(December 1951-January 1952)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1951-10-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor); Larry Nadle (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bob Hope / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heh-heh -- for good luck!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope
Keywords
boxing; celebrity; horseshoes

Don't Be Earth-Bound! (Table of Contents: 1)

Mystery in Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
House ad for Mystery in Space #5.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Part I (Table of Contents: 2)

Bob Hope / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard ?
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
The Adventures of Bob Hope
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope; Mrs. Peabody
Synopsis
Bob decides to get physically fit.
Keywords
celebrity

Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
William Schreiber ? (credited)
Pencils
William Schreiber (credited as Bill Schreiber)
Inks
William Schreiber (credited as Bill Schreiber)
Colors
?
Letters
William Schreiber ? (credited)
Editing
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Tootsie

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You (Table of Contents: 4)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Characters
Otto Graham

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Peg / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jeepers, look at Peg's arm in a sling!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Squeekie; Wildroot Liquid Cream Shampoo / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
humor

Part II (Table of Contents: 7)

Bob Hope / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard ?
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
The Adventures of Bob Hope
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope
Keywords
celebrity

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 5 of the previous story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 6 of the previous story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Sis / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tonight's the night I'll make that smart Harvey Dare fall for me!
Genre
humor

Getting and Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory (Table of Contents: 11)

Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Royal Desserts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

A Bit of Disc and Data / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I phoned you to meet me here, Tony...
Genre
humor; teen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Sue / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Stan Kaye
Pencils
Stan Kaye
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Kaye

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Kitten! How's about my coming over tonight to see my favorite gal?
Genre
humor
Reprints

Out of This World (Table of Contents: 18)

Necco Wafers / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Part III (Table of Contents: 19)

Bob Hope / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard ?
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
The Adventures of Bob Hope
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope
Keywords
celebrity

[No Smoking] (Table of Contents: 20)

Granny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harry Lampert
Pencils
Harry Lampert
Inks
Harry Lampert
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert

Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
Inks
Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I-it's spooky in this old haunted house!
Genre
children

Indexer Notes

Sold by Fleer.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Sheaffer Pens / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Sheaffer's Skrip pens.
Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Heh-heh -- for good luck!"]
    Bob Hope
  2. 1. Don't Be Earth-Bound!
    Mystery in Space
  3. 2. Part I
    Bob Hope
  4. 3. Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You
    Wheaties
  6. 5. ["Jeepers, look at Peg's arm in a sling!"]
    Peg
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Squeekie; Wildroot Liquid Cream Shampoo
  8. 7. Part II
    Bob Hope
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Lionel Trains
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  11. 10. ["Tonight's the night I'll make that smart Harvey Dare fall for me!"]
    Sis
  12. 11. Getting and Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory
    Erector
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Royal Desserts
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    A Bit of Disc and Data
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Nabisco Shredded Wheat
  16. 15. ["I phoned you to meet me here, Tony..."]
    Peg
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Vitalis Hair Cream
  18. 17. ["Hi, Kitten! How's about my coming over tonight to see my favorite gal?"]
    Sue
  19. 18. Out of This World
    Necco Wafers
  20. 19. Part III
    Bob Hope
  21. 20. [No Smoking]
    Granny
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles
  23. 22. ["I-it's spooky in this old haunted house!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  24. 23. Editorial Advisory Board
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Sheaffer Pens
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Merlin Haas
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Pannozzi
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore