(August 1957)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Listed as "A Movie Classic" on the cover. Indicia title is "NO SLEEP TILL DAWN No. 831: THE STORY OF BOMBERS B-52". Code number is N.S.T.D.O.S. #831-579. Based on 1957 movie "Bombers B-52." Comic exists in ad and non-ad versions, with different back covers.
"No Sleep Till Dawn"
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (photos)
- Inks:
- ? (photos)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Karl Malden (as Sgt. Chuck Brennan, photo); Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (as Col. Jim Herlihy)
- Synopsis:
- Preview of the story.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover, black and white. Three movie stills plus text. Cast and credits of movie are listed.
"No Sleep Till Dawn"
comic story / 32 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils:
- Bob Correa
- Inks:
- Bob Correa
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- drama; war
- Characters:
- Sgt. Chuck Brennan; Col. Jim Herlihy; Lois Brennan; Edith Brennan; Pasquali
- Synopsis:
- Friction develops between a head mechanic and his commanding officer as they prepare an air base for the arrival of the new B-52 bombers.
Indexer Notes
Adapted from the 1957 movie "Bombers B-52." Letters credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Stratofortress
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ray Bailey ?
- Inks:
- Ray Bailey ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Synopsis:
- Facts about the B-52 Stratofortress.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Panels with typeset text underneath.
Flight Into History
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
Indexer Notes
Back cover. This sequence was replaced by an ad for Juicy Fruit Gum in some copies. See sequence 5.
Juicy Fruit Gum Safety Quiz
advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; children
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Illustrated ad for Juicy Fruit Gum promoting summer safety with a "What's Wrong with this Picture?" puzzle depicting unsafe activities. This sequence replaces sequence 4 on some copies.
- Mike Nielsen
- Merlin Haas
- Gene Reed
- Roger A. Budnick
- John P. Selegue
- Merlin Haas
- Ken Lemons
- Chris Launder
- Jim Walls
- Terry Vraspir
- Gary Perlman
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mazzella
- Rodney Hinkle
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Donald Dale Milne
- Karl Wilcox
- Darrel McCann
- Peter Croome
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