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Issue: Big Town #13
Publication Date: January 1952
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Issues: #13 of 50 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/28/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (5 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
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The Hermit of Big Town!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Toth
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inking credit changed to Bernard Sachs based on comparisons of known credited work where Sachs inked Toth. One giveaway here is the inkline on Steve Wilson's face.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak Cameras
First Line: Loads of fun ahead with gifts like these...
Synopsis: Ad for the Kodak Duaflex Flash Outfit ($29.25) and the Kodak Pony Camera, a 35mm camera beginning at $32.00.
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Pages: 1
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The Hermit of Big Town!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lee Goldsmith
Penciller(s): John Lehti
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
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Pages: 7.67
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Character(s): Charlie Wild
First Line: Even when I mess up a crook's hair, my hair looks good...
Synopsis: Ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic.
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Pages: 0.33
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What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): Johnny Lujack
Synopsis: Wheaties ad spotlighting Johnny Lujack.
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Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): Ray Thompson
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ray Thompson
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble
First Line: Here comes the matador!
Synopsis: Bubble gum ad.
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
Synopsis: A list of DC's advisory board members plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-nine titles are listed. Plus a plug for A Date with Judy, broadcast each Saturday morning on ABC-TV.
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Pages: 0.5
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Stand-In for Murder!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): John Lehti
Inker(s): Bob Lander
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
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Pages: 8
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Schwinn Bicycles
First Line: Now's the time to ask for a Schwinn...
Synopsis: Ad the Schwinn Black Phantom made by Arnold, Schwinn & Company.
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The Big House Express!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen
Inker(s): Bob Lander
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Johnny Law
Character(s): Johnny Law
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Pages: 2.67
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Riddle Me This; Necco Assorted Wafers
First Line: What has a bed but never sleeps and a bank but never saves?
Synopsis: Candy ad for Necco Assorted Wafers.
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Jim Prentice New Amazing Electric Football

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): The Electric Game Company
Character(s): Jim Prentice
Synopsis: Ad for a battery-powered electric football game.
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Boys! Girls! Hurry! Get Your Beautiful U. S. Military Ring and Bracelet!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
Synopsis: Ad for premiums available for a small cost plus empty Smith Brothers boxes.
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New Rain-Soft Rinso

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Rinso Detergent
Synopsis: Ad for Rinso laundry detergent, a product of Lever Brothers.
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Old Newsmen Never Die!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): John Lehti
Inker(s): Bob Lander
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
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Pages: 5.67
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What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Wheaties
Synopsis: Wheaties ad but no spotlight on a particular athlete.
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Pages: 0.33
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Dear Santa I Want a Roadmaster the Bicycle with Bumpers

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Roadmaster Bicycles
Character(s): Santa Claus
Synopsis: Ad for the new Roadmaster bicycle made by The Cleveland Welding Co.
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Famous "Newspaper" Duels

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mort Drucker
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Short accounts of duels between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, William Coleman and James Cheetham, Thomas Ritchie Jr. and John H. Pleasants, Congressman Jonathan Cilley and Colonel James Watson.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #12 published June 1957
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Phoo on Goo!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: celebrity
Feature(s): Vitalis Hair Cream
Character(s): Bert Parks
Synopsis: Ad for Vitalis Hair-Cream.
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Pages: 0.33
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Superboy Says "Share with Others!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy
Synopsis: Superboy teaches a group of kids that small gifts can add up to large packages.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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New Double Gift Idea!

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Harman
Inker(s): Fred Harman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver
Synopsis: Ad for the Red Ryder Carbine and the Convertible Pump Gun.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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