THE ADVENTURES OF BOB HOPE #104...

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As far as I recall, this is the only BOB HOPE comic I've

ever read.  It's certainly the only one I've ever owned, acquired

sometime back in, I think, 1982.  Bob himself doesn't turn up in

the tale until page 12, and seems to be merely a supporting player

throughout the yarn, rather than the 'star of the show'.  Illustrated

by BOB OKSNER and likely written by ARNOLD DRAKE, the

story features FRANKENSTEIN's MONSTER, DRACULA,

The WOLF MAN and The MUMMY.

Surprisingly, the title lasted for 109 issues over the course

of 18 years, with NEAL ADAMS taking over the art chores for

the final four issues.  The comic has its own charm I suppose, with

some pleasing art, but to be entirely honest, I found the ads more

interesting than the strip.  I've included a couple so that you can

make up your own minds.  What kids wouldn't have loved to

own a full-sized GEMINI Spacecraft, eh?

Why I didn't take this mag with me for Bob to autograph

when I first met him in 1984 (and again in '94) I'll never know.

That said, I've got his signature about 7 or 8 times, so I don't

suppose there's any need to be greedy.

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