Issue Details

Issue	#22
Published	August-September 1953
Cover Price	.10 USD
Pages	44
Editing	?
Notes	Indicia publisher National Comics Publications

Cover Details - "And he said he couldn't swim!"

Characters	Bob Hope
Genre	humor
Pencils	Mort Drucker ?
Inks	Mort Drucker ?
Notes	Indicia publisher National Comics Publications

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Line of Stars!"

Synopsis	House ad for DC Comics
Notes	inside front cover

7 page The Adventures of Bob Hope story "One for the money, two for the show..."

Characters	Bob Hope; Mrs. Peabody
Synopsis	Bob convinces Mrs. Peabody to finance him as a cross-channel swimmer.
Genre	humor
Pencils	Mort Drucker ?
Inks	Mort Drucker ?

Half page advertisement "Win $100 -- Be a Wildroot Cream Girl!"

Synopsis

an ad for Wildroot Cream models.

1 page Another Jim Wise "P.F." Adventures Story advertisement "A Sprint in Time Spikes Crime!"

Synopsis

a comic strip ad for B.F. Goodrich's and Hood Rubber Company's P.F. canvas shoes.

Half page advertisement "Your turn to bat, Pud."

Synopsis

A comic strip ad for Fleer's Double Bubble bubble gum.

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

Synopsis

a house ad for DC's Editorial Advisory Board

Half page advertisement "Polio Research Will Mean Victory"

Synopsis

an ad for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis

10 page The Adventures of Bob Hope story "Boy! This is what I call livin'!"

Characters	Bob Hope; Mrs. Peabody; ship's steward
Synopsis	Bob continues his pretense of being a cross-channel swimmer on a passenger ship to England.
Genre	humor
Pencils	Mort Drucker ?
Inks	Mort Drucker ?

1 page Major Mars America's #1 Space Soldier advertisement "Victory by Deception"

Synopsis	a comic strip ad for Joe Lowe Corporation's Popsicles
Pencils	Sam Glankoff
Inks	Sam Glankoff

1 page Binky public service announcement "How to Spend a Summer Week!"

Genre	teen
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Win Mortimer
Inks	Win Mortimer
Letters	Ira Schnapp

6 page The Adventures of Bob Hope story "Hurry, steward! Lower away!"

Characters	Bob Hope; Mrs. Peabody; ship's steward
Synopsis	Mrs. Peabody forces Bob to swim.
Genre	humor
Pencils	Mort Drucker ?
Inks	Mort Drucker ?

1 page Honey in Hollywood story "Wait till I tell Gloria!"

Characters	Honey; Gloria
Synopsis	Honey gets a walk-on part in a movie.
Genre	humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page Time Out to Grin story "untitled"

Synopsis	Three blackout gags.
Genre	gags

2 page A Bit of Disc and Data text article "untitled"

Synopsis	A entertainment news column giving the scoop on Hank Williams, Jackie Gleason, and Arthur Godfrey.
Letters	typeset

6 page Kitty Karr of Hollywood story "The old Bijou Studios, please."

Characters	Kitty Karr; a movie producer
Synopsis	Kitty is tricked into giving a performance in a haunted house.
Genre	humor
Pencils	Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks	Mort Drucker (signed)

Half page advertisement

Synopsis

an ad for Tootsie Pops and Tootsie rolls

1 page advertisement "Hey, You Look Like Something the Cat Dragged In!"

Synopsis

an ad for Hewitt Institute of Practical Training's body building lessons.

1 page advertisement "Need Extra Spending Money?"

Synopsis	an ad for Stuart Greeting, Inc's greeting card sales
Notes	inside back cover

1 page advertisement "Given!"

Synopsis	a comic strip ad for Wilson Chemical Company's Cloverine salve sales
Notes	back cover