(April-May 1950)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1950-02-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Miss Melody Lane of Broadway / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Cover Thumbnail for Miss Melody Lane of Broadway (DC, 1950 series) #2
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You will always hit the bull's-eye...

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

Miss Melody Lane of Broadway / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Bob Oksner (signed)
Inks
Bob Oksner (signed)
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mrs. Benson, why are you setting the table?
Genre
humor

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

Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Editing
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Janet Blair (Table of Contents: 4)

Meet... / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; biography

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

Miss Melody Lane of Broadway / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Oksner ?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, Larry-- How do you think the audition went?
Genre
humor
Characters
Sid Caesar; Melody Lane; Larry Page
Synopsis
Melody Lane and her boyfriend Larry encounter TV star Sid Caesar and he tells them how he became a comedian.

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

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

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

Whitey Way / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Sam! Gosh, you look worried!
Genre
humor

Dinah Shore (Table of Contents: 8)

Stars over Broadway / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre
biography

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

Movie Mirth / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pancho! Pancho!
Genre
humor

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

Miss Melody Lane of Broadway / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Oksner ?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sue -- Walter Winchell says that Jerome Stone...
Genre
humor

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

Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Miss Melody Lane of Broadway / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Oksner ?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Melody, do you know Guy Lombardo...
Genre
humor
Characters
Guy Lombardo; Melody Lane; Larry Page;

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

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

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typeset
Genre
non-fiction

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

Backstage Bits / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)
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Henry Boltinoff (signed)
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Henry Boltinoff (signed)
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Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get a move on with your cleaning, Miss...
Genre
humor

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

Broadway Laffs / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just can't seem to get this valise closed, dear!
Genre
humor

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

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

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

Miss Melody Lane of Broadway / comic story / 4.33 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Oksner ?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You know Melody-- I feel my rhumba is improving!
Genre
humor

[Fred Astaire Swing Trot] (Table of Contents: 18)

activity / 2.67 pages (report information)

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Letters
typeset

Morton Downey (Table of Contents: 19)

Spotlight On / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Wendy Winslow
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; biography

Superman's Code for Buddies (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; superhero

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

The Adventures of Bob Hope / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Miss Melody Lane of Broadway
  2. 1. ["You will always hit the bull's-eye..."]
  3. 2. ["Mrs. Benson, why are you setting the table?"]
    Miss Melody Lane of Broadway
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  5. 4. Janet Blair
    Meet...
  6. 5. ["Well, Larry-- How do you think the audition went?"]
    Miss Melody Lane of Broadway
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Feature Films
  8. 7. ["Hello, Sam! Gosh, you look worried!"]
    Whitey Way
  9. 8. Dinah Shore
    Stars over Broadway
  10. 9. ["Pancho! Pancho!"]
    Movie Mirth
  11. 10. ["Sue -- Walter Winchell says that Jerome Stone..."]
    Miss Melody Lane of Broadway
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Nabisco Shredded Wheat
  13. 12. ["Melody, do you know Guy Lombardo..."]
    Miss Melody Lane of Broadway
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    A Bit of Disc and Data
  15. 14. ["Get a move on with your cleaning, Miss..."]
    Backstage Bits
  16. 15. ["I just can't seem to get this valise closed, dear!"]
    Broadway Laffs
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  18. 17. ["You know Melody-- I feel my rhumba is improving!"]
    Miss Melody Lane of Broadway
  19. 18. [Fred Astaire Swing Trot]
  20. 19. Morton Downey
    Spotlight On
  21. 20. Superman's Code for Buddies
    Superman
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn Shoes
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