Great Guns!! I'm stretchin' like a rubber band!! 
Police Comics #1 is an issue of the series Police Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1941.
Synopsis for Firebrand: "Introducing the Firebrand"
Rod Reilly is the bored and wealthy socialite son of steel tycoon "Emerald" Ed Reilly, who decides to fight crime with his servant and friend, "Slugger" Dunn.
A criminal known as Sylvester Cole and his cronies attempt to murder a local steeplejack, but Firebrand swings into action and apprehends them. Unfortunately for Rod, the goons are unwilling to divulge any information to him. Police arrive on the seen, but mistake the masked mystery man as one of the criminals, forcing Rod to flee.
A short time later, Rod attends a war relief function. One of the party guests, Baron von Hanson becomes the unwitting victim of a pickpocket named Dippy Dolan. Rod intercepts Dolan and offers to purchase the wallet from him.
He soon discovers that Baron von Hanson is not a very reputable individual either. He finds the Baron's private vault which contains a fortune in stolen jewels. Changing to Firebrand, Rod fights the thieves and exposes their racket. Von Hanson is then forced into surrendering his ill-gotten gains to the war relief effort.
Appearing in Firebrand: "Introducing the Firebrand"
Featured Characters:
- Firebrand (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Slugger Dunn (First appearance)
- "Emerald" Ed Reilly (First appearance)
- Joan Rogers
- Mrs. Ed Reilly
Antagonists:
- Baron von Hanson (Single appearance)
- Sylvester Cole (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Dippy Dolan (First appearance)
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Synopsis for 711: "The Origin of 711"
Dan Dyce has a promising legal career, but puts that behind friendship when his friend Jake Horn asks him to take the rap for a crime Horn committed; Horn's wife is going to deliver their child soon, and he wants to be there for it. Once that's done, he promises to confess to the crime, and secure his friend's release. Dyce is incarcerated in his friend's place in Westmoor Prison, but only a few days later Jake dies in a car accident, and Dan Dyce realizes he has no hope of release now. Slowly he digs a tunnel through the floor of his cell that would let him exit the prison, but decides to stay and make the best of things in an unexpected way.
Inside the prison, he can hear the grapevine of the underworld, and how Slick Panzer swindled innocents out of $250k and then hid it, figuring to go to prison on a minor rap then be set for life when he gets out. Dan Dyce picks a fight with the irascible Panzer to get him put in solitary, and that night, a caped figure slips into Panzer's cell through a loose stone. It's 711 (Dyce's inmate number), who pummels Panzer with his fists to find out where the stolen money's hidden. Armed with that knowledge, 711 slips out through the secret tunnel he'd dug. At the hiding place, 711 gets the guard off-balance by means of his calling card: a mirror with prison bars painted on it so criminals see the future in store for them.
After recovering the money, 711 hands it and records of who all it was stolen from to the DA, then retreats to the prison before anyone realizes he was gone.
Appearing in 711: "The Origin of 711"
Featured Characters:
- 711 (Dan Dyce) (First appearance) (Origin)
Supporting Characters:
- Jacob Horn (Single appearance; dies)
- Mary Horn (Mentioned only)
Antagonists:
- Slick Panzer
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Synopsis for Super Snooper: "Dr. M. Balm's Man-Eating Plant"
Dr. M. Balm sends a man-eating plant to Super Snooper. Snooper tries to fight the plant, but it quickly overpowers him. He instead challenges the plant to a game of cards.
Appearing in Super Snooper: "Dr. M. Balm's Man-Eating Plant"
Featured Characters:
- Super Snooper (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Doctor M. Balm
Other Characters:
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Items:
- Doctor M. Balm's Man-Eating Plant
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Synopsis for Eagle Evans: "The Attack of Ali Harid"
Eagle Evans and his photographer Snap Smith breach the neutrality of Cyranis to photograph the German armoured cars and camouflaged hangers in the country, but when they report back to British headquarters they are threatened with arrest for disobeying orders. Eagle and Snap escape and fly to the Abyssinian foothills, where they ally with a prince they met in the first war. The land attack is a success and Ali Harid surrenders and admits that he was an ally of the Axis.
