Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 44
On-sale Date: 1954-04-12
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Larry Nadle (actual editor)
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Bob Hope / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Bob Hope; Manny Loa

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On-sale date from copyright registration.

Binky Says: "Act Your Age!"
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Binky / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Binky
Synopsis:
A lesson in taking responsibility for accidents.

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inside front cover

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Bob Hope / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Bob Hope; Mrs. Peabody; a bum; Madelyne
Synopsis:
Bob takes a job as first mate on a garbage scow and gets $80 in return for an act of charity.

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Part 1.

Case of the Crossed-Up Car Crook
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"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Block Buster / activity / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:They're fit for kings!
Synopsis:
an anagram puzzle
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upper half of page

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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Bob Hope / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Bob Hope; Miss Classy Clothes; Madelyn
Synopsis:
Bob wins a Hawaiian vacation and abandons his responsibilities on the scow.

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Part 2.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page

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Honey in Hollywood / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Someday I'll eat at a real fancy place...
Characters:
Honey; Janet
Synopsis:
Honey daydreams that she's big movie star.
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(Table of Contents: 9)

Bob Hope / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:humor
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Bob Hope; Mr. Dastop; Mr. Glender; Mrs. Peabody
Synopsis:
The Classy Clothes Company takes back Bob's prize and he is forced to stowaway in a shipment of orchids to get back to New York.

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Part 3.

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A Bit of Disc and Data / text article / 2 pages

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typeset
Synopsis:
News about new movie and record releases.

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Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

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Teen Teasers [Teen Teaser] / activity / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is something a prisoner finds highly desirable!
Synopsis:
an acrostic puzzle

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Liz / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:--It's just one of those things, Mary dear!
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Liz; Liz's dad; Liz's brother
Synopsis:
Liz spends too much time on the telephone.

Scripto Guarantees the Best... in Writing!
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Scripto Pens and Pencils / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Mutt & Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

How to Fix Any Part of Any Car
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MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals / advertisement / 1 page

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["A little more off the bottom, please!"]
    Bob Hope
  2. Binky Says: "Act Your Age!"
    Binky
  3. ["Read it and weep!"]
    Bob Hope
  4. Case of the Crossed-Up Car Crook
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
  5. ["They're fit for kings!"]
    Block Buster
  6. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. ["Before I lose my head..."]
    Bob Hope
  8. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  9. ["Someday I'll eat at a real fancy place..."]
    Honey in Hollywood
  10. ["Did you call me?"]
    Bob Hope
  11. [no title indexed]
    A Bit of Disc and Data
  12. ["Let's go see the lions and tigers now..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  13. ["This is something a prisoner finds highly desirable!"]
    Teen Teasers [Teen Teaser]
  14. ["--It's just one of those things, Mary dear!"]
    Liz
  15. Scripto Guarantees the Best... in Writing!
    Scripto Pens and Pencils
  16. ["Step right up folks..."]
    Mutt & Jeff
  17. How to Fix Any Part of Any Car
    MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals
  18. ["Hello, Bob - Have you found that underseas treasure?"]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
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  • Dan Kocher
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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