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21April-May 1951
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Gang Busters #21

DC · April-May 1951 · on sale 1951-02-07

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Identification plate

Series
Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
April-May 1951
Key date
1951-04-00
On-sale date
1951-02-07
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Ice Show Gang!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Ice Show Gangcomic story10script: Phil Evans; pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill ElyHenry Fenwick; Jim Landau; Grace Duvall
5-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop; Sarge
6I Broke the Sweetest Racket in the Worldcomic story8pencils: John Prentice; inks: John Prentice
8-comic story0.67Edgar Allan Poe
10The Invisible Bank Robbers!comic story6pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona FradonLieutenant Halleck; Commissioner J. T. Scarpa; Chief Francis Reynolds; Bank president Joel J. Stevens; Al Macek; Omar Billings
11-comic story0.67script: Al McLean; pencils: Al McLean; inks: Al McLean; letters: Al McLean
13The Universe Is the Limit!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Ira Schnapp
14Death Takes the Lead!comic story3.5pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort DruckerRita Canay; Penny Worth; Jerry Burgess; Lt. Barney Hammer
15Editorial Advisory Boardcredits, title page0.5letters: typeset
16Slow Suicidetext article2letters: typeset
18Appointment with Death!comic story10script: Phil Evans; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyWalt Wiley; Baldy Farrow; Big Bill Bascomb; Steve Bascomb; Joe Bascomb
20Superman Says "Human Rights for All!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperman

Plus 6.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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