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Issue: Big Town #8
Publication Date: August 1951
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Issues: #8 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: 06/27/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (8 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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Target of the Underworld!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
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From Content Item: FlagBig Town #7 published July 1951
was Secrets of Big Town! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This cover illustration was used in an ad in the previous issue and is also used on the inside front cover of this issue.
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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
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From Content Item: FlagBig Town #7 published July 1951
was Big Town Is Big Time on Television [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. The art in this ad is also used as this issue's cover.
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The Target of the Underworld!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Harry the Hack; Inspector Callahan
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Pages: 10
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The "Popsicle" Kids in Nevada Bad Lands

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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Popsicle Kids
Character(s): Tess; Tim; Popsicle Pete
Synopsis: Ad for Popsicle products and premiums available.
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Pages: 1
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James Edmond Scripps

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Headline Heroes
Character(s): James Scripps
Synopsis: Highlights of the journalistic career of James Scripps.
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Pages: 0.67
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No More Goo!

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Subject Matter
Genres: celebrity
Feature(s): Vitalis Hair Cream
Character(s): Bert Parks
Synopsis: Hair tonic ad.
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Pages: 0.33
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The Man Who Died Yesterday!

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; Eddie Zuto
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Pages: 10
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Captain Tootsie and His Vacation-Time Pals

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Genres: adventure
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble
First Line: Step right up, folks...
Synopsis: Bubble gum ad.
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

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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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The Network of Crime

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Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Johnny Law
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Pages: 8
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Cornered in the Corral!

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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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): O'Malley of the 4th Precinct
Character(s): O'Malley
First Line: I'm tired of covering this beat, Commissioner!
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Pages: 0.67
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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: 0.33
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Parrot Fever

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Text story w/illo.
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The Case of the Stolen Face!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Vagrayeff; Jim Royce
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Pages: 10
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Snapper
First Line: Snapper, the rodeo is in town!
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Pages: 0.67
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You Can Always Spot W-Men-

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Character(s): Charlie Wild
Synopsis: Ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil.
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Pages: 0.33
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Trouble Hits the City Room!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Steve Wilson; Lifebuoy
Character(s): Steve Wilson; June; Lorelei; Tommy
Synopsis: Ad for Lifebuoy Soap plus plugs for Big Town NBC Radio Tuesday Nights and CBS-TV at various times, depending on the viewer's local channel's scheduling.
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Pages: 1
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Sweet Land of Liberty!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, opinion
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Now! Get Genuine Walt Disney Masks on Wheaties Boxes!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): Donald Duck; Cinderella; Mickey Mouse; Pinocchio; Dumbo; Lucifer; Vrer Rabbit; Bambi
Synopsis: Ad for masks on the back of Wheaties boxes.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. There is no mask of Walt Disney available.

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