(December 1958-January 1959)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1958-10-16
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)

Bob Hope / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bob -- we're here to search for the abominable snow man!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope
Keywords
abominable snowman; celebrity; snow; yeti

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Giant Dinosaurs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Bob Hope / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Brr! My luck! I not only have a landlady with an icebox for a heart...
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope; Betty Barnes; J. B. Barnes
Synopsis
Bob joins an expedition to Mr. Everest.
Keywords
celebrity

Indexer Notes

Part 1.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Operation Blackhawks! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Sharing -- the United Nations Way! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
George Roussos
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
Jack Schiff

Genre
advocacy

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

Bob Hope / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is crazy! If I climb that mountain...
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope; Betty Barnes; J. B. Barnes; Ilsa; Ernst
Synopsis
A rival mountain-climbing team tries to eliminate Bob.
Keywords
celebrity

Indexer Notes

Part 2.

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

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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
The school paper is having a contest...
Genre
humor
Characters
Jerry the Jitterbug
Reprints

[Columbia Signs Les Paul and Mary Ford] (Table of Contents: 10)

A Bit of Disc and Data / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Bob Hope / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ooh! What a block buster that was!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope; Betty Barnes; J. B. Barnes; Ilsa; Ernst
Synopsis
Bob and his party find the abominable snowman.
Keywords
celebrity

Indexer Notes

Part 3.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Bob -- we're here to search for the abominable snow man!"]
    Bob Hope
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Giant Dinosaurs
  3. 2. ["Brr! My luck! I not only have a landlady with an icebox for a heart..."]
    Bob Hope
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Operation Blackhawks!
    Blackhawk
  6. 5. Sharing -- the United Nations Way!
  7. 6. ["This is crazy! If I climb that mountain..."]
    Bob Hope
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council
  10. 9. ["The school paper is having a contest..."]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  11. 10. [Columbia Signs Les Paul and Mary Ford]
    A Bit of Disc and Data
  12. 11. ["Ooh! What a block buster that was!"]
    Bob Hope
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Merlin Haas
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore