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Issue: Four Color #831
Publication Date: September 1957
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Issues: #831 of 1333 Issues (1484 Printings)
Title: No Sleep Till Dawn: The Story of Bombers B-52
Variant: 10¢ Cover Price
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: Dell A Movie ClassicView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 6 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Indicia title is "NO SLEEP TILL DAWN No. 831: THE STORY OF BOMBERS B-52".
Code number is N.S.T.D.O.S. #831-579.
Based on 1957 movie "Bombers B-52", which was titled "No Sleep Till Dawn" during production, and was also released in the UK as "No Sleep Till Dawn".
Comic exists in ad and non-ad versions, with different back covers.
"Movie Classic" on cover.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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"No Sleep Till Dawn"

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Sgt. Chuck Brennan (photo of Karl Malden); Col. Jim Herlihy (photo of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.)
Synopsis: Movie stills
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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"No Sleep Till Dawn"

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Sgt. Chuck Brennan (photo of Karl Malden); Col. Jim Herlihy (photo of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.)
Synopsis: Preview of the story.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover, black and white. Three movie stills plus text. Cast and credits of movie are listed.
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No Sleep Till Dawn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Irving Wallace (movie screenplay)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, war
Character(s): Sgt. Chuck Brennan; Col. Jim Herlihy; Lois Brennan; Edith Brennan; Pasquali
Synopsis: Friction develops between a head mechanic and his commanding officer as they prepare an air base for the arrival of the new B-52 bombers.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBombers B-52 #[nn] published June 1958
as No Sleep Till Dawn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 32
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the 1957 movie "Bombers B-52." Letters credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
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The Stratofortress

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Facts about the B-52 Stratofortress.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover; black and white. Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Panels with typeset text underneath.
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Flight Into History

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. This sequence was replaced by an ad for Juicy Fruit Gum in some copies. See sequence 5.
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Juicy Fruit Gum Safety Quiz

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, teen
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Illustrated ad for Juicy Fruit Gum promoting summer safety with a "What's Wrong with this Picture?" puzzle depicting unsafe activities. This sequence replaces sequence 4 on some copies.

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