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Police Comics #29

Apr 1944 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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Police Comics #29 is an anthology featuring "Destiny," a story in which a supernatural figure called Destiny manipulates events to force a helpless man named Conroy into committing murder, while a mad scientist named Dr. Sims attempts to remove Conroy's brain and attach it to an artificial circulator. The issue also contains the Manhunter feature, in which a detective pursues a criminal and follows a trail of black dye on a dress to apprehend the suspect and recover evidence.

Contains 8 stories
Death in Derlin's Castle
15 pp · Superhero
J.V. Arlen (introduction, death)Daniel Richard Derlin (villain, introduction, death)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Military
Dewey DripSergeantGeneral
The Curse of Cain
5 pp · Detective-Mystery, Superhero
Destiny

In "The Curse of Cain," Destiny confronts a tragic soul haunted by a witch's curse—one that can only be broken by taking another life. With his usual quiet resolve, he steers the young man toward a path of service, guiding him into the armed forces where his fate takes a different turn.

The Crime Crumpler
6 pp · Humor, Detective-Mystery
Flatfoot Burns

Flatfoot Burns stumbles onto what he thinks is a genuine kidnapping, but a series of false alarms—a movie shoot, a game show, and a case of mistaken identity—have left him skeptical of everything he sees. When the real heiress Lolita Sidecomb is actually abducted, Burns must overcome his own cynicism to track down her captors and save the day.

The Deathless Brain of Tony Conroy
10 pp · Superhero
Dr. Arthur Sims (pseudo villain, physician, scientist, death)Tony Conroy (villain, gangster, death)Conroy's gang [Joeother un-named] (villains, both die)

In "The Deathless Brain of Tony Conroy," a desperate doctor experiments with a serum meant to sustain a brain beyond death—only to find his creation alive, aware, and far more dangerous than he imagined. With the mind of a dead gangster now controlling his own body, the scientist becomes a pawn in a deadly game of revenge against those who betrayed him.

Untitled Superhero story
8 pp · Superhero
Nola (villain)

In the 1944 pages of *Police Comics #29*, Hustace steps into a new role as assistant at the Lincoln-Throckmorton Laboratory, shadowing Roy, a man juggling two demanding lives. As Roy’s schedule stretches thin, Hustace finds himself drawn into a web of intrigue when a mysterious woman named Nola enters his world.

Sloozy Slime
1 pp · Humor
Burp the Twerp
The Silk District Beat
8 pp · Superhero

When a corrupt crime ring frames young patrolman Daniel P. Gorman on his first night patrolling the Silk District, the disgraced cop finds himself caught between vindication and a fight against a crime wave that's plaguing the warehouse district. With help from an unexpected ally, Gorman must uncover the truth behind the robberies and expose the real architects of the scheme before his career is lost forever.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $59
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $3,510
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $1,057
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $853
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $605
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $410
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CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $402
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $268*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $163*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $133*
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Cast · 12 characters

Full credits

cover pencils, inks Jack Cole

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Spirit #1/12/1941 (1941)

Reprinted in Plastic Man Archives #2 (2001), Jack Cole and Plastic Man Forms Stretched to Their Limits #[nn] (2001), Gwandanaland Comics #807 (2017), DC Finest: Plastic Man: The Origin of Plastic Man #[nn] (2025)

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