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Issue Details

Issue #17
Published August-September 1950
Frequency Bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
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.

Cover Details - "Gang Busters"

Genre Crime
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy

1 page advertisement "The Kind of Stories You Like Best"

Characters King Faraday
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Frank Giacoia
Notes Inside front cover. This is a house ad for DANGER TRAIL No. 1.

8 page story "Dead Man's Beat"

Characters 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.
Genre Crime
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Sy Barry

1 page PF Flyers advertisement "Trouble at Ghost Town"

Half page Message to Parents public service announcement "What to Do if Polio Comes Your Way"

Synopsis How to avoid polio infection.
Letters typeset

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

Synopsis A list of the doctors and educators who review DC comics. Also a list of the titles DC is currently publishing.
Letters typeset

8 page story "I Wrecked the Cattle Rustlers"

Characters F. S. Krull; Steve Orrin; Tex Griffin; Zeb Comstock; George Farnsworth
Synopsis Two FBI agents go undercover to crack a rustling ring.
Genre Crime
Pencils Frank Frazetta (signed)
Inks Frank Frazetta (signed)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Thundering Out of America's Most Danger-Filled Days..."

Synopsis House ad for FEATURE FILMS No. 3 featuring The Eagle and the Hawk.

Half page story "Never Off Duty"

Synopsis Brief accounts of off-duty events of three law enforcement officers.
Genre Crime
Pencils Ben R. Allen
Inks Ben R. Allen

Half page Nestle's Crunch advertisement "Our Bunch All Munch"

Synopsis Nestle's Crunch ad
Pencils Creig Flessel
Inks Creig Flessel

4 page Casebook Mystery story "The Case of the Phantom Shot"

Synopsis A whodunit for the reader to solve. Solution is given on the last page.
Genre Crime

10 page story "The World's Most Dangerous Safecrackers!"

Characters 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.
Genre Crime
Pencils Allen Ulmer (signed)
Inks Allen Ulmer (signed)

Half page Casey the Cop story "Look at those boys playing baseball."

Genre Humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page advertisement "Ride a Bike - It's Fun"

Synopsis Ad for Bendix Coaster Brakes.

Half page A Fact Feature story "You Can't Beat the Law"

Synopsis Short feature about Bogus Antiques, a bad speller and a diligent sheriff.

Half page advertisement "Kids! Get These Great Prizes for Bazooka Wrappers"

Synopsis Ad for Bazooka bubble gum.

2 page text article "The Grapevine"

Synopsis Anecdotes about a hangman, a process server, and a list of the FBI's most wanted.

8 page story "My Beat Is Davey Jones' Locker!"

Characters Herb Gillis; Jerry Cirello
Synopsis A police diver remembers some of his past cases.
Genre Crime
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Fischetti

Half page story "Galloping G-Man"

Synopsis Profile of agent Fred Wilt.
Genre Crime
Script Ben R. Allen
Pencils Ben R. Allen
Inks Ben R. Allen

Half page advertisement "New! Mid-Century 1950 Models"

Synopsis Ad for Columbia bicycles.

1 page Superboy public service announcement "Job Counselor"

Synopsis One of many PSAs that DC printed in their comics over the years.
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Win Mortimer

1 page advertisement "Earn Your Daisy...I'll Show You How"

Synopsis Ad for the Daisy 100-Shot Red Ryder Daisy Carbine.
Pencils Fred Harman (signed)
Inks Fred Harman (signed)
Notes The artwork appears to be a standard Red Ryder pose photo-statted and used in many ads.

1 page advertisement "New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-tooled frame"

Synopsis Ad for Hollywood Film Studios, Inc.