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Issue Details

Issue #96
Published December 1965-January 1966
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Murray Boltinoff
Notes The faculty are classic Universal Studios monsters.

Cover Details - "Boy Meets Ghoul"

Characters Bob Hope; Super-Hip [Tadwallader Jutefruice]; Coach Franklin Stein; Professor Von Wolfmann; Dr. Van Pyre; Zombia Ghastly
Synopsis Super-Hip introduces Bob Hope to the faculty of Benedict Arnold High School, a.k.a. The Benedict Arnold High School Five.
Genre Celebrity; humor
Script Arnold Drake
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Letters Stan Quill
Notes The faculty are classic Universal Studios monsters.

1 page public service announcement "Builders of the Future!"

Synopsis UNESCO builds a school in Africa.
Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Letters Ira Schnapp
Editing Jack Schiff
Notes UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; Published as a public service in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, coordinating organization for National Heath, Welfare and Recreation Agencies of the U.S.

4 page Bob Hope story "Super-Hip Flies Again"

Characters Bob Hope; Super-Hip [Tadwallader Jutefruice]; Lisa; Harvard-Harvard; Badger Goldliver; Dr. F. Rutecake
Synopsis Bob Hope takes Tadwallader Jutefruice to a psychiatrist, Dr. F. Rutecake, because he is too well adjusted. Bob next encourages Tadwallader to join the Benedict Arnold High School football team.
Genre Celebrity; humor
Script Arnold Drake
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Letters Stan Quill

1 page advertisement "Hey Kids! Transogram's Trik-Trak is the greatest!"

Notes Ad for Transogram's Trik-Trak in comic-book format.

3 page Bob Hope story "Super-Hip Flies Again"

Characters Bob Hope; Super-Hip [Tadwallader Jutefruice]; Lisa; Badger Goldliver
Synopsis [continued] Badger Goldliver beats up Tadwallader Jutefruice, who gets angry, turns into Super-Hip, and turns Badger into a waffle with maple syrup.
Genre Celebrity; humor
Script Arnold Drake
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Letters Stan Quill

Half page Atom promo (ad from the publisher) "Who said a good big man can always beat a good little man?"

Characters Atom
Genre Superhero
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Gil Kane
Notes House ad for The Atom #22.

1 page Bob Hope text story "Bob's Gag Bag"

Characters Bob Hope
Synopsis Jokes told by Bob Hope and a promotion for The Adventures of Jerry Lewis.
Genre Celebrity; humor
Script Arnold Drake?
Pencils Bob Oksner?
Inks Bob Oksner?
Letters Typeset
Notes Spot illustration may be by Owen Fitzgerald.

1 page Rocky and Bullwinkle advertisement "You and Cheerios really make sweet music together, Bullwinkle!"

Characters Rocket J. Squirrel; Bullwinkle J. Moose
Synopsis Cheerios ad featuring Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Genre Funny animal

Half page advertisement "Wow! That's the old Hooterville Cannonball right down to the rivets!"

Synopsis Ad for Tyco toys, featuring the Hooterville Cannonball, a tie-in to TV's Petticoat Junction.
Notes Ad in comic-book format.

Half page Batman promo (ad from the publisher) "By popular demand--Batman and Robin's most fantastic foes!"

Characters Batman; Robin; Joker; Fox; Shark; Vulture; Mr. Zero; Catwoman; Calendar Man
Synopsis House ad for Batman 176 (80-Page Giant G17)
Genre Superhero

7 page Bob Hope story "Tackled pink (also black and blue)"

Characters Bob Hope; Super-Hip (Tadwallader Jutefruice); Lisa; Badger Goldliver; Coach Frank N. Stein; Professor Von Wolfmann; Dr. Van Pyre; Zombia Ghastly; Henrietta
Synopsis Tadwallader Jutefruice teaches the football team how to win by outsmarting their opponent.
Genre Celebrity; humor
Script Arnold Drake
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Letters Stan Quill
Notes "The Spectre is coming!" blurb on first page

Half page Ultra the Multi-Alien promo (ad from the publisher) "Ultra the Multi-Alien"

Characters Ultra the Multi-Alien
Synopsis House ad for Mystery in Space 104 featuring Ultra the Multi-Alien
Genre Superhero
Pencils Lee Elias
Inks Lee Elias

Half page advertisement "Biggest Christmas surprise ever!"

Characters Chuck
Synopsis Chuck and his dad buy each other an AMT 1937 Cord model kit for Christmas.
Notes Ad for AMT corporation model kits in comic-book format

Half page Supergirl and Wonder Woman promo (ad from the publisher) "They're brainy... They're brawny... They're beautiful..."

Characters Supergirl; Wonder Woman
Synopsis House ad for The Brave and the Bold 63 featuring Supergirl and Wonder Woman
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney

1 page Cap's Hobby Center story "Mister Cap, I bought a model kit last week."

Characters Cap
Synopsis A boy tries to exchange a battleship model kit that he already assembled.
Genre Humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff

5 page Bob Hope story "I was a teen-aged old man" or "What's the youth?"

Characters Bob Hope; Super-Hip (Tadwallader Jutefruice); Coach Frank N. Stein; Professor Von Wolfmann; Dr. Van Pyre; Zombia Ghastly
Synopsis The Benedict Arnold High School football team plays the Suburban Normal team. When Tadwallader's slide rule is stolen, he gets angry, turns into Super-Hip. He and the faculty take over the game.
Genre Celebrity; humor
Script Arnold Drake
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Letters Stan Quill

1 page Batman promo (ad from the publisher) "Riddle me this!"

Characters Batman; Penguin; Robin
Synopsis Subscription ad for DC comic
Letters ?; typeset
Notes Features cover of Batman 177

3 page Bob Hope story "I was a teen-aged old man" or "What's the youth?"

Characters Bob Hope; Super-Hip (Tadwallader Jutefruice); Lisa; Badger Goldliver; Coach Frank N. Stein; Professor Von Wolfmann; Dr. Van Pyre; Zombia Ghastly; Henrietta
Synopsis [continued] The Suburban Normal football team puts the Benedict Arnold faculty out of action. Super-Hip and Bob Hope win the game.
Genre Celebrity; humor
Script Arnold Drake
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Letters Stan Quill

Half page Jimmy Olsen story "Presenting... A New Jimmy Olsen"

Characters Suuperman; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis House ad for Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 89
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein

Half page advertisement "238 Magic Tricks"

Synopsis Ad for Magic Tricks OC
Letters Typeset

Half page advertisement "100 Individual Magnets"

Synopsis Ad for Magnets, Dept. 12R
Letters Typeset

1 page advertisement "Have you heard the big news about G.I. Joe[?]"

Synopsis Ad for G.I. Joe Club
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside back cover

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Great Moments in Sport"

Characters Johnny Unitas
Synopsis Ad for Aurora sports models
Letters ?; typeset
Notes Ad in comic-book format; back cover