Rookie Rankin is a brave beat patrolman, if none too bright – much to the annoyance of his superior, Sgt. Burns. His "routine" patrols invariably uncovered major crimes. Most of the criminals he apprehends are normal, but some are name villains, like the Spider and the Tattooed Man.

*Smash Comics #25-70

*[http://jessnevins.com/encyclopedia/rookierankin.html Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes]
*[http://www.comics.org/character/name/rookie%20rankin/sort/alpha/ Chronological list of Golden Age appearances]
*[http://www.comicvine.com/rookie-rankin/4005-87584/ ComicVine]
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