The Adventures of Bob Hope #23 (1953) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen Fitzgerald	Bob Hope
2	-	comic story	7	script: Cal Howard; pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen Fitzgerald
4	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
5	-	comic story	9.67	script: Cal Howard; pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen Fitzgerald
7	-	activity	0.5	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
9	Binky Says: "Give Your Pet All the Breaks!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Binky
10	-	comic story	11.75	script: Cal Howard; pencils: Owen Fitzgerald; inks: Owen Fitzgerald
12	-	text article	2	letters: typeset
13	The Line of Stars Presents Coming Attractions	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
14	-	comic story	3.67	pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner

Plus 5.91 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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