(August-September 1950)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale date
1950-06-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Larry Nadle (actual editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age, then Silver Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

Original indexing by Craig Delich.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Keywords
celebrity
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The Kind of Stories You Like Best! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[Private Eye] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Cal Howard
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Keywords
celebrity

Indexer Notes

Part 1.

Trouble at Ghost-Town! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

Honey in Hollywood / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Honey! Say, I've seen you in this drug store every day this past week...
Genre
humor

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

Columbia / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Review

Part II (Table of Contents: 7)

The Adventures of Bob Hope / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Keywords
celebrity

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

It Happens in Hollywood / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Radio-Beams / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Harry Lampert
Pencils
Harry Lampert
Inks
Harry Lampert
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Right, Mrs. Jones!
Genre
humor

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

Bazooka / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Danny Downbeat / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dan, I'm very curious...
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

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

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

Behind the Mike / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
--And now we present Don Blake...
Genre
humor
Reprints

Message to Parents (Table of Contents: 14)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Keywords
Polio

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

[Part III] (Table of Contents: 16)

The Adventures of Bob Hope / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Keywords
celebrity

Up, Up and Away! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Superboy: Job Counselor (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 10 of the previous story sequence.

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

Broadway Ha-Lights / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harry Lampert
Pencils
Harry Lampert
Inks
Harry Lampert
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What can I do for you folks?
Genre
humor

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

Honey in Hollywood / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mercy! Don't use that ash tray!
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

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

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

Video Laffs / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harry Lampert
Pencils
Harry Lampert
Inks
Harry Lampert
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll get it!
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  2. 1. The Kind of Stories You Like Best!
    Danger Trail
  3. 2. [Private Eye]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  4. 3. Trouble at Ghost-Town!
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  5. 4. ["Hello, Honey! Say, I've seen you in this drug store every day this past week..."]
    Honey in Hollywood
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Columbia
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    A Bit of Disc and Data
  8. 7. Part II
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    It Happens in Hollywood
  10. 9. ["Right, Mrs. Jones!"]
    Radio-Beams
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka
  12. 11. ["Dan, I'm very curious..."]
    Danny Downbeat
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  14. 13. ["--And now we present Don Blake..."]
    Behind the Mike
  15. 14. Message to Parents
  16. 15. Editorial Advisory Board
  17. 16. [Part III]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  18. 17. Up, Up and Away!
    Superman
  19. 18. Superboy: Job Counselor
    Superboy
  20. 19. ["What can I do for you folks?"]
    Broadway Ha-Lights
  21. 20. ["Mercy! Don't use that ash tray!"]
    Honey in Hollywood
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Bendix Coaster Brake
  23. 22. ["I'll get it!"]
    Video Laffs
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Daisy B-B Guns
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Hollywood Film Studios
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