(August-September 1950)

DC, 1947 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1950-06-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

While the indicia lists Whitney Ellsworth as editor, Jack Schiff has stated in several interviews that he was the actual editor of this title with help from Murray Boltinoff.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Gang Busters (Table of Contents)

Dead Man's Beat! / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
crime
Cover Thumbnail for Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #17
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Cover gallery

The Kind of Stories You Like Best! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Dead Man's Beat! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?
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: 3) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Message to Parents (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
How to avoid polio infection.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

I Wrecked the Cattle Rustlers! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Philip Evans (sourced)
Pencils
Frank Frazetta (signed)
Inks
Frank Frazetta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
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: 7) (Expand) /

Feature Films Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Never Off-Duty (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stookie Allen
Inks
Stookie Allen
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; crime
Synopsis
Brief accounts of off-duty events of three law enforcement officers.

Our Bunch All Munch (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Case of the Phantom Shot! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
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: 11)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Philip Evans
Pencils
Allen Ulmer (signed)
Inks
Allen Ulmer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
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.

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Evans' estate (Comics Buyer's Guide, June 15, 1990).

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 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
Look at those boys playing baseball.
Genre
humor

Ride a Bike - It's Fun! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Bad Speller, Bogus Antiques] (Table of Contents: 14)

You Can't Beat the Law! / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Short feature about Bogus Antiques, a bad speller and a diligent sheriff.
Reprints

Kids! Get These Great Prizes for Bazooka Wrappers (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

The Grapevine / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Anecdotes about a hangman, a process server, and a list of the FBI's most wanted.

My Beat Is Davy Jones' Locker! (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Philip Evans
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Characters
Herb Gillis; Jerry Cirello
Synopsis
A police diver remembers some of his past cases.

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Evans' estate (Comics Buyer's Guide, June 15, 1990).

Galloping G-Man (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen
Pencils
Stookie Allen
Inks
Stookie Allen
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; crime
Synopsis
Profile of agent Fred Wilt.

New! Mid-Century 1950 Models (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Columbia / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Job Counselor (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
advocacy; superhero
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: 21) (Expand) /

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

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

Hollywood Film Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Gang Busters
    Dead Man's Beat!
  2. 1. The Kind of Stories You Like Best!
    Danger Trail
  3. 2. Dead Man's Beat!
  4. 3. Trouble at Ghost-Town!
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  5. 4. Message to Parents
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. I Wrecked the Cattle Rustlers!
  8. 7. Thundering Out of America's Most Danger-Filled Days...
    Feature Films Magazine
  9. 8. Never Off-Duty
  10. 9. Our Bunch All Munch
    Nestlé's Crunch
  11. 10. The Case of the Phantom Shot!
    A Casebook Mystery
  12. 11. The World's Most Dangerous Safecrackers!
  13. 12. ["Look at those boys playing baseball."]
    Casey the Cop
  14. 13. Ride a Bike - It's Fun!
    Bendix Coaster Brake
  15. 14. [Bad Speller, Bogus Antiques]
    You Can't Beat the Law!
  16. 15. Kids! Get These Great Prizes for Bazooka Wrappers
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    The Grapevine
  18. 17. My Beat Is Davy Jones' Locker!
  19. 18. Galloping G-Man
  20. 19. New! Mid-Century 1950 Models
    Columbia
  21. 20. Job Counselor
    Superboy
  22. 21. Earn Your Daisy...I'll Show You How!
    Daisy B-B Guns
  23. 22. ["New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-tooled frame"]
    Hollywood Film Studios
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