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Issue: Big Town #10
Publication Date: October 1951
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Issues: #10 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: 08/22/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 21 (6 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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Crime Rides the Skies!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
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Pages: 1
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Lost -- A Free Education!

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Genres: opinion, teen
Synopsis: Binky and a friend learn a lesson from a high school dropout.
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Crime Rides the Skies!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Sandy
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Adolph Simon Ochs

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Headline Heroes
Character(s): Adolph Ochs
Synopsis: Highlights in the journalistic career of Adolph Ochs, a Chattanooga newspaperman.
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Goo Is Throo!

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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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Sensational Offer! Not 2 - Not 4- But 8 Walt Disney Comic Books

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck
Synopsis: Offer for Disney mini-comics available for 15 cents and a Wheaties boxtop. Four different sets are available.
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The Strange Story of Tomorrow's Newspaper!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
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Kids! Free! At No Extra Cost! Latest Type Jet Fighter Planes

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Feature(s): Kellogg's Raisin Bran
Synopsis: Ad for cardboard cut-out planes in each package of Raisin Bran.
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[untitled]

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble
First Line: What's the line-up for?
Synopsis: Bubble gum ad.
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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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The Thousand-to-One-Chance!

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Genres: crime
Character(s): Johnny Law
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Captain Tootsie Wants You to Try All Tootsie Candies

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Synopsis: Ad for Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Pops, Tootsie Fudge and Tootsie Caramels.
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New Rain-Soft Rinso

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Feature(s): Rinso Detergent
Synopsis: Ad for Rinso, a product of Lever Brothers.
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Waterfront Sleuths

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Genres: crime
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The Alibi King of Big Town!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
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[untitled]

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Character(s): Charlie Wild
First Line: Even when I'm chasing spies, my hair always looks good.
Synopsis: Ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil.
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Big Towners

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Chester Conrad; Carmen Dell; Jane Dall
Synopsis: Spotlight on three people who made an important contribution to society.
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Now - Walt Disney Character Masks on Wheaties Boxes

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Wheaties
Synopsis: Wheaties ad offering cut-out masks on the back of boxes of Wheaties.
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Jim and Betty Solve the "Mystery" of Pete's Fortune!

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Cloverine Brand Salve
Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Character(s): George Jowett
First Line: Hey, you skinny bag of bones!
Synopsis: Body-building ad.
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Announcing the New Daisy Air Rifleman

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Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
Synopsis: Ad for two models of Daisy Air Rifles and a coupon to order a booklet telling how you can join the Junior National Rifle Association.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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