The Adventures of Bob Hope #106, September 1967
Here’s one of the more oddball comics in the Lizard Collection: The Adventures of Bob Hope, issue #106, published in September 1967. The series began in February 1950; according to Wikipedia:
In the early 1950s, with sales for superhero themed comics on the decline, National Periodical Publications began licensing the right to use celebrity images, including Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Alan Ladd, and Bob Hope. Issue #1 (cover dated February-March 1950) set the tone for most of the 1950s.
But in the mid-1960s, sales began to slip. After this issue, there would only be three more; Bob Hope just wasn’t hip enough for the psychedelic era. But how often do you see a cross-dressing Frankenstein’s Monster?
Click to embiggenAnd you won’t be seeing back covers like this again:
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Frank says: