(February-March 1960)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1959-12-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Larry Nadle (credited as Lawrence Nadle) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bob Hope / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Never mind the fortune, Dad!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Hope
Keywords
crystal balls; fortune tellers

Indexer Notes

Drucker credit from Bob Hughes. Cover previously credited to Bob Oksner.
Feature on cover is "The Adventures of Bob Hope".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Bob Oksner
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
B-b-bob! Our future doesn't look very bright!
Feature Logo
The Adventures of Bob Hope
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Bob lands a reporting gig. His assignment: to interview Nostril Darmus. He claims he can predict the future, but only when he has a cold.

Indexer Notes

Part 1.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 3)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Hi-Power Binoculars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!" (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; superhero

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

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

Script
Bob Oksner
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fine thing! This guy Nostril Darmus can read the future...
Feature Logo
The Adventures of Bob Hope
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Hoods come to kidnap Darmus for their mobster boss who wants to know which ponies will win at the track. They nab Bob instead. In a panic, Bob "eenie-meeney-miney-moes" it and hits five winners.

Indexer Notes

Part 2.

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

The Adventures of Jerry Lewis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Teen-Age / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mort Drucker ?
Pencils
Mort Drucker ?
Inks
Mort Drucker ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Resume speed!
Genre
humor

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

A Bit of Disc and Data / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Keywords
record reviews

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

Bob Hope / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Oksner
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nice work, Champ!
Feature Logo
The Adventures of Bob Hope
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Things get complicated. A female reporter sent to interview Darmus tracks Bob down and helps him escape. At the same time the mobster's bookie, comes to grab him so he doesn't lose any more money.

Indexer Notes

Part 3.

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Space Shoes / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

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

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

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Never mind the fortune, Dad!"]
    Bob Hope
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council
  3. 2. ["B-b-bob! Our future doesn't look very bright!"]
    Bob Hope
  4. 3. Statement of Ownership
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Hi-Power Binoculars
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  7. 6. Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!"
    Superboy
  8. 7. ["Fine thing! This guy Nostril Darmus can read the future..."]
    Bob Hope
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    The Adventures of Jerry Lewis
  10. 9. ["Resume speed!"]
    Teen-Age
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    A Bit of Disc and Data
  12. 11. ["Nice work, Champ!"]
    Bob Hope
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Space Shoes
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ed Boner
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore