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Issue: Gang Busters #21
Publication Date: April 1951
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Issues: #21 of 67 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/07/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 22 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US, latter issues standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Ice Show Gang!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Gang Busters
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bruno Premiani
Inker(s): Bruno Premiani
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tomahawk
First Line: Millions of readers know that this famous symbol...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Promo for Tomahawk #4, with cover depicted. "On sale everywhere!"
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The Ice Show Gang

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Evans
Penciller(s): Bill Ely
Inker(s): Bill Ely
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Henry Fenwick; Jim Landau; Grace Duvall
Synopsis: Insurance investigator Grace Duvall goes undercover at an ice show after jewel thefts occur whenever the show plays a town.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Evans' estate (Comics Buyer's Guide June 15, 1990). Tag line of "Listen in to Gang Busters every Saturday night on C.B.S." at bottom of last page.
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Royal Stars of Sports and Movies Free of Extra Cost!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Royal Desserts
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Royal Desserts
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ray Thompson ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer; Dubble Bubble
Character(s): Pud
First Line: Let's go in and hear our fortunes!
Synopsis: Pud pretends to be a swami to promote the fortunes included with Dubble Bubble gum.
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Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Fleer Dubble Bubble Gum on top half of page.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casey the Cop
Character(s): Casey the Cop; Sarge
First Line: It's starting to rain!
Synopsis: Casey uses a trash can to get out of the rain.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Occupies bottom 1/2 of page
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I Broke the Sweetest Racket in the World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Prentice
Inker(s): John Prentice
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Synopsis: An investigator solves a perfume-smuggling racket.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story includes a short primer on making perfume. Story is told in the first person.
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Now... Write Secret Messages in the Dark and Erase with Light!!!!

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset (partial)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Straight Arrow
Character(s): Straight Arrow (cameo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Straight Arrow's Gold Colored Plastic Rite a Lite Arrowhead and Radiant Message Pass Card. Cost is 25 cents and a Nabisco Shredded Wheat box top from Dept. S, Box 260, New York 46, N.Y.
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): History of Detective Mystery
Character(s): Edgar Allan Poe
First Line: Edgar Allan Poe wrote the first real detective story...
Synopsis: Anecdotes about detectives and written mysteries.
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Occupies top 2/3 of page
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Our Bunch All Munch Nestlé's Crunch

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nestlé's Crunch
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Nestlé's Crunch; occupies bottom 1/3 of page
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The Invisible Bank Robbers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon
Inker(s): Ramona Fradon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Lieutenant Halleck; Commissioner J. T. Scarpa; Chief Francis Reynolds; Bank president Joel J. Stevens; Al Macek; Omar Billings
Synopsis: Despite all the entrances being covered by police, robbers twice blast open a bank's vault and kill the watchman. An insurance investigator gets a job as a night watchman to see if it's an inside job.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al McLean (signed)
Penciller(s): Al McLean (signed)
Inker(s): Al McLean (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al McLean ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Beware the Rackets
First Line: Your line of fortune tells me you are about to have lots of good luck!
Synopsis: A gypsy's fortune-telling racket involves sleight of hand to change an envelope containing $20 with a envelope containing plain paper.
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Occupies top 2/3 of page
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Thrilling for Features and Fun!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Columbia
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Columbia bicycles from The Westfield Manufacturing Company; occupies bottom 1/3 of page
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The Universe Is the Limit!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mystery in Space
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Mystery in Space #1, with cover depicted.
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Death Takes the Lead!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): A Casebook Mystery
Character(s): Rita Canay; Penny Worth; Jerry Burgess; Lt. Barney Hammer
Synopsis: Penny gets the lead for a new musical comedy, but her rival and her fiancé aren't happy about it.
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Pages: 3.5
Disclose Notes: A "solve the mystery" story.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: List of people serving on the board: Dr. Lauretta Bender, Josette Frank, Dr. W. W. D. Sones, and Dr. S. Harcourt Peppard. Also a list of titles being published.
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Slow Suicide

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Grapevine
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Pages: 2
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Captain Tootsie in the North Woods

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Bill Schreiber (signed)
Penciller(s): Bill Schreiber (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Schreiber (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls
Character(s): Captain Tootsie
Synopsis: Captain Tootsie and the gang dig a trap in the woods to capture a bear.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement in comic format for Tootsie Rolls.
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Appointment with Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Evans
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Walt Wiley; Baldy Farrow; Big Bill Bascomb; Steve Bascomb; Joe Bascomb
Synopsis: A gang sets up one of their members to take the rap for them. The man, Walt Wiley, dies in prison, but not before his cellmate Baldy Farrow concocts a scheme for Walt to gain revenge after death.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Evans' estate (Comics Buyer's Guide June 15, 1990)
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Draw Me!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Art Instruction, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
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Superman Says "Human Rights for All!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman
Synopsis: Superman settles an argument about the length of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, then promotes the United Nations' 1948 declaration on human rights.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Win Official National Rifle Association Medals With Your Daisy

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset (partial)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Disclose Notes: Back cover. Advertisement for Daisy Air Rifles from Daisy Manufacturing Company, Plymouth, Mich.

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