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Issue: Big Shot Comics #1

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Publication Date: May 1940

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Issues: #1 of 33 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Columbia

Brand: none

Indicia Publisher: Columbia Comic Corporation

On Sale Date: 04/14/1940

Volume: 1

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 15 (12 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Vin Sullivan

Notes: On sale date from the fanzine, Fantasy News, dated April 14, 1940 (on page 3). The comic was scheduled for release during the week of April 14-20, 1940. Information shared by Bart Bush through the Comics History Exchange page on Facebook (4 October 2016).

Publication date of 27 March 1940, volume number was reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Copyright number B 453359.

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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:

Reprinted In6

3 Content Items

reprinted 6 times as Content Items in other Issues.

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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.

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Content Items

Title	Genre	Feature(s)	Character(s)
[untitled] Illustration on Cover, Front		Skyman	Skyman, Joe Palooka, Dixie Dugan (in main panel); Charlie Chan, Joe Palooka, Marvelo, The Bungles, Spymaster (in vignette)
[untitled] Story on Interior Page(s)	superhero	Skyman	The Skyman; The Red Signet (spy)
Joe's Decision Story on Interior Page(s)	adventure, sports	Joe Palooka	Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Tony Penthaus; Red; Big Barney
Food Shortage Story on Interior Page(s)	superhero	The Face	The Face [Tony Trent]; Babs Walsh (radio station secretary); Tony "Grudge" Grogan (villain); Melissa Sanders (villain, Grogan's secretary); Grogan's gang (villains)
Snow Activity Story on Interior Page(s)	humorous	Dixie Dugan	Dixie Dugan; Mickey; Dixie's mother
[untitled] Story on Interior Page(s)	crime	Tom Kerry District Attorney	Tom Kerry; Davis (police spy); The "Weasel" (villain)
Heroes Are Born Text Article on Interior Page(s)	childrens, drama		Tommy Clark; Mrs. Brady; Ann Brady
[untitled] Story on Interior Page(s)	superhero	Marvelo Monarch of Magicians	Marvelo; Zee (manservant); "Big Shot" Bonnett
A Touch of Pacifism Story on Interior Page(s)	humorous	The Bungle Family
[untitled] Cartoon on Interior Page(s)	humorous	Off Side
The Murder of Norda Noll Story on Interior Page(s)	mystery	Charlie Chan	Charlie Cham; Gina Lane; Kirk; Norda Noll; Hugo Mance; Detective Casey
[untitled] Story on Interior Page(s)	childrens, humorous	Jibby Jones	Jibby Jones; his father; Mr. Boppins; Mrs. Justwed
Bhangi Si's on the Warpath Story on Interior Page(s)		Rocky Ryan	Rocky Ryan; Bhangi Si (villain); Roy
The Detonator Ray Story on Interior Page(s)	espionage	Spy-Master	Spy-Master [Jeff Cardiff]; "Slick" Muller
Mirror Image Story on Interior Page(s)		Mortimer the Monk

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