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Issue: Big Town #12
Publication Date: December 1951
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Issues: #12 of 50 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: 10/31/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.; Later Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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The Secret of the Dead Man's Shoes!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Toth
Inker(s): Alex Toth
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
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Pages: 1
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Big Town Is Big Time on Television

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Alex Toth
Inker(s): Sy Barry
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
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From Content Item: FlagBig Town #7 published July 1951
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The Secret of the Dead Man's Shoes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): John Lehti
Inker(s): Bob Lander
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Inspector Callahan
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Pages: 5.67
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Vitalis Hair Cream
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Boys! Girls! Free! At No Extra Cost! Plastic Rocket Rings

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kellogg's Pep Flakes
Synopsis: Ad for premium available inside each box of Kellogg's Pep Flakes.
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Kids! Be First in Your Gang to Collect Our New Series!

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Royal Desserts
Synopsis: Ad for character cards available on the back of boxes of Royal Desserts.
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Where Is Steve Wilson?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): John Lehti
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
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Pages: 7.67
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Now! Be an Expert on Indian Skills and Crafts!

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Nabisco Shredded Wheat
Character(s): Straight Arrow
Synopsis: Ad for Straight Arrow's 72 Injun-uities, a premium available from Shredded Wheat.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This ad appears between pages 4 and 5 of "Where Is Steve Wilson?"
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Penciller(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Out of This World; Necco
First Line: It is always daytime on one side of the planet Mercury...
Synopsis: Ad for Necco Assorted Wafers.
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Pages: 0.33
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Henry Villard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mort Drucker
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Headline Heroes
Character(s): Henry Villard
Synopsis: Highlights of the journalistic career of Henry Villard.
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Getting an Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gilbert Hall of Science
Synopsis: Coupon for a free catalog of various models of Erector sets available from Gilbert Hall of Science.
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): Ray Thompson
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's Dubble Bubble
First Line: I-it's spooky in this old haunted house!
Synopsis: Bubble gum ad.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
Synopsis: A list of DC's advisory board members plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-seven titles are listed. Also a plug for A Date with Judy, broadcast Saturday morning on ABC-TV.
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A Day in the Life of a Cop!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Miriam Hecht
Penciller(s): John Lehti
Inker(s): Bob Lander
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
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Pages: 7.67
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Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie

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Writer(s): Bill Schreiber
Penciller(s): Bill Schreiber
Inker(s): Bill Schreiber
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Schreiber
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
Character(s): Captain Tootsie
Synopsis: Ad for Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Pops and a coupon for a premium available for 10 wrappers from Tootsie Roll or Tootsie Pops.
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Character(s): Charlie Wild
First Line: Even when I nail a killer my hair looks good...
Synopsis: Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic ad.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Appears on the bottom third of the last page of the previous Big Town story.
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Sue Owens, Paul Nielsen, Joyce Ross

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Stookie Allen
Penciller(s): Stookie Allen
Inker(s): Stookie Allen
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stookie Allen
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Big Towners
Character(s): Sue Owens; Paul Nielsen; Joyce Ross
Synopsis: Anecdotes about some talented teens.
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Here It Is Fellas! Send for It Now!

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lionel Trains
Synopsis: Pictures of toy trains and a coupon to be used for ordering the new Lionel Trains catalogue.
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New Rain-Soft Rinso

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Rinso Detergent
Synopsis: Ad for Rinso laundry detergent, a product of Lever Brothers.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Harman
Inker(s): Fred Harman
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver
First Line: Speakin' of Christmas, pardner...
Synopsis: Ad for the model 311 Target Outfit and a coupon for information about joining the Junior NRA.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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What Sparks a Champion Sparks You

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Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): Otto Graham
Synopsis: Wheaties ad spotlighting Otto Graham.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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