Big Town (1951) comic books
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Published Jan 1951 by National Periodical Publ.$40.00
View scans- 4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold detached at one staple. Staple rust with migration.
Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Deadly Nightmare!" ("fighting editor" Steve Wilson, making his DC debut, solves a food poisoning mystery); "Forgotten Men of Skid Row!"; "I Fight Crime with My Camera!"; and "The Flag of Doom!" Scripts by Dave Wood and France E. Herron, pencils by Dan Barry, inks by Sy Barry. Cover by Carmine Infantino and Frank Giacoia. Cover price $0.10.
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Published May 1951 by National Periodical Publ.$19.00
View scan- Tape. 3" Cumulative spine split. Chipping.
Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Stop the Presses!" (a wounded Policeman's wife resents her husband's profession); "Lost, Strayed or Stolen?One Million Dollars!"; "The Perfect Alibi!" (with Johnny Law); "The Stamp of Guilt!"; and "Custer's Last Fight." Scripts by John Broome, Miriam Hecht, and Dave Wood, pencils by John Lehti and J. Winslow Mortimer, inks by Sy Barry and Frank Giacoia. Cover by John Lehti and Sy Barry. Cover price $0.10.
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Big Town (1951) #21Published May 1953 by National Periodical Publ.$49.00
View scans- Cover oxidation.
$30.00
Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Strange Invasion of Big Town!" (alien invaders do their thing in this sci-fi tale); "Halfway to Peril"; "Million Dollar Typewriter!"; and "Police Reporter." Scripts John Broome and Dave Wood, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Bernard Sachs. Cover price $0.10.
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Big Town (1951) #24Published 1953 by National Periodical Publ.$20.00
View scanBased on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Last Stop?Murder!" (buses replace streetcars as the preferred mode of transportation, and criminals discover that a streetcar conductor has made a model of the streetcar system); "The Puzzle of the Burglar-Proof Bank"; "Appointment with Death!"; and "Promotion Stunt." Scripts Frances E. Heron and John Broome, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.
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Big Town (1951) #30Published Mar 1955 by National Periodical Publ.$19.00
View scan- Cover and centerfold detached at one staple.
Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Big Town at Night!" (Steve and Lorelei avenge the death of Big Town's night club columnist); "The Trail of the Talented Trickster"; "Jackpot of Crime!"; "Famous Newspaper Firsts!" and "Circulation Promotion Stunts." Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.
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Big Town (1951) #37Published Feb 1956 by National Periodical Publ.$22.00
View scanBased on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Mystery Reporter of The Illustrated Press!" (a failed reporter gets credit for a story he didn't write); "The Secret Life of ?Streak' Saunders!"; and "The Riddle of the Glass Skyscraper!" Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane. Cover price $0.10.
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Big Town (1951) #46Published Aug 1957 by National Periodical Publ.$12.00
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Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Man Who Bombed Big Town!" (Paul Courtney's amazing memory helps him locate a bomber); "The Secret of the Seven Clues!"; "Underground Trail of Peril!"; "Foreign Press!"; "Odd News Items"; and "Fingerprint Oddities!" Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Jack Adler. Cover price $0.10.