<i>Police Comics</i> No. 21
date: label: date made
content: 1943
name: label: maker
content: Quality Comics
notes: label: Description
content: Quality Comics published issue No. 21 of <i>Police Comics</i> in August 1943. Jack Cole illustrated the cover that depicts a knife protruding towards Plastic Man from a hole in the door while Plastic Man attempts to turn the knob. Behind Plastic Man is the Spirit saying “Look out, Plastic Man!” while Plastic Man replies “Quiet Spirit! You want ‘em to know we’re here?” This issue contained stories that featured Plastic Man in the "The Menace of Serpina," Manhunter in "The Blue Room of Blandings Castle," and Phantom Lady in "Phantom Lady Vs. the Spider Widow." Other stories featured The Spirit, Burp the Twerp, Destiny, Dick Mace, Super Snooper, and The Human Bomb.
label: Description
content: <i>Police Comics</i> was an anthology comic that featured the exploits of Plastic Man, Phantom Lady, The Spirit, Mouthpiece, Human Bomb, Firebrand, 711, and Manhunter in 127 issues published between August 1941 and October 1953. In issue 103, the book shifted from superhero tales to realistic detective stories of “suspense, mystery, and adventure” that featured Private Eye Ken Shannon and Treasury Department agent Pete Trask.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Comics
label: related event
content: World War II
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Comic Books
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Olivia V. Crisson and Phillip M.S. Crisson in honor of Peter Bozzer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0086.105
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0086.105
label: accession number
content: 2013.0086
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/2 in x 10 1/4 in; 19.05 cm x 26.035 cm