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78December 1962-January 1963
$0.12

The Adventures of Bob Hope #78

DC · December 1962-January 1963 · on sale 1962-10-18

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Series
The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#78
Publication date
December 1962-January 1963
Key date
1962-12-00
On-sale date
1962-10-18
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen FitzgeraldBob Hope
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1
2-comic story9.67script: Cal Howard; pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen Fitzgerald
5Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
6-comic story7.67script: Cal Howard; pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen Fitzgerald
8Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeerpromo (ad from the publisher)1
9Inside Hollywoodtext article1letters: typeset
10Dots and Dashescartoon0.5
12-comic story7.67script: Cal Howard; pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen Fitzgerald

Plus 5.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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