(June-July 1951)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1951-04-16
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)

Script
?
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, silly -- you know they can't be real!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope
Keywords
bats; cats; haunted houses; witches
Cover Thumbnail for The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #9
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Top Value in America's Top Comics! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

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

The Adventures of Bob Hope / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let me off at the next corner, driver!
Genre
humor
Characters
Lily Russo
Synopsis
Bob accidentally gets dragged to the reading of a will in a haunted house.

Indexer Notes

Part 1.

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

Hard Luck Lester / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, boy! What a dish!
Genre
humor

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

Kellogg's Raisin Bran / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The "Popsicle" Twins at Yellowstone Park (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Adventures of Bob Hope / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now that everyone's ready, I will proceed with the reading of Aunt Matilda's will...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Bob and Lily have to stay in the haunted house all night in order to inherit Aunt Matilda's estate.

Indexer Notes

Part 2.

Gains Game in Race with Flame (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script
Cal Howard
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're adjourning to the living room, Jeepers!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Part 3.

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

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Botlinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sure, Peggy! Tonight - For dinner? I'd be delighted!
Genre
humor; teen

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

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Record reviews.

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

Jack of All Trades / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whatcha so sad about Jack?
Genre
humor

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

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I realize that I'm giving you this part on short notice, Miss Hills...
Genre
humor; teen

Emergency Landing (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My, look at those shoulders!
Genre
humor; teen

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

Squeekie!; Wildroot Liquid Cream Shampoo / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!" (Table of Contents: 21)

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

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

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Come on, silly -- you know they can't be real!"]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  2. 1. Top Value in America's Top Comics!
  3. 2. ["Let me off at the next corner, driver!"]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  4. 3. ["Oh, boy! What a dish!"]
    Hard Luck Lester
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Raisin Bran
  6. 5. The "Popsicle" Twins at Yellowstone Park
    Popsicle
  7. 6. ["Now that everyone's ready, I will proceed with the reading of Aunt Matilda's will..."]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  8. 7. Gains Game in Race with Flame
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  9. 8. ["Wonder why we aren't catching any fish?"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. ["We're adjourning to the living room, Jeepers!"]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Columbia
  13. 12. ["Sure, Peggy! Tonight - For dinner? I'd be delighted!"]
    Varsity Vic
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    A Bit of Disc and Data
  16. 15. ["Whatcha so sad about Jack?"]
    Jack of All Trades
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  18. 17. ["I realize that I'm giving you this part on short notice, Miss Hills..."]
    Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood
  19. 18. Emergency Landing
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  20. 19. ["My, look at those shoulders!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Squeekie!; Wildroot Liquid Cream Shampoo
  22. 21. Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!"
    Superboy
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
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