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Police Comics #51

Feb 1946 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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In "The Granite Lady," a 1946 Quality Comics gem, Professor Carlon’s experiment goes disastrously wrong, transforming the innocent Sheila into a living granite creature. Plas must track her down before the transformation becomes permanent, racing against time to find the antidote. Written by Joe Millard and brought to life with bold, expressive art by Jack Cole—pencils, inks, and letters all by the same hand—this issue showcases Cole’s signature style, with the cover by Cole completing the striking visual package.

Contains 8 stories
The Granite Lady
15 pp · Superhero
Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]Woozy WinksThe Granite Lady [Sheila Sorrell] (introduction)Professor Carlon (introduction)Mickey the Goon (villain, introduction)Charley the Choker (villain, introduction)Mr. Myers (villain, introduction)

In "The Granite Lady," a desperate Plas races to undo the unintended transformation of Sheila, now a living granite monster after a failed experiment by Professor Carlon. With time running out, he must track her down before the stone takes hold completely.

Water, Water Everywhere
6 pp · Humor, Detective-Mystery
Flatfoot Burns
Untitled Superhero story
6 pp · Superhero
Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]Lennarth
The Fashion Editor
7 pp · Humor, Teen
Candy O'Connor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Dewey DripMa DripPappy Drip
Crime Declares an Armistice!
10 pp · Superhero
Manhunter [Dan Richards]

When criminals mysteriously declare a citywide truce and turn honest overnight, Manhunter [Dan Richards] suspects something sinister is brewing beneath the surface of this too-good-to-be-true peace. As he investigates, the hero uncovers a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of city government, forcing him to navigate a web of deceit where distinguishing friend from foe becomes dangerously difficult. With his faithful companion Thor at his side, Manhunter races to expose the truth before an election seals the fate of the city.

Burp's Grandmother
1 pp · Humor
Burp the Twerp
Who Killed Gloria Drake?
8 pp · Superhero
The Spirit [Denny Colt]Gloria Drake (death)

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $28
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $1,095
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $626*
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $434
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $294
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $208
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CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $159*
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $133*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $121
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $97*
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $92*
* 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

artist, inker, letterer Jack Cole
cover pencils, inks Jack Cole

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Spirit #10/24/1943 (1943)

Reprinted in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America #[nn] (1971), Comix: A History of Comic Books in America #[nn] (1971), Plastic Man Archives #5 (2003)

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