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Issue: Big Shot Comics #9 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1941
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Issues: #9 of 33 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagColumbia
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Columbia Comic Corporation
On Sale Date: 11/29/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Vin Sullivan
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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Disclose Format
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: adventure
Feature(s): Face; Skyman
Character(s): Face [Tony Trent]; Skyman [Allan Turner]; Joe Palooka (inset); Marvelo (inset); Rocky Ryan (inset)
First Line: You did a great job "Face" in rounding up those crooks!
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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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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Happy New Year
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover
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Hanner's Tunnel Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox [as Paul Dean] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Skyman
Character(s): The Skyman [Allan Turner]; Fawn Carroll; Hanners (villain)
First Line: The Wing roars high...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Whitney signs on the fourth panel of the final page.
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The Stock Market Plunge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joe Palooka
Character(s): Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Mr. Howe; Ann Howe
First Line: Joe - Will you give me your autograph...
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Reprint Notes: from Joe Palooka daily (The McNaught Syndiccate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mike the Mascot
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Blue Tie Diamond Robberies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, drama
Feature(s): Tom Kerry District Attorney
Character(s): Tom Kerry; Travis
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Z-9 Sabotage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spy-Chief
Character(s): Spy-Chief [Jeff Cardiff]; Nagda Norris
First Line: The Americas (sic) expand their navy...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Skating Lesson

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Jibby Jones
Character(s): Jibby Jones; his mother; Elsie Lee
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Bungle Family
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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.

pantomime; wordless story
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The Macaw Mystery, Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Charlie Chan
Character(s): Charlie Chan; Kirk Barrow; David Frome; Miss Parrish; Mr. Richter
First Line: Having rescued David Frome...
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Reprint Notes: from Charlie Chan daily (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: strip reprints
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Peril in Pola

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Feature(s): Rocky Ryan
Character(s): Rocky Ryan; Doe Ames; Professor Ames (Doe's father, introduction)
First Line: Sailing southward with Doe Ames and her father...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dixie Dugan
Character(s): Dixie Dugan; Mickey; Gracie
First Line: I'm dying to find a different place to eat, Mickey.
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Reprint Notes: from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kid Stuff
First Line: Mommy, Billy's out again!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Seven unrelated gag panels.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Film Flashes
Character(s): Dick Powell; Joan Blondell; Mickey Rooney
First Line: When Dick Powell came to Hollywood...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Hidden Treasure of the Haunted House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Marvelo
Character(s): Marvelo; Kate
First Line: Marvelo? I must have your help at once!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Face's Hi-Jacking Episode

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox [as Michael Blake] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Face
Character(s): The Face [Tony Trent]; Dutch; Zack; Bill
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Text story with three illustrations.
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The Tony Trent Impersonator

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox [as Michael Blake] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Face
Character(s): The Face [Tony Trent]; Babs Walsh; Muscles Macquire
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Guardineer
Penciller(s): Fred Guardineer
Inker(s): Fred Guardineer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Oddities from Here 'n' There
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): A. W. Nugent
Penciller(s): A. W. Nugent
Inker(s): A. W. Nugent
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Let's Play Games
First Line: Start from the cow and try to lead it to the barn...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Skyman
Character(s): The Skyman [Allan Turner]
First Line: The Skyman America's national hero!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. House ad for Skyman which includes a subscription form for Big Shot Comics.

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