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Police Comics #44

Jul 1945 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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In "The Hunt For Trigger Swain," a wartime tale from 1945, a voodoo doll and a misplaced bayonet collide in a moment of eerie coincidence. Written, drawn, and inked by Bernard Dibble, this story blends wartime tension with a touch of supernatural intrigue, all rendered with the distinctive flair of Jack Cole’s cover art.

Contains 8 stories
Untitled Superhero story
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]Woozy WinksR. Wist (introduction)Augustus Diffle (introduction, death)T. Wellington Pike [aka Dandy Ned] (villain, introduction)Mrs. Diffle (villain, introduction)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Military
Dewey DripSergeantMa DripPappy Drip

In a wartime comic strip from 1945, Jo’s mother crafts a voodoo doll of Dewey’s sergeant and pins it in the back—just as Dewey, far from home, accidentally stabs his own sergeant with his bayonet.

The Hunt For Trigger Swain
10 pp · Superhero
Manhunter [Dan Richards]ThorTrigger Swain (villain)FluffInspector CastyRichards
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Burp the Twerp
Bazaar Tonite
7 pp · Humor, Teen
Candy O'ConnorTed Dawson

When Candy O'Connor borrows Ted Dawson's jacket to start a new fashion trend at the school bazaar, what was meant to be a quick swap spirals into a hilarious chain of mix-ups and close calls. As Ted scrambles to retrieve his coat before his mother notices the borrowed outfit, the teens find themselves caught in a whirlwind of scrambled jackets, prize drawings, and near-misses that threaten to expose the whole scheme. By night's end, the fad that promised to cure their boredom has cured them of something else entirely.

Untitled Superhero story
6 pp · Superhero
The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]Hustace Throckmorton
The Whale Tale
6 pp · Humor, Detective-Mystery
Flatfoot Burns
Three Wishes
8 pp · Superhero
The Spirit [Denny Colt]Ebony WhiteAladdin

When Ebony White receives three magical wishes from Aladdin, his first impulse is to wish for the stuck-up busboy from the Gold Coast Club—and when the wish comes true, it plunges him into a murder conspiracy involving gangster Red Brinn. As The Spirit races to save Ebony from Brinn's deadly intentions, the young man must navigate danger and deception to uncover the truth about Lefty Perone's death. With two wishes already spent and one remaining, Ebony guards his final wish carefully, knowing its power could change everything.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $46
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $2,428*
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $997
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $389
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CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $304*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $183*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $160
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $125*
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $69*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $45*
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $30*
* 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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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Bernard Dibble
cover pencils, inks Jack Cole

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Spirit #7/11/1943 (1943)

Reprinted in Plastic Man Archives #4 (2003)

Key issues in Police Comics

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