(April-May 1956)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1956-02-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Larry Nadle (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Adventures of Bob Hope / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
K-k-keep a cool head, Bob!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope
Keywords
celebrity; jungles; pith helmets; shields; spears; stereotyping of African natives
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Adventures of Bob Hope / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard ?
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm! Too bad they only hire eagles here!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope; Cindy Monroe
Synopsis
Bob is hired to build a bridge in South America.
Keywords
celebrity

Indexer Notes

Part 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Shorty / 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
Ah - here he comes now
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Binky Says: "It's Fun to Belong!" (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Binky; Allergy

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

The Adventures of Bob Hope / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard ?
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bob, come back!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope; Cindy Monroe
Synopsis
Bob and Cindy almost wind up in the soup.
Keywords
celebrity

Indexer Notes

Part 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

On the Set / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hold on! You can't come in here...
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

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: 9)

Bebe / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Psst, Bebe! Do you know who I am?
Genre
humor
Reprints

The One and Only Superman (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Adventures of Bob Hope / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard ?
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bob, do you think they'll torture us?
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope; Cindy Monroe
Synopsis
Bob and Cindy escape from head-hunters.
Keywords
celebrity

Indexer Notes

Part 3.

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["K-k-keep a cool head, Bob!"]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
  3. 2. ["Hmm! Too bad they only hire eagles here!"]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  4. 3. ["Ah - here he comes now"]
    Shorty
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil
  6. 5. Binky Says: "It's Fun to Belong!"
    Binky
  7. 6. ["Bob, come back!"]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  8. 7. ["Hold on! You can't come in here..."]
    On the Set
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    A Bit of Disc and Data
  10. 9. ["Psst, Bebe! Do you know who I am?"]
    Bebe
  11. 10. The One and Only Superman
    Superman
  12. 11. ["Bob, do you think they'll torture us?"]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
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