Issue Details

Issue	#72
Published	December 1961-January 1962
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Lawrence Nadle

Cover Details - "These are our ocean scientists, Bob!"

Characters	Bob Hope
Genre	celebrity; humor
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bob Oksner

1 page advertisement "Test Your Talent!"

Synopsis	Win a $495 scholarship in commercial art from Art Instructors Schools by drawing a pirate, dog and woman.
Letters	Typeset

7 page Bob Hope story "...and can you imagine, honey, everyone warned me not to go swimming with you..."

Characters	Bob Hope
Synopsis	Bob Hope is almost fired as a beauty contest promoter, but instead is sent out to buy a pad so that he can take notes. He encounters a beatnik reciting poetry on the beach.
Genre	celebrity; humor
Script	Bob Oksner?
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bob Oksner

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll makes history!"

Synopsis	Pilgrims were looking for Tootsie Rolls when they landed on Plymouth Rock!
Letters	Typeset

1 page Superboy promo (ad from the publisher) "Re-live the adventures of Superman when he was a boy!"

Characters	Superboy; Lana Lang
Synopsis	House ad for Superboy 93
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye

public service announcement "People are People!"

Synopsis	All races are equal and must work together.
Genre	political; fact
Script	Jack Schiff?
Pencils	Don Cameron
Inks	Don Cameron
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	Published as a public service in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly Coordinating Organization for National Health, Welfare and Recreation Agencies of the U. S.

9 page Bob Hope story "Wow! What a crazy stationery store!"

Characters	Bob Hope; Vera Bentley; P. R. Bentley; Cha Cha; Olga
Synopsis	Bob is recruited by Vera Bentley to lead the venture of her father, P. R. Bentley, to find a fresh-water current two miles deep in the ocean.
Genre	celebrity; humor
Script	Bob Oksner?
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bob Oksner

Half page advertisement "I'm a fudge judge!"

Synopsis	Ad for Tootsie Roll Fudge
Letters	Typeset

Half page Jerry Lewis promo (ad from the publisher) "OKAY--all you guys and dolls!"

Characters	Jerry Lewis
Synopsis	House ad for The Adventures of Jerry Lewis 67
Genre	celebrity; humor
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bob Oksner
Letters	Typeset

Half page story "207 Stamps"

Synopsis	Ad for stamps from Zenith Company
Letters	Typeset

1 page text article "Inside Hollywood"

Synopsis	News and gags about movie and TV stars
Letters	Typeset

7 page Bob Hope story "Mr. Hope--Don't dive there! The sign!"

Characters	Bob Hope; Vera Bentley; P. R. Bentley; Cha Cha; Olga
Synopsis	Cha Cha and Olga try to blow up Bob to keep him from discovering the fresh-water spring. Vera saves Bob, but the bomb destroys the spring.
Genre	celebrity; humor
Script	Bob Oksner?
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bob Oksner

Half page advertisement "Kids flip their lids for Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar"

Synopsis	Ad for Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
Letters	Typeset

1 page filler "Beat"

Synopsis	Four cartoons about beatniks
Genre	Gags
Script	Mort Drucker
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker

1 page advertisement An Amazing Invention--"Magic Art Reproducer"

Synopsis	Ad for mirror drawing aid from Norton Products
Letters	Typeset

1 page advertisement "The world's greatest molder of handsome he-men and champs out of weaklings says..."

Synopsis	Ad for muscle-building courses from Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Inside back cover

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Announcing the all-new Daisy B-B Gun"

Synopsis	Ad for Daisy "Spittin' Image" B-B gun
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Back cover