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Issue: Big Town #7
Publication Date: July 1951
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Issues: #7 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: 05/27/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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Secrets of Big Town!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
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In Content Item: FlagBig Town #8 published August 1951
as Target of the Underworld! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Big Town Is Big Time on Television

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
Synopsis: Ad for the Big Town television program broadcast Thursday, 9:30 PM EST, on CBS-TV, sponsored by Lever Brothers.
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In Content Item: FlagBig Town #8 published August 1951
as Big Town Is Big Time on Television! [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBig Town #12 published December 1951
as Big Town Is Big Time on Television [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art for this ad is used as the cover for Big Town #8 and the ad itself is repeated.
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Secrets of Big Town!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Mr. Cheever; Inspector Callahan
Synopsis: A man shows up to collect a prize he supposedly won in a contest twenty-five years earlier.
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Pages: 10
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Boys! Girls! Free at No Extra Cost! Plastic Rocket Rings

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kellogg's Pep
Synopsis: Ad for a premium available in each box of Kellogg's Pep Flakes.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble
First Line: Make her walk the plank!
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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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-three titles are listed.
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Pages: 0.5
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The Mystery of Room 1313!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Inspector Callahan
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Pages: 10
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Squeeze Play Saves the Day

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Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story!; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
Character(s): Jim Wise
Synopsis: Ad for canvas shoes made by Hood Rubber Company and B. F. Goodrich.
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Pages: 1
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Jacob August Riis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Headline Heroes
Character(s): Jacob Riis
Synopsis: A Summary of the journalistic career of Jacob Riis.
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
First Line: Keep woikin' on you wiolin, Willie
Synopsis: Hair tonic ad with a gag panel.
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Pages: 0.33
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Crime on the Record!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Johnny Law, Headquarters Detective
Character(s): Johnny Law
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Pages: 8
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They Build Anything in Hours

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Article about the shop that builds sets for CBS television.
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Pages: 1.75
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Neat Treat!

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nestlé's Crunch
Character(s): Neddy Nestle
Synopsis: Candy bar ad.
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Pages: 0.25
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Lens-Lads

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Character(s): David Charewicz; George Harrison; Brad Ellis; George Danker
Synopsis: Short articles about four talented teen-age photographers.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): O'Malley of the 4th Precinct
Character(s): O'Malley; Mr. Antmore; Big Dip (villain); Little Dip (villain)
First Line: In which the five-foot flatfoot, the pick of the pickpocket squad, gets picked-- but good!
Synopsis: O'Malley is called to the home of a wealthy man to accompany him to a vault in the local bank in order to deposit a box containing millions of dollars in stocks, bonds and jewelry.
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Obituaries for Sale!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Inspector Callahan; Alvin Wilson
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Pages: 10
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Don't Be Earth-Bound!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Mystery in Space
Synopsis: House ad for Mystery in Space #2.
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Pages: 1
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Jimmy Gets the Tipoff!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Steve and Lorelei; Lifebuoy
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
Synopsis: Ad for Lifebuoy Soap.
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Pages: 1
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Look for the Real Reason!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Feature(s): Leave It to Binky
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Tune In with the Times...in Thom McAn's Juke-Timer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Thom McAn Shoes
Synopsis: Ad for the latest model shoe available from Thom McAn for $7.95 per pair.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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