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Issue: Big Shot Comics #11 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1941
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Issues: #11 of 33 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagColumbia
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Columbia Comic Corporation
On Sale Date: 01/28/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (15 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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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; Charlie Chan; Skyman
Character(s): Skyman [Allen Turner]; Charlie Chan; Joe Palooka; Jibby Jones; The Face [Tony Trent] (inset); Marvelo (inset); Rocky Ryan (inset)
First Line: Hey, Joe! Look out for that tree stump!!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox ? [as Paul Dean] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Skyman
Character(s): The Skyman [Allen Trent]; Fawn Carroll; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Stentor (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: A press conference at Washington --
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: The Who's Who indicates that Fox was a writer on this feature at this time.
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The Skyman Lends a Hand

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox ? [as Paul Dean]; Vin Sullivan ? [as Paul Dean] (credited)
Penciller(s): Ogden Whitney
Inker(s): Ogden Whitney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Skyman
Character(s): The Skyman [Allen Turner]; Ted Dawson
First Line: Allan Turner lounged on the aft deck...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The Who's Who indicates that Fox sometimes used the pen name of Paul Dean as did Vin Sullivan. Both wrote for Columbia during this period.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): Spy-Chief
Character(s): Spy-Chief [Jeff Cardiff]; Commander Nolan; Drahson; Norgos
First Line: Many and varied are the accidents...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Joe Palooka
Character(s): Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Ann Howe
First Line: Despite a badly sprained ankle...
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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): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Tom Kerry District Attorney
Character(s): Tom Kerry; Carl Barker; Stella; Dolly; Joe Castell
First Line: The circus is in town!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Jibby Jones
Character(s): Jibby Jones; his mother; Jane
First Line: Some day Jane I'm goin' to be a Boy Scout...
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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
Character(s): George Bungle; Homer
First Line: Well Butch what is the laugh for today?
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Reprint Notes: from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The top tier is "Short Stories", by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Charlie Chan
Character(s): Charlie Chan; Kirk Barrow; Sam Shalett; Biena; Miss Parrish; Mr. Richter
First Line: On board ship returning to the United States...
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Reprint Notes: from Charlie Chan daily (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Movieland Sketches
Character(s): Bette Davis; Mala
First Line: In many of the movie fight scenes...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dixie Dugan
Character(s): Dixie Dugan
First Line: We'll rehearse what you're s'posed to do...
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Reprint Notes: from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The top tier is "Good Deed Dotty", by the same creators.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy
Feature(s): Rocky Ryan
Character(s): Rocky Ryan; Doe Ames; Targo; Prince Naran; King Mowra
First Line: Through the land of the blue glass tower...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Whitney signs in the final panel of page four.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Schwab
Penciller(s): Fred Schwab (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Schwab (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mike the Mascot
First Line: Br-rr-r!
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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: superhero
Feature(s): Marvelo
Character(s): Marvelo; Zee; Mary Dolan; her mother; Lefty Louie
First Line: We're coming to the Belmere Race Track, Zee!
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dixie Dugan
Character(s): Dixie Dugan; Imogene; Buddy
First Line: There's Buddy now, Imogene...
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Reprint Notes: from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Facts From Here'n There
First Line: The average college football game...
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox [as Michael Blake] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Face
Character(s): The Face [Tony Trent] (radio commentator); Jinny Gildernest; Dr. Franck (villain, society doctor, sandstone collector); two un-named crooks (villains)
First Line: One night in Harbor Haven...
Synopsis: The Face grabs a sandstone buddha from a pair of crooks and sees the foremost authority on sandstone figures to find out whether it is hollow or not. Dr. Franck tells him it isn't, but Tony Trent discovers that it is, and that it's secreting stolen diamonds.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Script and art credits added by Craig Delich.

Michael Blake, a by-line used at Columbia, was used by writer Gardner F. Fox.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Barnyard Frolics
First Line: Watch me show the rest of the gang up...
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Pages: 1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Oddities From Here'n There
First Line: The ocean liner "Liberty"...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.

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