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Cover: Jack Cole
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Police Comics #26

Jan 1944 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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In "Body, Mind and Soul," a 1944 entry from Police Comics #26, the legendary vaudeville illusionist known as the Ghostmaster—once famed for his uncanny makeup and resurrection acts—turns to crime after the death of his art form. Drawn by Al Bryant, whose dynamic lines bring the eerie spectacle to life, the story follows the Ghostmaster’s elaborate scheme to impersonate a trusted bank president, only to be undone by a chance encounter with Manhunter, who recognizes the performer behind the mask. The cover, by Jack Cole, captures the haunting elegance of the Ghostmaster’s final act.

Contains 9 stories
Body, Mind and Soul
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]Woozy WinksChief BrannerRandy Ronan (introduction)Vida (introduction)Pike Ronan (villain, introduction, a werewolf, death)Slugger Crott (villain, introduction)Hoppy (villain, introduction)Brains (villain, introduction)Butch (villain, introduction)

In "Body, Mind and Soul," Chief Branner faces a moral dilemma when he uncovers Plastic Man’s criminal past—but instead of turning him in, he offers a chance at redemption. Tasked with capturing three distinct threats—one of brute strength, one of cunning intellect, and one of supernatural soul—the reformed felon must prove his worth to the force.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Military
Dewey DripFanny Belle
The Framed Gorilla
6 pp · Humor, Detective-Mystery
Flatfoot Burns
The Picture Murders
5 pp · Detective-Mystery, Superhero
Destiny
The Ghostmaster
10 pp · Superhero
Manhunter [Dan Richards]ThorThe Ghostmaster [Mr. Fearless] (villain, death)

In "The Ghostmaster," a once-great vaudeville illusionist turned criminal uses his mastery of disguise and makeup to impersonate a trusted bank president, staging a heist that hinges on his uncanny ability to vanish and reappear—literally, as if summoning the dead. When his elaborate ruse collides with Manhunter, a detective whose own career was shaped by the very performer he now hunts, the past comes roaring back in a clash of identity and deception.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Military
Dewey Drip
Patch-Eye the Perilous
8 pp · Superhero
The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]Hustace ThrockmortonPatch-Eye (villain)

When a mysterious visitor brings a revolutionary motor to Roy Lincoln's laboratory, the Human Bomb and his quick-witted partner Hustace Throckmorton are drawn into a dangerous investigation of the enigmatic Patch-Eye and his secret inventions. The trail leads them through a warehouse of sinister mechanical creations and unexpected encounters as they race to uncover what the villain has been building in the shadows. It's a wild ride of explosive action and sci-fi intrigue that showcases why the Human Bomb remains one of crime-fighting's most dynamite operatives.

Fighting the Front
1 pp · Humor
Burp the Twerp
The Death Dolls
7 pp · Superhero
The Spirit [Denny Colt]Yagor (villain, introduction)

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $95
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $4,227*
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $1,729
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $1,319
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $841*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $726
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CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $514
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $440
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $369*
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $268*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $189*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $169*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Cast · 2 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Al Bryant
cover pencils, inks Jack Cole

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Spirit #8/4/1940 (1940)

Reprinted in Plastic Man Archives #2 (2001), Men of Mystery Comics #67 (2007), DC Finest: Plastic Man: The Origin of Plastic Man #[nn] (2025)

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