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Issue: Gang Busters #1
Publication Date: December 1947
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Issues: #1 of 67 Issues
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Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/06/1947
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Murder Was My Business!

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Genres: crime
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Feature(s): DC Comics
Synopsis: A list of DC's advisory board members plus a list of currently published comics. Twenty-eight titles are listed.
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National Comics Publications Presents Gang Busters

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Gang Busters
Synopsis: DC welcomes readers to this new comic based on the popular radio show.
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Crime Agency

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): A Gang Busters Story
Character(s): Lt. Moran; Mary Antonelli
Synopsis: A policewoman works as a maid in an effort to track a gang that specializes in killing police officers.
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Bert LaBrucherie Coach of the Champion U.C.L.A. Bruins

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Genres: sports
Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): Ber LaBrucherie
Synopsis: Wheaties ad highlighting career of Bert LaBrucherie.
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Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue

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Genres: adventure
Synopsis: Ad for Tootsie Rolls.
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Hot Money

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): A Gang Busters Story
Character(s): Frank Lavois; John Tobin
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Genres: sports
Feature(s): A. G. Spalding & Bros.
Character(s): Sid Luckman; Sammy Baugh; Don Hutson; Ken Strong; Chet Gladchuk
First Line: Hey, fellows look who we've got!
Synopsis: Ad for a comic book titled Inside Football.
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Tough on Bandits

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, western
Feature(s): A Fact Feature
Character(s): Captain John R. Hughes
Synopsis: Highlights of the career of John Hughes, a captain in the Texas Rangers.
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Junior Jim

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Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
Synopsis: Ad for Smith Brothers Cough Drops.
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Me - Master Crook

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): A Gang Busters Story
Character(s): Jack Olds
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How the Condemned Live

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Grapevine
Synopsis: Anecdotes about condemned prisoners, counterfeiters, executioners, forgers, and slave traders.
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Crime on the Sea!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Federal Agent; A Gang Busters Story
Character(s): Agent Steve Carter
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[untitled]

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Genres: crime, informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Oddities in Crime
First Line: On a deserted street in Marseilles, France...
Synopsis: Facts about robberies, bloodhounds, and footprints.
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Boys - It's Free!

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Feature(s): The Porter Chemical Company
Synopsis: Ad for a booklet about chemistry and atomic energy.
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The Case of the Iron-Clad Alibi!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): A Perfect Crime Mystery
Character(s): Ray Howell
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Murder Was My Business!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): A Gang Busters Story
Character(s): Lee Paley
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Boys! Girls! Hurry! Amazing Lifebuoy Offer

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Feature(s): Lifebuoy Soap
Synopsis: Ad for Lifebuoy Soap and a coupon for ordering "My Secrets of Magic" by Blackstone, available for 15 cents and one Lifebuoy Soap box top.
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Calling All Dick Tracy Fans!

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Feature(s): Parker-Johns
Character(s): Dick Tracy
Synopsis: Ad for a two-way wrist radio like the one Dick Tracy uses. Available for only $3.98.
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American Boys Bill of Rights

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Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
Synopsis: Ad for Daisy Air Rifles and the Daisy Handbook.
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Any Time's the Right Time...to Enjoy Baby Ruth

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Feature(s): Baby Ruth
Synopsis: Candy bar ad.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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