(April-May 1966)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1966-02-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Murray Boltinoff (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Cool Hot Rodder! (Table of Contents)

Bob Hope / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Bob Oksner ?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope; Super-Hip [Tadwallader Jutefruce]; "Crash" Vyctum; Zombia Ghastly; Professor Frank N. Stein
Reprints
Keywords
celebrity; driver's education; Frankenstein's monsters; guitars; hot rods; mod fashions; monsters; mummies

Watch Superman on Television! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman TV Show / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Cool Hot-Rodder (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Arnold Drake (credited)
Pencils
Bob Oksner (credited)
Inks
Bob Oksner (credited)
Colors
Bob Oksner ?
Letters
Stan Starkman (credited as Stan Quill)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here it is!
Feature Logo
The Adventures of Bob Hope
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope; Super-Hip [Tadwallader Jutefruce]; Badger Goldliver; Doltish; Godfrey Goldliver; Lisa; Henrietta; Ruth the Wrecker; Zombia Ghastly; "Crash" Vyctum (introduction)
Synopsis
Tad wants to beat Badger in a hot rod race, which leads to industrial espionage and Tad being temporarily separated from Super-Hip.
Keywords
Benedict Arnold High School; celebrity; hot rods; monsters

Grandpa Munster "Digs" the Drag-u-la! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

AMT Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Who Are the Real Kings of Super-Speed? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Dynamite! Choice! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Going Steady (Table of Contents: 6)

Going Steady / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mort Drucker (signed as Mort Drucker)
Pencils
Mort Drucker (signed as Mort Drucker)
Inks
Mort Drucker (signed as Mort Drucker)
Colors
?
Letters
Mort Drucker (signed as Mort Drucker)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Going steady with you Sylvia...
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

four gag cartoons

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

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Job Number
6374
First Line of Dialogue or Text
More kids come into your hobby shop, Mr. Cap...
Genre
non-fiction

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

What's Your B.Q.? (Table of Contents: 9)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
National Brotherhood Week quiz

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated April 1959.

Part 2: The Boys from Splitsville (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The next morning
Feature Logo
The Adventures of Bob Hope
Genre
humor

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1965
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 191,656
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 224,798
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, and Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.

238 Magic Tricks (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

238 Magic Tricks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Magnets (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Part 3: I'm Too Young to Die! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You attract me strangely, boy!
Feature Logo
The Adventures of Bob Hope
Genre
humor

Destination Cool! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

House of Mystery; Mystery In Space; All American Men of War; Teen Titans / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Bullets Bounce Off Him! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Bits from Bob's Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff ?
Pencils
Bob Oksner ? (logo illustration)
Inks
Bob Oksner ? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
includes biographical facts about Bob Hope

Indexer Notes

letter submitted by Hal Banner

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Andy and George; G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Cool Hot Rodder!
    Bob Hope
  2. 1. Watch Superman on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman TV Show
  3. 2. The Cool Hot-Rodder
    Bob Hope
  4. 3. Grandpa Munster "Digs" the Drag-u-la!
    AMT Models
  5. 4. Who Are the Real Kings of Super-Speed?
    The Flash
  6. 5. Dynamite! Choice!
  7. 6. Going Steady
    Going Steady
  8. 7. ["More kids come into your hobby shop, Mr. Cap..."]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  10. 9. What's Your B.Q.?
  11. 10. Part 2: The Boys from Splitsville
    Bob Hope
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. 238 Magic Tricks
    238 Magic Tricks
  14. 13. 100 Magnets
    100 Magnets
  15. 14. Part 3: I'm Too Young to Die!
    Bob Hope
  16. 15. Destination Cool!
    House of Mystery; Mystery In Space; All American Men of War; Teen Titans
  17. 16. Bullets Bounce Off Him!
    Superman
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Bits from Bob's Mailbag
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    The Adventures of Andy and George; G.I. Joe
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
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