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44February-March 1955
$0.10

Gang Busters #44

DC · February-March 1955 · on sale 1954-12-14

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Identification plate

Series
Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
February-March 1955
Key date
1955-02-00
On-sale date
1954-12-14
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Hobo with a Badge!cover1pencils: John Prentice; inks: John Prentice
1My Greatest Adventurepromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Cop with the K.O. Punchcomic story8pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard StarrHickey Lewis - The Illinois Kid; Sam Hanks; Sgt. Pete Wilson; Sgt. Dave Rogers; Lieutenant Crouch; Jack Kelvey; Scarf McKay; Judd Baxter; Carson Dooles; Billy Benson
4Police Woman!comic story0.5
5The Famous DC Symbolpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6The Highway Sniper!comic story5.67pencils: Jim McArdle; inks: Jim McArdle
7Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
8-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10Binky's Special Christmas Quiz "Christmas in Many Lands!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp
11The Case of the Jealous Suitorcomic story4pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: Charles Paris
12-text article2pencils: ? (header); inks: ? (header); letters: typeset
13-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
14The Hobo with a Badge!comic story6pencils: John Prentice; inks: John Prentice

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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