Gang Busters #17

(August-September 1950)

The Kind of Stories You Like Best (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Frank Giacoia

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Content Information

Characters:

King Faraday

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. This is a house ad for DANGER TRAIL No. 1.

Dead Man's Beat (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Pencils:

Nick Cardy

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Sy Barry

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Genre:

Crime

Characters:

Patrolman Joseph Matrocci; Patrolman Frank Lennen; Commissioner Bradshaw; Detective Sergeant Harry Grogan

Synopsis:

Detective Grogan investigates the deaths of two police officers who died in the line of duty.

Trouble at Ghost Town (Table of Contents)

PF Flyers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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What to Do if Polio Comes Your Way (Table of Contents)

Message to Parents / public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

How to avoid polio infection.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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typeset

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Synopsis:

A list of the doctors and educators who review DC comics. Also a list of the titles DC is currently publishing.

I Wrecked the Cattle Rustlers (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Frank Frazetta (signed)

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Frank Frazetta (signed)

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Genre:

Crime

Characters:

F. S. Krull; Steve Orrin; Tex Griffin; Zeb Comstock; George Farnsworth

Synopsis:

Two FBI agents go undercover to crack a rustling ring.

Thundering Out of America's Most Danger-Filled Days... (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

House ad for FEATURE FILMS No. 3 featuring The Eagle and the Hawk.

Never Off Duty (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Ben R. Allen

Inks:

Ben R. Allen

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Genre:

Crime

Synopsis:

Brief accounts of off-duty events of three law enforcement officers.

Our Bunch All Munch (Table of Contents)

Nestle's Crunch / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Pencils:

Creig Flessel

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Creig Flessel

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Synopsis:

Nestle's Crunch ad

The Case of the Phantom Shot (Table of Contents)

Casebook Mystery / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Genre:

Crime

Synopsis:

A whodunit for the reader to solve. Solution is given on the last page.

The World's Most Dangerous Safecrackers! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Allen Ulmer (signed)

Inks:

Allen Ulmer (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

Crime

Characters:

Captain Victor Ragoni; Mike Kroger and his gang; Ned Dalton

Synopsis:

Captain Ragoni details the way some safecrackers operate as he tries to track the Kroger Gang.

["Look at those boys playing baseball."] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Ride a Bike - It's Fun (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Ad for Bendix Coaster Brakes.

You Can't Beat the Law (Table of Contents)

A Fact Feature / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Short feature about Bogus Antiques, a bad speller and a diligent sheriff.

Kids! Get These Great Prizes for Bazooka Wrappers (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Ad for Bazooka bubble gum.

The Grapevine (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Synopsis:

Anecdotes about a hangman, a process server, and a list of the FBI's most wanted.

My Beat Is Davey Jones' Locker! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

John Fischetti

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Genre:

Crime

Characters:

Herb Gillis; Jerry Cirello

Synopsis:

A police diver remembers some of his past cases.

Galloping G-Man (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Script:

Ben R. Allen

Pencils:

Ben R. Allen

Inks:

Ben R. Allen

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Content Information

Genre:

Crime

Synopsis:

Profile of agent Fred Wilt.

New! Mid-Century 1950 Models (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Ad for Columbia bicycles.

Job Counselor (Table of Contents)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Win Mortimer

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Content Information

Synopsis:

One of many PSAs that DC printed in their comics over the years.

Earn Your Daisy...I'll Show You How (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Fred Harman (signed)

Inks:

Fred Harman (signed)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for the Daisy 100-Shot Red Ryder Daisy Carbine.

Indexer Notes

The artwork appears to be a standard Red Ryder pose photo-statted and used in many ads.

New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-tooled frame (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Ad for Hollywood Film Studios, Inc.