Appearing in Eagle Evans: "The Attack of Ali Harid"
Featured Characters:
- Eagle Evans (First appearance)
- Snap Smith
Supporting Characters:
- Lion Cub of Judah
Antagonists:
- Ali Harid
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Synopsis for Chic Carter: "The Legend of the Black Baron"
Chic's assigned to cover Curtis Randall donating his art collection to local museums. A demented-seeming Randall talks to a suit of armor, calling it "Baron" and promising he'll never give it up. Chic and Randall's family gather in his study to hear his announcement: his fortune's comprised of his art objects, which he's donating, meaning none of them will get a penny from his estate. Randall then cackles about his deed to the suit of armor, which suddenly comes to life and clubs him to death with its mace. Investigating the horrific scream, Chic finds a skull inside the suit of armor. One of the Randalls relates the family legend that the Black Baron, a vile descendant of theirs, cursed anyone to die who violated his grave. Soon an unearthly scream comes from the armor, warning all to vacate the premises or die, but Chic isn't cowed and finds a microphone hooked up to a recording, allaying any doubt about this being a ghostly killer.
Betty Randall is captured by the suit of armor, who unmasks to reveal cousin Harvey Randall. He'd been in the armor, and killed Curtis before the exchange could be complete and his fortune transferred out of their hands. He ensconces Betty in the armor and plans to throw her off the tower to make her seem to be the Black Baron. Harvey's interrupted, and sent plummeting to his own doom, after a duel with Chic as the Sword.
Appearing in Chic Carter: "The Legend of the Black Baron"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Inspector Monahan
Antagonists:
- Black Baron (Harvey Randall) (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Curtis Randall (Dies)
- Hodges, Curtis's butler (Dies)
- Betty Randall
- Damon Randall
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Synopsis for Plastic Man: "The Origin of Plastic Man"
Eel O'Brian is little more than a small-time thief. Along with his gang of underlings, he breaks into and attempts to rob the Crawford Chemical Works. Police arrive on the scene, but as Eel and the others flee, he is exposed to deadly, toxic acid. He manages to make it outside, but stumbles down unconscious.
When he awakens, Eel finds that his skin is now super-pliant. He can contort his limbs and facial features into any shape he desires. He is inside a small monastery where a kindly monk has chosen to nurse him back to health. The experience has changed more than jut Eel's physiology though. He feels that he has been given a second chance and renounces his former life of crime. Donning a stretchable costume and a pair of goggles, Eel decides to fight crime as the super-hero Plastic Man.
Plastic Man tracks down his old gang and stops them from committing another robbery. He turns them over to the police and returns the stolen loot. The police have no idea that this strange, new hero was once a criminal.
Appearing in Plastic Man: "The Origin of Plastic Man"
Featured Characters:
- Plastic Man (First appearance) (Origin)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Unnamed monk
Locations:
- Mammoth City
- Crawford Chemical Works
- Rest Haven
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Synopsis for Steele Kerrigan: "The Redemption of Steele Kerrigan"
Steele Kerrigan is serving ten years in prison, but when he saves the warden's life during a riot he is released. His old pals assume he'll resume his life of crime and when he doesn't they try to kill him, but he escapes and meets his sweetheart, Anne. They find a police officer who has been shot and around the corner the bars on a window of a bank branch have been removed. Steele enters the office and rings the alarm, then calls the police, but Anne is kidnapped and when the police arrive they arrest Steele. He escapes, steals a police car and heads for the gang's hangout, where he beats up the gang members and rescues Anne as the police arrive.
Appearing in Steele Kerrigan: "The Redemption of Steele Kerrigan"
Featured Characters:
- Steele Kerrigan (First appearance) (Origin)
Supporting Characters:
- Annie
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Synopsis for The Mouthpiece: "The Alien Smuggling Racket"
Bill Perkins, aka the Mouthpiece, encounters an adversary known as Peg-Leg Friel who traffics in human smuggling.
