Police Comics #12

Market Value

Graded copies for sale: $144 - $5,676; 18 graded copies listed, as of Sep 29, 2026

CGC Census

Total Graded

9.8 NM/MT

8.0 VF

Reprinted 4x

Looie puts out a reward for the murder of Plastic Man and The Swami decides to accept the offer. However, he discovers that his super-powers were hindered by the very existence of Plastic Man.

Cover Date

October 1, 1942

On Sale Date

August 5, 1942

Pages

Cover Price

$0.10

Editor

Gill Fox

Credits

Writer

Doyle, Fred Guardineer, Gill Fox, Jack Cole, John Devlin, Paul Gustavson, Robert Hyatt, S. M. Iger, Vernon Henkel, Will Eisner

Penciller

Al Bryant, Arthur Peddy, Doyle, Fred Guardineer, Gill Fox, Jack Cole, Jim Mooney, John Devlin, Lee Ames, Paul Gustavson, Vernon Henkel, Will Eisner

Inker

Al Bryant, Arthur Peddy, Doyle, Fred Guardineer, Gill Fox, Jack Cole, Jim Mooney, John Devlin, Lee Ames, Paul Gustavson, Vernon Henkel, Will Eisner

Colorist

Joe Kubert

Letterer

Gill Fox, Jack Cole, Paul Gustavson, Zoltan Szenics

Characters

Plastic Man [Patrick \"Eel\" O'Brian]; Rita Johns (introduction); Captain Murphey [aka Captain Murphy]; Looie (villain); Swami (villain); Skipper O'Toole (villain)

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Collected in

Collects

The Spirit #6/16/1940