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    Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) #37 CGC 6.0
    Published Feb 1956 by DC.

    Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 37 CGC 6.0

    Paper: White

    Label #4419899008

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Written by Cal Howard, Henry Boltinoff and Harry Lampert. Art by Owen Fitzgerald, Henry Boltinoff and Harry Lampert. Bob Hope, America's favorite funnyman, gets in some giant trouble in an untitled 3-part story by Cal Howard and Owen Fitzgerald. Plus: Honey in Hollywood half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Hollywood Ha-Lights 1-pager by Harry Lampert, reprinted from Feature Films (1950) #1; A Bit of Disc and Data article; Shorty 1-pager by Boltinoff, reprinted from Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) #154; and Varsity Vic 1-pager by Boltinoff, reprinted from Action Comics (1938 DC) #159. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Hi-School Romance (1949) 48
    Hi-School Romance (1949) #48 PR 0.5
    Published Feb 1956 by Harvey.

    Hi-School Romance (1949) 48 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. Severe water damage. Cover heavily taped.

    Starts Jun 24

    Cover art by Al Avison. Nocturne, art by John Prentice; Dede Fleming had spent her life working with Professor Stern to become a concert violinist and was at the peak of her success. Devoted Moments, art by Bob Powell; Louise Dall's father was the owner of a large lumber company having large financial problems; He called her to go to Maine to help and she asked her wealthy fiancé, Brad Walters to come along. House ad for Harvey's upcoming line of romance comics: First Love #57, Love Problems & Advice #36, Hi-School Romance #49, First Romance #36 and True Brides' Experiences #14. Outsider, art by Bill Draut; "Okies" was another name for American gypsies; migrant workers who followed the crops; That was what the Parsons family did, and Marcy hated that life even though Jim, her friend since childhood, encouraged her to dream. I Lied To My Love, art by Al Avison; Ann had "made it"; She was attending Mardsley, one of the most fashionable private schools in the country; But she quickly saw that being there was not enough. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Shock Illustrated (1955) #2 CGC 6.5
    Published Feb 1956 by EC.

    Shock Illustrated (1955) 2 CGC 6.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4378731001

    Starts Jul 6

    Painted cover by Rudy Nappi. Stories by Daniel Keyes, Jack Oleck, and Al Feldstein. Art by Reed Crandall, George Evans, Al Williamson, and Graham Ingels. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring crime tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. Cops capture "The Lipstick Killer" after a murder spree, and psychoanalysis reveals his accidental first murder when he was a toddler. A macabre bet between two med-school students leads to a man being buried alive, but the truth is worse still. A sheriff seeks the truth about a woman's death. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. The Lipstick Killer; My Brothers Keeper; A Question of Time; Dead Right. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.