor creates a flesh-eating flower and sends it to Super Snooper to rid himself of the crime fighter.
GenreHumor
CharactersSuper Snooper (introduction); Dr. M. Balm (villain)
Script (signed)
PencilsGill Fox (signed)
InksGill Fox (signed)
 
Comic StoryThe Attack of Ali Harid / Eagle Evans (7 pages)
SynopsisEvans and Snap head to Cyranis to photograph enemy movements and activity, but when they return with photos for the general, they are arrested for violating a treaty with Ali Harid. They escape, team up with a Libyan prince and prevent Harid's planned actions.
GenreDetective-mystery
CharactersSnap Smith (introduction, cameraman); un-named U.S. army general; un-named Libyan prince; Ali Harid (villain)
Script (see notes) (signed) ?
PencilsWitmer Williams (signed)
InksWitmer Williams (signed)
NotesScript credit from Millennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) #nn. The Who's Who lists no writing credits for Williams, so ? placed beside the script credit. Script and artist correction by Craig Delich July 3, 2012

"Clark Williams" is a house name and the story is signed under that name.
 
Comic StoryThe Legend of the Black Baron / Chic Carter (6 pages)
SynopsisWhen Curtis Randall decides to change his will and give away his entire art collection, he is seemingly murdered by a suit of armor belonging to one of his ancestors. Chic is present for the reading of Randall's will and uncovers a murder plot by the deceased's brother Harvey, The Black Baron, wearing a skull mask, tries to claim his brother's fortune but falls to his death in the end.
GenreDetective-mystery
CharactersCurtis Randall (art collector, death); Detective Monahan; Hodges (Curtis Randall's butler, death); Betty Randall; Damon (cousin); The Black Baron [Harvey Randall] (villain, death)
Script
PencilsVern Henkel
InksVern Henkel
NotesFeature continues from Smash Comics (Quality, 1939 series) #26.

Millennium Edition: Police Comics No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) credits Will Eisner with the script and art. The Who's Who lists Henkel as creator, writer and artist for the strip. Jim Amash and Mike Kooiman, in the Quality Companion, categorically state that The Sword was created by Henkel.

Henkel himself said, in Alter Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) #48, that super-heroes didn't interest him. He was more into adventure stories, like those in the movies; he liked realism. Perhaps this was why Carter appeared in costume as The Sword for only a very short time. Added by Craig Delich Janaury 3, 2014.

Carter has not assumed the identity of The Sword yet.
 
Comic StoryThe Origin of Plastic Man / Plastic Man (6 pages)
SynopsisWhile escaping from a crime scene, Eel O'Brian has a vat of acid dumped on his head, giving him the ability to stretch his body. Eel decides he doesn't want to be a criminal anymore and uses his newly found powers to capture his former partners in crime.
GenreSuperhero
Charactersun-named monk; Skizzle Shanks (villain); Skizzle Shank's mob (villains)
Script (signed)
PencilsJack Cole (signed)
InksJack Cole (signed)
LettersJack Cole
First LineFrom time to time the comic world welcomes a new sensation!
 
Comic StoryThe Redemption of Steele Kerrigan / Steele Kerrigan (6 pages)
SynopsisImprisoned for having taken the rap for a gang of robbers he was working as a lookout for, Kerrigan saves the life of the warden and is paroled. But he is quickly approached by Spike and his gang, who kidnap Betty and manage to convince the authorities that Kerrigan was in on another job, the same day he was released.
GenreDetective-mystery
CharactersAnne (introduction); un-named prison warden; Spike (villain); Torpedo (villain)
PencilsAl Bryant (signed)
InksAl Bryant (signed)
 
Comic StoryThe Alien Smuggling Racket / The Mouthpiece (6 pages)
SynopsisD.A. Perkins dons a mask and cape in order to get the goods on a brutal alien smuggling racket, spearheaded by Peg-Leg Friel, who smuggled European refugees inside fish carcasses! When Peg-Leg attempts to escape, the Mouthpiece thinks nothing of harpooning the dastardly villain.
GenreDetective-mystery; Superhero
CharactersSmokey Joe (villain); Captain Peg-Leg Friel (villain, death)
Script (signed)
PencilsFred Guardineer (signed)
InksFred Guardineer (signed)
LettersFred Guardineer ?
 
Text StoryVengeance / Dick Mace (2 pages)
SynopsisTwo former French army majors become bitter enemies after the war, and one of them, Pierre LaFonde, swears revenge after being cheated out of a fabulously valuable diamond mine.
Pencils? (spot illustrations)
Inks? (spot illustrations)
Letterstypeset
GenreAdventure
CharactersAlbert Brancourt (weathy diamond merchant, death); Mrs. Grancourt (Albert's wife, death); two un-named children of Albert Brancourt (both die); Adrian Grancourt (Albert's oldest son, death); Vivienne Grancourt (Albert's 9-year old daughter, death); Pierre LaFonde (villain, printer, death)
Script (signed)
 
Comic StoryThe Coming of the Phantom Lady / Phantom Lady (6 pages)
SynopsisThe Phantom Lady rescues a kidnapped scientist who has developed a uranium explosive.
GenreSuperhero
CharactersDon Borden (introduction, State Department investigator); Dr. Raphael (inventor); Wenner (villain, death); Pete (villain, Raphael's assistant, death)
PencilsArt Peddy (signed)
InksArt Peddy (signed)
NotesPhantom Lady's origin was revealed in Freedom Fighters (DC, 1976 series) #15 (July-August 1978).
 
StoryDewey Drip (1 page)
SynopsisDewey gets a letter from the government informing him that he has been drafted.
GenreHumor
CharactersDewey Dip (introduction); Mr. Drip; Mrs. Drip; Lulu (Dewey's girl)
Script ?
PencilsJohn Devlin (signed)
InksJohn Devlin (signed)
LettersJohn Devlin ?
First LineThis the Drip residence?
 
Comic StoryThe Origin of the Human Bomb / The Human Bomb (6 pages)
SynopsisAn Axis consul makes several attempts to steal a new explosive capsule invented by the late Professor Lincoln, but, in the end, he is on the receiving end of its power.
GenreSuperhero
CharactersProfessor Lincoln (Roy's father, death); Fritz (villain, death); Baldy (villain); Riker (villain); un-named Axis consul (villain, death)
Script (signed)
PencilsPaul Gustavson (signed)
InksPaul Gustavson (signed)
LettersPaul Gustavson
NotesA black and white restoration/homage to this story by Jack Cole is printed in Golden-Age Men of Mystery (AC, 1996 series) #12.

Even though the Who's Who doesn't list Gustavson as a writer of the strip, Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash state in the Quality Companion that he created the strip and wrote it, so the question mark with the script credit has been removed by Craig Delich, January 18, 2013. Also verified by Gustavson's son, Terry Gustafson.

Letterer credit courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul Gustavson's son.
 
AdvertisementTake a Tip from a Navy Torpedo (1 page)
FeatureUnited States Rubber Company
Letterstypeset
NotesInside back cover.
 
AdvertisementTrain Your Feet for Active Sports / U. S. Keds Shoes (1 page)
Pencils? (photo); ?
Inks? (photo); ?
Colors? (photo); ?
CharactersFrank Leahy (photo)
NotesBack cover.
 
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