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Issue Details

Issue #22
Published August-September 1953
Cover Price .10 USD
Pages 44
Editing ?
Notes Indicia publisher National Comics Publications

Cover Details - "And he said he couldn't swim!"

Characters Bob Hope
Genre humor
Pencils Mort Drucker ?
Inks Mort Drucker ?
Notes Indicia publisher National Comics Publications

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Line of Stars!"

Synopsis House ad for DC Comics
Notes inside front cover

7 page The Adventures of Bob Hope story "One for the money, two for the show..."

Characters Bob Hope; Mrs. Peabody
Synopsis Bob convinces Mrs. Peabody to finance him as a cross-channel swimmer.
Genre humor
Pencils Mort Drucker ?
Inks Mort Drucker ?

Half page advertisement "Win $100 -- Be a Wildroot Cream Girl!"

Synopsis an ad for Wildroot Cream models.

1 page Another Jim Wise "P.F." Adventures Story advertisement "A Sprint in Time Spikes Crime!"

Synopsis a comic strip ad for B.F. Goodrich's and Hood Rubber Company's P.F. canvas shoes.

Half page advertisement "Your turn to bat, Pud."

Synopsis A comic strip ad for Fleer's Double Bubble bubble gum.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Editorial Advisory Board"

Synopsis a house ad for DC's Editorial Advisory Board

Half page advertisement "Polio Research Will Mean Victory"

Synopsis an ad for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis

10 page The Adventures of Bob Hope story "Boy! This is what I call livin'!"

Characters Bob Hope; Mrs. Peabody; ship's steward
Synopsis Bob continues his pretense of being a cross-channel swimmer on a passenger ship to England.
Genre humor
Pencils Mort Drucker ?
Inks Mort Drucker ?

1 page Major Mars America's #1 Space Soldier advertisement "Victory by Deception"

Synopsis a comic strip ad for Joe Lowe Corporation's Popsicles
Pencils Sam Glankoff
Inks Sam Glankoff

1 page Binky public service announcement "How to Spend a Summer Week!"

Genre teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Ira Schnapp

6 page The Adventures of Bob Hope story "Hurry, steward! Lower away!"

Characters Bob Hope; Mrs. Peabody; ship's steward
Synopsis Mrs. Peabody forces Bob to swim.
Genre humor
Pencils Mort Drucker ?
Inks Mort Drucker ?

1 page Honey in Hollywood story "Wait till I tell Gloria!"

Characters Honey; Gloria
Synopsis Honey gets a walk-on part in a movie.
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Time Out to Grin story "untitled"

Synopsis Three blackout gags.
Genre gags

2 page A Bit of Disc and Data text article "untitled"

Synopsis A entertainment news column giving the scoop on Hank Williams, Jackie Gleason, and Arthur Godfrey.
Letters typeset

6 page Kitty Karr of Hollywood story "The old Bijou Studios, please."

Characters Kitty Karr; a movie producer
Synopsis Kitty is tricked into giving a performance in a haunted house.
Genre humor
Pencils Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks Mort Drucker (signed)

Half page advertisement

Synopsis an ad for Tootsie Pops and Tootsie rolls

1 page advertisement "Hey, You Look Like Something the Cat Dragged In!"

Synopsis an ad for Hewitt Institute of Practical Training's body building lessons.

1 page advertisement "Need Extra Spending Money?"

Synopsis an ad for Stuart Greeting, Inc's greeting card sales
Notes inside back cover

1 page advertisement "Given!"

Synopsis a comic strip ad for Wilson Chemical Company's Cloverine salve sales
Notes back cover