QUALITY COMICS
Police Comics
127 issues (Aug. 1941–Oct. 1953)
Police Comics was a home run. Its pages were heavy with heroes both super and not. Although he wasn't the original cover star, Plastic Man eventually led this title to greatness. (And ironically, this lead character actually fled the police.) Police was also the birthplace for Phantom Lady, the Human Bomb and Firebrand. The "Destiny" strip in Police #16 shows a movie marquee that reads "Gil Fox in The Big Snatch." Gill Fox was one of Quality's editors.
Cover scans courtesy of the Grand Comics Database.
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Entries in yellow are costumed heroes. Click to read their profile. |
| Character | Appeared in Issues… | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chic Carter, aka the Sword | #1–18 (Aug. 1941–April 1943) | By Vernon Henkel. |
| Dewey Drip | #1–93 (Aug. 1941–Aug. 1949) | Humor strip. |
| Eagle Evans, pilot | #1–10 (Aug. 1941–July 1942) | By Witmer Williams (via Iger). |
| Firebrand (Rod Reilly) | #1-13 (Aug. 1941–November 1942) | By Reed Crandall (via Iger). |
| The Human Bomb (Roy Lincoln) | #1-58 (Aug. 1941–Sept. 1946) | By Paul Gustavson, under the pen name "Paul Carroll." |
| Phantom Lady (Sandra Knight) | #1-23 (Aug. 1941–Oct. 1943) | By Arthur Peddy (via Iger). |
| Plastic Man ("Eel" O'Brian) | #1-102 (Aug. 1941–-53) | By Jack Cole. Also in Plastic Man |
| Super Snooper | #1–23 (Aug. 1941–Oct. 1943) | Cartoon by Gill Fox . |
| The Mouthpiece (Bill Perkins) | #1–13 (Aug. 1941–November 1942) | By Fred Guardineer. |
| #711 (Daniel Dyce) | #1–15 (Aug. 1941–Jan. 1943) | By George Brenner. |
| Steele Kerrigan | #1–13 (Aug. 1941–November 1942) | By Al Bryant |
| Burp the Twerp | #2–55 (Sept. 1941–June 1946) | Cartoon by Jack Cole. |
| Manhunter (Dan Richards) | #8-102 (March 1942–Oct. 1950) | By Tex Blaisdell and Alex Kotzky. |
| The Spirit (Denny Colt) | #11–87 (Sept. 1942–May 1949) | Reprints of the Sunday syndicated strip; also in The Spirit |
| Destiny | #16-36 (Jan. 1943–November 1944) | By George Brenner. 1st appeared in shadow, Police #15. |
| Flatfoot Burns | #19–67 (May 1943–June 1947) | By Al Stahl. Also in The Spirit #4-22 (1946–50). Replaced Chic Carter. |
| Candy (Candace O'Connor, troublemaker) | #37-102 (Dec. 1944–Oct. 1950) | Also in her own title. |
| Specks | #56-82 (July 1946-Sept. 1948) | By Michael Senich. |
| Honeybun | #59-88 (Oct. 1946-March 1949) | By Paul Gustavson. Also in National Comics |
| Heroes dropped | ||
| Ken Shannon | #103-127 (Dec. 1950-Oct. 1953) | Also in his own title. |
| T-Man (Treasury Agent) Trask | #103-127 (Dec. 1950-Oct. 1953) | |
| Inspector Denver | #103-127 (Dec. 1950-Oct. 1953) | |
| Pict-O-Crime | #103-127 (Dec. 1950-Oct. 1953) | |
| Dan Leary, State Trooper | #103-107 (Dec. 1950-Aug. 1951) | |