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1February-March 1950
$0.10

The Adventures of Bob Hope #1

DC · February-March 1950 · on sale 1949-11-23

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Series
The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February-March 1950
Key date
1950-02-00
On-sale date
1949-11-23
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Adventures of Bob Hopecover1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)Bob Hope (photograph)
1National Comics Takes "Top Place As the Choice of Parents and Children"promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2The Adventures of Bob Hopecomic story8script: Cal Howard; pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen FitzgeraldBob Hope; Mr. Brown; Mrs. Peabody; Pat Pending
4Radio Beamscomic story1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
5Rhonda Flemingcomic story2pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
6Here's Your Chance to Meet the Top Stars of Radio, Television and Theatre!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner
7Movie Mirthcomic story1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
8The Adventures of Bob Hopecomic story12script: Cal Howard; pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen FitzgeraldBob Hope; Mr. Wilson; Mr. Lovelace; Betty; George
10Introducing Doris Dayillustration1pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner
11It Happens in Hollywoodtext article2letters: typeset
12On the Setcomic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
132nd Smash Issues!promo (ad from the publisher)1
14Hollywood Ha-Lightscomic story0.67script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
16The Adventures of Bob Hopecomic story12script: Cal Howard; pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen FitzgeraldBob Hope; Mrs. Peabody
17Batman and Robin Stand Up for Sportsmanship!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman; Robin

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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