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Issue: The Adventures of Bob Hope #22
Publication Date: August 1953
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Issues: #22 of 109 Issues
Title:
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Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/17/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 20 (5 stories, 1 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
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Adventures of Bob Hope
Character(s): Bob Hope
First Line: And he said he couldn't swim!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Previously credited to Mort Drucker, but not resembling any of his signed work in later issues.
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The Line of Stars!

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Synopsis: House ad for DC Comics
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Adventures of Bob Hope
Character(s): Bob Hope; Mrs. Peabody
First Line: One for the money, two for the show...
Synopsis: Bob convinces Mrs. Peabody to finance him as a cross-channel swimmer.
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Pages: 7.75
Disclose Notes: Part 1. Art previously credited to Mort Drucker.
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Win $100 -- Be a Wildroot Cream Girl!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Lady Wildroot Shampoo
Synopsis: ad for Lady Wildroot Shampoo
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A Sprint in Time Spikes Crime

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P. F." Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
Synopsis: a comic strip ad for B.F. Goodrich's and Hood Rubber Company's P.F. canvas shoes
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble; Fleer
Character(s): Pud
First Line: Your turn to bat, Pud...
Synopsis: a comic strip ad for Fleer's Dubble Bubble gum
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Synopsis: a house ad for DC's Editorial Advisory Board
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Polio Research Will Mean Victory!

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Synopsis: an ad for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Adventures of Bob Hope
Character(s): Bob Hope; Mrs. Peabody; ship's steward
First Line: Boy! This is what I call livin'!
Synopsis: Bob continues his pretense of being a cross-channel swimmer on a passenger ship to England.
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Victory by Deception

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Feature(s): Major Mars America's #1 Space Soldier; Popsicle
Synopsis: a comic strip ad for Joe Lowe Corporation's Popsicles
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Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!"

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Genres: opinion, teen
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Adventures of Bob Hope
Character(s): Bob Hope; Mrs. Peabody; ship's steward
First Line: Hurry, steward! Lower away!
Synopsis: Mrs. Peabody forces Bob to swim.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Honey; Gloria
First Line: Wait till I tell Gloria!
Synopsis: Honey gets a walk-on part in a movie.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Time Out to Grin
First Line: Go give Aunty Martha a kiss, dear...
Synopsis: Three blackout gags.
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Feature(s): A Bit of Disc and Data
Synopsis: A entertainment news column giving the scoop on Hank Williams, Jackie Gleason, and Arthur Godfrey.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kitty Karr of Hollywood
Character(s): Kitty Karr; a movie producer
First Line: The old Bijou Studios, please!
Synopsis: Kitty is tricked into giving a performance in a haunted house.
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Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
Synopsis: an ad for Tootsie Pops and Tootsie Rolls
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Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
First Line: Hey, you look like something the cat dragged in!
Synopsis: an ad for Hewitt Institute of Practical Training's body building lessons
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Feature(s): Stuart Greetings, Inc.
First Line: Need extra spending money?
Synopsis: an ad for Stuart Greeting, Inc's greeting card sales
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Disclose Notes: inside back cover
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Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!

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Genres: childrens, science fiction
Feature(s): Cloverine Salve
Synopsis: a comic strip ad for Wilson Chemical Company's Cloverine salve sales
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