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Issue: Big Town #4
Publication Date: April 1951
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Issues: #4 of 50 Issues
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Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/26/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 22 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Feature(s): Big Town
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Steve Wilson's Manhunt!

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Genres: crime
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lou Timmons; Inspector Callahan; Boxie Vincent
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Now...Write Secret Messages in the Dark and Erase with a Light!!!

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Genres: western
Character(s): Straight Arrow
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Disclose Notes: Ad for the Straight Arrow Rite a Lite Arrow Head premium available for 25 cents and a Shredded Wheat box top.
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First Line: Let's go in and hear our fortunes!
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): O'Malley of the 4th Precinct
Character(s): Sgt. O'Malley
First Line: Easy, now, lad, I don't want to hurt you!
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Badge of Courage!

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Genres: crime
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei; Inspector Callahan; Dusty Miller; Tommy Rhodes; Harry the Hack
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Join the Gang! Start Collecting!

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Character(s): John Lund; Jim Pollard; Mona Freeman; Dick McGuire
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Disclose Notes: Ad for celebrity pictures available on the back of boxes of Royal Dessert products.
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Joseph Pulitzer

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Synopsis: Brief account of some of the important events in Joseph Pulitzer's life.
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Our Bunch All Munch

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The Zero Hour!

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Character(s): Johnny Bailey; Backwash Bailey
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Captain Tootsie in the North Woods

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Synopsis: Captain Tootsie and the gang dig a trap in the woods to capture a bear.
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Superman Says: "Human Rights for All!"

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The Hobby Man

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Lensman

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Character(s): Dick Sarno
Synopsis: Highlights of Dick Sarno's career as a photographer.
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Thrilling for Features and Fun!

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Are You Safe from "B. O." Up to 48 Hours?

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Character(s): Steve Wilson
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Lifebuoy soap and a plug for the Big Town radio show every Tuesday night on the NBC network.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Feature(s): DC Comics
Synopsis: A list of DC's advisory board members plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-three titles are listed.
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Arrest Me - I'm a Murderer!

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Only Rinso Has Solium

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Fun for All! Order Today!

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This Is It! Newest Saddle Shoe Sensation!

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