(December 1956-January 1957)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1956-10-14
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); Larry Nadle (actual)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
>Gulp< How about a yell to cheer me up, doll?!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope
Keywords
celebrity; cheerleading; football
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Adventures of Bob Hope / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard ?
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I could go for a good cookbook...
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope
Synopsis
Bob joins a college football team.
Keywords
celebrity

Indexer Notes

Part 1.

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

Chip / 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
Say It with Flowers" "Hm!
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

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

Gifts to the United Nations! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy

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

The Adventures of Bob Hope / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard ?
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bob, I understand you were a big hit at football practise!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope
Synopsis
Bob continues his athletic endeavors.
Keywords
celebrity

Indexer Notes

Part 2.

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

Zenith Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You know what I can do for you?
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Peg / 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
Peg, wasn't that Will's car you just got out of?
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[On the Spot Souvenir of Louis Armstrong Jazz Tour] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

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

The Adventures of Bob Hope / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Cal Howard ?
Pencils
Owen Fitzgerald
Inks
Owen Fitzgerald
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bob, I'm worried about you!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope
Keywords
celebrity

Indexer Notes

Part 3.

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

Movyland Studios; Dean Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [">Gulp< How about a yell to cheer me up, doll?!"]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products Corp.
  3. 2. ["I could go for a good cookbook..."]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  4. 3. ["Say It with Flowers" "Hm!"]
    Chip
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  6. 5. Gifts to the United Nations!
  7. 6. ["Bob, I understand you were a big hit at football practise!"]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Co.
  9. 8. ["You know what I can do for you?"]
    Honey in Hollywood
  10. 9. ["Peg, wasn't that Will's car you just got out of?"]
    Peg
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  12. 11. [On the Spot Souvenir of Louis Armstrong Jazz Tour]
    A Bit of Disc and Data
  13. 12. ["Bob, I'm worried about you!"]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Movyland Studios; Dean Studios
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
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