Police Comics (1941 series) (Quality Comics) #59

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Number	59	59
Volume
No Volume	No	No
Volume Not Printed	False	False
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	October 1946	October 1946
Year On Sale	None	None
Month On Sale	None	None
Day On Sale	None	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Key Date	1946-10-00	1946-10-00
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	0.10 USD	0.10 USD
Page Count	60 (note: total sum of story page counts is 57)	60 (note: total sum of story page counts is 57)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	George Brenner	George Brenner
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer	No	No
Rating
No Rating	False	False
Notes
Keywords
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0. no title (Plastic Man) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	0	0
Title
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	cover	cover
Feature	Plastic Man	Plastic Man
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Jack Cole	Jack Cole
No Pencils
Inks	Jack Cole	Jack Cole
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks	Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes
Keywords	kites	kites
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Plastic Man Archives (DC, 1998 series) #6 sequence [Cover - Police Comics #59] (Plastic Man) cover reprint (on interior page), 1p [Cover - Police Comics #59] in Plastic Man Archives (DC, 1998 series) #6 sequence [Backcover] (Plastic Man) promo (ad from the publisher), 1p [Backcover]	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Plastic Man Archives (DC, 1998 series) #6 sequence [Cover - Police Comics #59] (Plastic Man) cover reprint (on interior page), 1p [Cover - Police Comics #59] in Plastic Man Archives (DC, 1998 series) #6 sequence [Backcover] (Plastic Man) promo (ad from the publisher), 1p [Backcover]

1. [The Menace of Mr. Happiness] (Plastic Man) comic story, 15p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	The Menace of Mr. Happiness	The Menace of Mr. Happiness
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Plastic Man	Plastic Man
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	15	15
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Joe Millard	Joe Millard
No Script
Pencils	Jack Cole	Jack Cole
No Pencils
Inks	Andre LeBlanc	Andre LeBlanc
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Jack Cole	Jack Cole
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; Mr. Happiness [Bender Bellows] (villain, introduction)	Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Chief Branner; Mr. Happiness [Bender Bellows] (villain, introduction)
Universe
Synopsis	Bender Bellows has a potion that makes whoever drinks it really happy, and willing to do whatever Bender asks.	Bender Bellows has a potion that makes whoever drinks it really happy, and willing to do whatever Bender asks.
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Notes	Script credit from Martin O'Hearn and Rich Morrissey, via Error Report #2375: previously credited to Jack Cole.	Script credit from Martin O'Hearn and Rich Morrissey, via Error Report #2375: previously credited to Jack Cole.
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Plastic Man Archives (DC, 1998 series) #6 sequence [The Menace of Mr. Happiness] (Plastic Man) comic story, 15p [The Menace of Mr. Happiness]	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Plastic Man Archives (DC, 1998 series) #6 sequence [The Menace of Mr. Happiness] (Plastic Man) comic story, 15p [The Menace of Mr. Happiness]

2. The Lighthouse (Flatfoot Burns) comic story, 6p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	2	2
Title	The Lighthouse	The Lighthouse
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Flatfoot Burns	Flatfoot Burns
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	humor; detective	humor; detective-mystery
Job Number
Page Count	6	6
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Al Stahl ?	Al Stahl ?
No Script
Pencils	Al Stahl ?	Al Stahl ?
No Pencils
Inks	Al Stahl ?	Al Stahl ?
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Flatfoot Burns	Flatfoot Burns
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes
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3. Goodnatured? (Honeybun) comic story, 6p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	3	3
Title	Goodnatured?	Goodnatured?
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Honeybun	Honeybun
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number
Page Count	6	6
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Paul Gustavson	Paul Gustavson
No Script
Pencils	Paul Gustavson	Paul Gustavson
No Pencils
Inks	Paul Gustavson	Paul Gustavson
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes
Keywords
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4. [Candy and the Pirates] (Candy) comic story, 7p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	4	4
Title	Candy and the Pirates	Candy and the Pirates
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Candy	Candy
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	Teen; Humor	humor; teen
Job Number
Page Count	7	7
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Harry Sahle	Harry Sahle
No Script
Pencils	Harry Sahle	Harry Sahle
No Pencils
Inks	Harry Sahle	Harry Sahle
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Candy O'Connor; Uncle Lancelot (Candy's uncle; first appearance)	Candy O'Connor; Uncle Lancelot (Candy's uncle; first appearance)
Universe
Synopsis
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5. no title (Dewey Drip) comic story, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	5	5
Title
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Dewey Drip	Dewey Drip
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	humor	humor
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Bernard Dibble	Bernard Dibble
No Pencils
Inks	Bernard Dibble	Bernard Dibble
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Dewey Drip	Dewey Drip
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes	Writer credit revised from "Joe Devlin" (presumably a typo for "John Devlin") to ? by Craig Delich 2013-4-7. The Who's Who does not indicate a writing credit for John Devlin on this strip. Artist correction from Joe Devlin to Bernard Dibble, who took over this strip in 1943 from John Devlin.	Writer credit revised from "Joe Devlin" (presumably a typo for "John Devlin") to ? by Craig Delich 2013-4-7. The Who's Who does not indicate a writing credit for John Devlin on this strip. Artist correction from Joe Devlin to Bernard Dibble, who took over this strip in 1943 from John Devlin.
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6. [The Kidnapping of Letha Nordyke] (Manhunter) comic story, 10p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	6	6
Title	The Kidnapping of Letha Nordyke	The Kidnapping of Letha Nordyke
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Manhunter	Manhunter
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	10	10
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Pete Riss	Pete Riss
No Pencils
Inks	?	?
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Manhunter [Dan Richards]	Manhunter [Dan Richards]
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes	Credits from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/	Credits from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/
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7. The Butcher (Dick Mace) text story, 2p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	7	7
Title	The Butcher	The Butcher
Unofficial Title?	No	No
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Type	text story	text story
Feature	Dick Mace	Dick Mace
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number
Page Count	2	2
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils
No Pencils	X	X
Inks
No Inks	X	X
Colors
No Colors	X	X
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes	Dick Mace text story.	Dick Mace text story.
Keywords
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8. no title (Specks) comic story, 2p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	8	8
Title
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Specks	Specks
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	Humor	humor
Job Number
Page Count	2	2
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Martin Senich	Martin Senich
No Script
Pencils	Martin Senich	Martin Senich
No Pencils
Inks	Martin Senich	Martin Senich
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes
Keywords
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9. [The Uncanny Cat] (Spirit) comic story, 7p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	9	9
Title	The Uncanny Cat	The Uncanny Cat
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Spirit	Spirit
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	Superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	7	7
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Bill Woolfolk	Bill Woolfolk
No Script
Pencils	Lou Fine	Lou Fine
No Pencils
Inks	Lou Fine; Quality Staff	Lou Fine; Quality Staff
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Martin DeMuth	Martin DeMuth
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Spirit [Denny Colt]	Spirit [Denny Colt]
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/8/1944	The following reprint links are not part of this change. from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/8/1944

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Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Anonymous User	Editing	2013-05-09 07:44:51	Available	Editing
Anonymous User	This is an automatically generated changeset to migrate genre names.	2013-05-09 07:44:51	Available	Editing
Anonymous User	Automatically approved migrating genre names.	2013-05-09 07:45:11	Under Review	Approved

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