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85February-March 1964
$0.12

The Adventures of Bob Hope #85

DC · February-March 1964 · on sale 1963-12-12

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Series
The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#85
Publication date
February-March 1964
Key date
1964-02-00
On-sale date
1963-12-12
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: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort DruckerBob Hope
2-comic story7.67script: Cal Howard; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort DruckerBob Hope; Mrs. Peabody; Sheik Abdullah Ben Gulla; Sha
3The Adventures of Jerry Lewispromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
6Special Christmas Quiz - "Christmas in Many Lands!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily
7-comic story7.67script: Cal Howard; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
8Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Talespromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1
10Inside Hollywoodtext article1letters: typeset
11-comic story9.67script: Cal Howard; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
12-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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