Police Comics #17

"Red-Haired Kate" in Police Comics #17 (1943) delivers a tense, early wartime thriller from George Brenner, who wrote, drew, and inked the story with a stark, grounded intensity. The issue follows Destiny, a man whose ability to vanish at will is suddenly compromised when the ruthless Oscar Jones—linked to a string of murders—forces him into a deadly confrontation. Jack Cole’s striking cover, a moody study in shadow and silhouette, captures the story’s grim atmosphere without spoiling its suspense.