| Issue | #1049 |
| Published | September 1959 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP, No. 1049." Code number is D.G.U.T.S. O.S. #1049-598. Copyright 1959 by Hal B. Wallis and Joseph H. Hazen. Adapted from the 1959 movie "Don't Give Up the Ship." |
| Characters | John Paul Steckler VII (as played by Jerry Lewis, photo) |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | ? (photo); ? |
| Inks | ? (photo); ? |
| Colors | ? (photo): ? |
| Notes | Cover is head shot photo of Jerry Lewis with background illustration and title on flags at right side. |
| Characters | John Paul Steckler VII (as played by Jerry Lewis, photo); Congressman Mandeville (as played by Gale Gordon, photo); Prudence Steckler (as played by Diana Spencer, photo); Stan Wychinski (as played by Mickey Shaughnesssy, photo); Rita J. Benson (as played by Dina Merrill, photo) |
| Synopsis | Preview of story. |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Five photos and partial cast and credits from the movie. |
| Characters | John Paul Steckler VII; Prudence Steckler; Ens. Rita J. Benson; Stan "Sailor" Wychinski; Congressman Mandeville; Vice-Admiral Bludde |
| Synopsis | When the Navy asks for appropriations, Congressman Mandeville demands to know the whereabouts of an unaccounted-for destroyer escort, the USS Kornblatt from World War II, as an excuse to deny funding. Vice-Admiral P. T. Bludde sends for Lt. John Paul Steckler, who was the man who last signed off on the ship. Steckler, a bumbler, was the lowest ranking officer left when the ship left Pearl Harbor and he managed to run the ship on a reef near an island. Steckler goes ashore, only to find it occupied by Japanese soldiers who don't know the war is over. His crew thinks he's dead and sails to San Diego. Steckler gets picked up off the island and goes to San Diego, where he unknowingly signs off on the ship. With the help of a pretty female ensign, Steckler goes to Florida to find a shipmate who might know what happened to the ship. He finds the man, now a professional wrestler, but gets no info. Back in Washington, time is running out for Steckler, who will be court-martialed if he can't account for the ship. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
| Pencils | Dan Spiegle |
| Inks | Dan Spiegle |
| Notes | Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Adapted from the 1959 movie "Don't Give Up the Ship." |
| Synopsis | A quiz to match illustrated words with their meaning in Naval slang. |
| Genre | fact |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Illustrations and typeset text. |
| Synopsis | Silhouettes of various types of Navy ships |
| Genre | fact |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover; color; illustrations with typeset text. |