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Issue: Big Town #9
Publication Date: September 1951
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 07/25/1951
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (9 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
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
 
 
Beauty and Bullets!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Alex Toth
Alex Toth
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Big Town
Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Harry the Hack
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Miscellaneous
1
Look! Made 'Em Ourselves!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? (photo)
? (photo)
?
Subject Matter
Kodak Photolab Outfit
Ad for a portable photolab that allows amateur photographers to develop film at home.
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
The Tin Hero of Big Town!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Finger
John Lehti
Sy Barry
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Big Town
Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
10
What Builds a Champion Builds You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
sports
Wheaties
Phil Rizzuto
Wheaties ad with spotlight on Phil Rizzuto.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Irwin Hasen
Irwin Hasen
Irwin Hasen
?
Irwin Hasen
Subject Matter
humorous
O'Malley of the 4th Precinct
O'Malley; Sarge
Boy! Today sure is a scorcher, O'Malley!
Reprinting
FlagDetective Comics #290 published April 1961
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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How to Look Your Best!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic
Hair tonic ad.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
Mystery Mansion!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave Wood
John Lehti
Bernard Sachs
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Big Town
Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
10
Free at No Extra Cost Plastic Magic Moving Picture Eye

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Kellogg's Pep Flakes
Ad for premium found in each box of Kellogg's Pep Flakes. Sixteen different pictures are available.
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Thompson
Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
?
Ray Thompson
Subject Matter
childrens
Fleer's Dubble Bubble
I want a big story about Dubble Bubble for this issue.
Bubble gum ad.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
DC Comics
A list of DC's advisory board members plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-three titles are listed.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Johnny Law vs Johnny Lawless

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Irwin Hasen
Frank Giacoia
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Johnny Law
Johnny Law
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
8
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Hard Luck Lester
Hard Luck Lester
Good day, madam-- I'd like to give you a demonstration of our new vacuum cleaner!
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Ride a Bike - It's Fun!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Bendix Coaster Brake
Ad for bicycle coaster brakes.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Tomahawk!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Fred Ray
Fred Ray
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, historical
Tomahawk
Tomahawk; Dan Hunter
House ad for Star Spangled Comics #120 and Tomahawk #7.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Three O'Clock in the Morning

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Marie Sarafianos
Raymond Perry
Raymond Perry
Raymond Perry
typeset
Subject Matter
crime
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Text story w/illo.
Melville E. Stone

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
?
Mort Drucker
Subject Matter
informational
Headline Heroes
Melville E. Stone
Highlights of the jounalistic career of Melville Stone.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.67
Goodbye Goo!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
celebrity
Vitalis Hair Cream
Bert Parks
Hair tonic ad.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
Beauty and Bullets!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave Wood
John Lehti
Frank Giacoia
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Big Town
Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
9
Mike Gets an Assist!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
John Lehti
John Lehti
?
?
Subject Matter
Steve Wilson; Lifebuoy
Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
Ad for Lifebuoy Soap plus a plug for Big Town on NBC radio on Tuesday nights and CBS-TV at different times, depending on local schedules.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Irwin Hasen
Irwin Hasen
Irwin Hasen
?
Irwin Hasen
Subject Matter
humorous
Snapper
Snapper
Snapper, there's a big shooting going on up at 3rd and Elm
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.67
Use This Coupon!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Wheaties
Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck
Offer for 8 Disney comics for 15 cents plus a Wheaties box top.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
Buzzy Says: "Old Folks Are People, Too!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Schiff
Win Mortimer
Win Mortimer
Ira Schnapp
Jack Schiff
Subject Matter
teen
Buzzy
Buzzy Brown; Hank
Buzzy helps his friend Hank to see that Hank's grandfather can still participate in life.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Thom McAn Shoes
First again with the Campus Crew...
Ad for Thom McAn's Saddle Shoe.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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