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Issue: Gang Busters #17
Publication Date: August 1950
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Issues: #17 of 67 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/07/1950
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: While the indicia lists Whitney Ellsworth as editor, Jack Schiff has stated in several interviews that he was the actual editor of this title with help from Murray Boltinoff.

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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US, latter issues standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Gang Busters

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Dead Man's Beat!
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The Kind of Stories You Like Best!

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Feature(s): Danger Trail
Character(s): King Faraday
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. This is a house ad for Danger Trail #1.
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Dead Man's Beat!

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Genres: crime
Character(s): Patrolman Joseph Matrocci; Patrolman Frank Lennen; Commissioner Bradshaw; Detective Sergeant Harry Grogan
Synopsis: Detective Grogan investigates the deaths of two police officers who died in the line of duty.
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Pages: 8
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Trouble at Ghost-Town!

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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Pages: 1
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Message to Parents

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Synopsis: How to avoid polio infection.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Synopsis: A list of the doctors and educators who review DC comics. Also a list of the titles DC is currently publishing.
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I Wrecked the Cattle Rustlers!

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Genres: crime
Character(s): F. S. Krull; Steve Orrin; Tex Griffin; Zeb Comstock; George Farnsworth
Synopsis: Two FBI agents go undercover to crack a rustling ring.
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Thundering Out of America's Most Danger-Filled Days...

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Feature(s): Feature Films Magazine
Synopsis: House ad for Feature Films #3 featuring The Eagle and the Hawk.
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Never Off-Duty

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Genres: crime, non-fiction
Synopsis: Brief accounts of off-duty events of three law enforcement officers.
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Our Bunch All Munch

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Feature(s): Nestlé's Crunch
Synopsis: Nestle's Crunch ad
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The Case of the Phantom Shot!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): A Casebook Mystery
Synopsis: A whodunit for the reader to solve. Solution is given on the last page.
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The World's Most Dangerous Safecrackers!

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Genres: crime
Character(s): Captain Victor Ragoni; Mike Kroger and his gang; Ned Dalton
Synopsis: Captain Ragoni details the way some safecrackers operate as he tries to track the Kroger Gang.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Evans' estate (Comics Buyer's Guide, June 15, 1990).
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Look at those boys playing baseball.
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Ride a Bike - It's Fun!

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Feature(s): Bendix Coaster Brake
Synopsis: Ad for Bendix Coaster Brakes.
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Bad Speller, Bogus Antiques

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): You Can't Beat the Law!
Synopsis: Short feature about Bogus Antiques, a bad speller and a diligent sheriff.
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Kids! Get These Great Prizes for Bazooka Wrappers

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Feature(s): Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum
Synopsis: Ad for Bazooka bubble gum.
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): The Grapevine
Synopsis: Anecdotes about a hangman, a process server, and a list of the FBI's most wanted.
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My Beat Is Davy Jones' Locker!

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Genres: crime
Character(s): Herb Gillis; Jerry Cirello
Synopsis: A police diver remembers some of his past cases.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Evans' estate (Comics Buyer's Guide, June 15, 1990).
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Galloping G-Man

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Genres: crime, non-fiction
Synopsis: Profile of agent Fred Wilt.
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New! Mid-Century 1950 Models

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Feature(s): Columbia
Synopsis: Ad for Columbia bicycles.
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Job Counselor

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Genres: opinion, superhero
Synopsis: One of many PSAs that DC printed in their comics over the years.
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Earn Your Daisy...I'll Show You How!

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Feature(s): Daisy B-B Guns
Synopsis: Ad for the Daisy 100-Shot Red Ryder Daisy Carbine.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. The artwork appears to be a standard Red Ryder pose photo-statted and used in many ads.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Hollywood Film Studios
First Line: New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-tooled frame
Synopsis: Ad for Hollywood Film Studios, Inc.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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