Appearing in The Mouthpiece: "The Alien Smuggling Racket"
Featured Characters:
- The Mouthpiece (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Peg-Leg Friel (Single appearance)
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Synopsis for Dick Mace: "Vengeance!"
Appearing in Dick Mace: "Vengeance!"
Featured Characters:
- Dick Mace (First appearance)
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Synopsis for Phantom Lady: "The Coming of the Phantom Lady"
U.S. Senator Henry Knight goes out to the demolitions testing site of scientist Doctor Raphael along with his daughter Sandra. Approaching the site, they witness an airplane descend, forcing them off the road. The occupants of the plane, Wenner and Pete, abduct Doctor Raphael.
Intrigued, Sandra Knight changes into her Phantom Lady costume and armed with her trusty Black ray lantern tracks the kidnappers down and rescues Doctor Raphael. The villains try to flee in the swamps, but are killed when they find themselves bogged down in snake-infested quicksand.
Appearing in Phantom Lady: "The Coming of the Phantom Lady"
Featured Characters:
- Phantom Lady (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Don Borden (First appearance)
- Henry Knight (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Pete (Single appearance; dies)
- Wenner (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Doctor Raphael (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Washington, D.C.
- Sandra Knight's apartment
- unidentified swamp
Items:
- Black Ray lantern (First appearance)
- Uranium explosive
Vehicles:
- Sandra Knight's black roadster
Synopsis for "Dewey Drip: Untitled"
Dewey Drip receives a letter from the Gov'mint, saying he's a Selectee. When he realises that he'll be paid real spendin' money fo' bein' a soldier, he dashes off to join the army.
Appearing in "Dewey Drip: Untitled"
Featured Characters:
- Dewey Drip (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Paw (First appearance)
- Maw (First appearance)
- Lulu (First appearance)
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Synopsis for Human Bomb: "The Origin of the Human Bomb"
Roy Lincoln is a chemist who often collaborates with his father, a demolitions expert, on various experiments. Roy's father develops a chemical known as 27-QRX which is known to have great explosive properties. Nazi agents learn of Lincoln's new chemical and attempt to steal its design so that they can weaponize it, thus giving Nazi Germany an edge over its enemies. The agents raid Lincoln's laboratory and shoot him dead. His son Roy, desperate to safeguard his father's work, drinks the 27-QRX formula. The result of such a rash act, yields bizarre side-effects. Roy Lincoln can cause any item he makes physical contact with to explode. With this new power, he is able to defeat the Nazi assassins.
Appearing in Human Bomb: "The Origin of the Human Bomb"
Featured Characters:
- Human Bomb (First appearance & origin)
Supporting Characters:
- Professor Lincoln (Single appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
- Chemical 27-QRX (First appearance)
- Fibro-Wax Suit (First appearance)
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Notes
- Published by Quality Comics.
- All Quality Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof were originally Trademarked & Copyright © 1951 Quality Comics. The characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof were acquired by DC Comics in 1956. While some of the properties acquired did not have copyright and trademarks renewed, some of those depicted here are Trademarks & Copyright © 1973-2008 DC Comics, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- This issue was reprinted in its entirety in Millennium Edition: Police Comics #1 and Facsimile Edition: Police Comics #1.
- Chic Carter appeared last in Smash Comics #24.
- Phantom Lady
- The Phantom Lady is already an established mystery woman in this story. Her origin story is not told here.
- The origin of Phantom Lady's "Black Lantern" is not told here. The device resembles an ordinary flashlight, and is not built into a set of wrist bands, unlike that of the Earth-Two Phantom Lady. She does, however, have a set of these lamps built into the taillights of her sleek black roadster. She also is able to repair the hand-held version when it gets damaged in this story.
- The Phantom Lady's costume has no "Black Ray Goggles", or any other kind of mask. She is able to see into the black light field from the outside, but not very well.
- "The Origin of Plastic Man" is also reprinted in:
- DC Special #15
- Plastic Man 80-Page Giant #1
- Great Comic Book Heroes #1
- Plastic Man Archives Vol. 1
- Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes
Trivia
- Paul Gustavson is credited as Paul Carroll in this issue.
- John Devlin is credited only as "Devlin" in this issue.