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Issue: Big Shot Comics #8 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1940
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Issues: #8 of 33 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagColumbia
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Columbia Comic Corporation
On Sale Date: 10/31/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joe Palooka; Skyman
Character(s): Joe Palooka; Skyman; Marvelo (inset); Face (inset); Charlie Chan (inset)
First Line: Look, fellers! Here's th' Skyman with more toys!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A previous indexer credited the artwork to Ogden Whitney, but this looks more like Creig Flessel's work.
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Merry Christmas!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Joe Palooka; Charlie Chan; The Skyman; Rocky Ryan; Marvelo and Zee; The Face; Jigger Jones; Dixie Dugan; Spt-Chief' Mike
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ten vignettes of the main characters who appear regularly, arrayed around a holly wreath, with the message, "Merry Christmas!" All images taken from panels drawn by their regular artists.
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Norgo's Freeze Weapon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Fawn Carroll; Allan Turner [Skyman]; Norgo
First Line: It is a hot day at Jurgon Beach, Florida.
Synopsis: Norgo blankets parts of the United States with extreme cold and then threatens to do the same to the entire country if the U.S. does not surrender to him.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Ogden Whitney signed the fifth panel of story page 11.
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Reunion with Knobby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Joe Palooka
Character(s): Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Steve; Tony; Weidebottom; Mr. Stookey; Buddy Peters
First Line: At last Knobby has found Joe, who is in a Newark jail following the capture of three desperate gangsters.
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Reprint Notes: from Joe Palooka daily (The McNaught Syndiccate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Joe Palooka's Christmas Carol

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joe Palooka
Character(s): Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Mrs. Brady; Tom Brady
First Line: The snow had started falling early in the afternoon and by nightfall the countryside was blanketed with a coating of pure whiteness.
Synopsis: Joe and Knobby, on their way home for Christmas, stop for the night at a tavern. Overhearing a conversation between a doctor and the tavern proprietor about a down on their luck mother and child, Joe and Knobby decide to help bring the Christmas spirit to the mother and child.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.7
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Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.3
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The Robot Killer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Tom Kerry District Attorney
Character(s): Tom Kerry
First Line: With this new radio-controlled robot - and my new germ spray - I can become the greatest criminal of my age!
Synopsis: Tom Kerry investigates a robot that is robbing banks.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Hypnotist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): Spy-Chief
Character(s): Spy-Chief [Jeff Cardiff]; "Ace" Gordon; Jack Condon; The Hypnotist
First Line: Arming against any possible war emergency, the United States tests its mighty bombers in a long distance trial flight...
Synopsis: A hypnotist takes control of a bomber squadron and Jeff investigates the threat to U.S. security.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Mart Bailey signed the seventh panel of story page 6.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Betty; Jibby Jones; Jane; Uncle Grump
First Line: Huh?
Synopsis: Betty is distressed after her uncle tells her that Santa Claus doesn't exist; Jibby and Jane dress up as Santa to prove him wrong.
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Movieland Sketches
Character(s): Ann Sheridan; Errol Flynn; Don Ameche
First Line: Blood in the regular black and white movies is made up of chocolate syrup!
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Pages: 1
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The Kidnapping of David Frome, Part 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Charlie Chan
Character(s): Kirk Barrow; Carla; Biena; Col. Bamba; Borrico; General Jura; Charlie Chan; David Frome
First Line: Charlie's ruse works!
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Reprint Notes: from Charlie Chan daily (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: strip reprints
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mike the Mascot
Character(s): Mike
First Line: Gosh! - what a night!
Synopsis: Mike attacks Santa Claus believing Santa to be a robber.
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Pages: 2
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Mystery in Metalanim

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Doe Ames; Rocky Ryan; Mr. Jonson; Mr. Ames
First Line: Solving the riddle of the lost city of Anghor-Thom with Doe Ames, a girl archaeologist, Rocky prepares to leave her at Saigon...
Synopsis: Doe receives a message that her father has disappeared while studying the architecture of a partially submerged city and Rocky offers to travel with her to discover what happened.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Ogden Whitney signed the fifth panel of story page 6.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kid Stuff
Character(s): Buckwheat
First Line: If you ask me, Buckwheat, I'm sure glad I ain't no Clark Gable type.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Seven unrelated gag panels.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dixie Dugan
Character(s): Imogene; John; Dixie Dugan
First Line: Imogene, dear - your Uncle John is coming over!
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Reprint Notes: from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: The top tier of each page is "Good Deed Dotty", by the same creators.
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The Chilean Drug Smugglers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Marvelo
Character(s): Marvelo; Zee; Captain Esperol
First Line: The sport of millionaires - deep sea fishing off the coast of Chile!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Too Much Santa Claus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Bungle Family
Character(s): George Bungle
First Line: An elegant fit, sir.
Synopsis: George wears a Santa Claus suit home and receives a lot of negative attention.
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Reprint Notes: from The Bungle Family Sunday (The MvNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The top tier is a strip entitled "Testimonials", by the same creator.
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Mystery of the Missing Shoes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Tony Trent [The Face]; Ted Bolder; O'Rourke
First Line: On a deserted elevated structure in the city...
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Pages: 6
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Let's Play Games
First Line: A deep-sea game filled with thrills and danger...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Have you seen our new 1941 catalog?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad for various mail order items from Johnson Smith & Company.

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