Big Town #49
(January-February 1958)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1957-11-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Mysterious Masquerader of Big Town! (Table of Contents)

Big Town / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
Steve Wilson

Indexer Notes

Cover pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

Acclaimed! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Mysterious Masquerader of Big Town! (Table of Contents: 2)

Big Town / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Manny Stallman
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

Superman DC National Comics Brings You the Kings of Comedy! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Sergeant Bilko; The Adventures of Jerry Lewis; The Adventures of Bob Hope; Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Wanted: A Teen-Age Code (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Newspaper Flashes! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Founded in 1866, at Kearny City, Nebraska Territory...
Genre
non-fiction

The Secret Reporter of the Illustrated Press! (Table of Contents: 6)

Big Town / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Manny Stallman
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Good Luck Oleomargarine / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Joseph Medill (Table of Contents: 8)

Headline Heroes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mort Drucker
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Colors
?
Letters
Mort Drucker

Genre
non-fiction; biography
Reprints

The Case of the Counterfeit Clue! (Table of Contents: 9)

Big Town / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Manny Stallman
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, doggie! Why so sad -- Are you lost?
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Disneyland Tours / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Mysterious Masquerader of Big Town!
    Big Town
  2. 1. Acclaimed!
  3. 2. The Mysterious Masquerader of Big Town!
    Big Town
  4. 3. Superman DC National Comics Brings You the Kings of Comedy!
    Sergeant Bilko; The Adventures of Jerry Lewis; The Adventures of Bob Hope; Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners
  5. 4. Wanted: A Teen-Age Code
  6. 5. ["Founded in 1866, at Kearny City, Nebraska Territory..."]
    Newspaper Flashes!
  7. 6. The Secret Reporter of the Illustrated Press!
    Big Town
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Good Luck Oleomargarine
  9. 8. Joseph Medill
    Headline Heroes
  10. 9. The Case of the Counterfeit Clue!
    Big Town
  11. 10. ["Hello, doggie! Why so sad -- Are you lost?"]
    Casey the Cop
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Disneyland Tours
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Steven Rowe
  • Jim Van Dore