Gang Busters #53 (1956) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	Mr. & Mrs. Badge!	cover	1	pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira
2	The Playboy Policeman	comic story	6	pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill Ely
3	Here Are the Prizes	promo (ad from the publisher)	3	letters: typeset
4	GI Cop!	comic story	6	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff
5	-	comic story	0.75	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
7	I Cover the Prowl Car Beat	comic story	6	pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort Meskin
8	-	text article	2	letters: typeset
9	Mr. and Mrs. Badge	comic story	6	pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira

Plus 5.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Detective Comics #304	1962	On eBay ›

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