Big Shot #102
(June 1949)

Columbia, 1943 Series
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Volume
10
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Columbia Comic Corporation
Editing
Thomas DeAngelo (Managing Editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dixie Dugan; Sparky Watts; Brass Knuckles; Mickey Finn / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
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Sparky Watts / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Boody Rogers (credited)
Pencils
Boody Rogers (credited)
Inks
Boody Rogers (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What should I do--
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Sparky Watts; Dotty Dash; Doc
Synopsis
Sparky is agonizing over whether or not to marry Dotty now that she is likely to be crippled for life. Readers of the strip send in letters of advice, c/o Columbia Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dixie Dugan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
J. P. McEvoy (credited as McEvoy)
Pencils
John Striebel (credited as Striebel)
Inks
John Striebel (credited as Striebel)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's nice of ya t'bring yer grade school kiddies...
Genre
humor; romance
Characters
Dixie Dugan; Joe (zoo attendant); Imogene; Ma Dugan; Pa Dugan
Reprints
  • from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lank Leonard (credited)
Pencils
Lank Leonard (credited)
Inks
Lank Leonard (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Did you hear about O'Brien...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mickey Finn; Uncle Phil Finn; Clancy; Ma Finn; Cassidy; Peggy Schnitzelpoof; Agnes Giggledubk
Reprints
  • from Mickey Finn Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Brass Knuckles / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Marion Bailey (credited as Marty Marion)
Pencils
Mart Bailey (credited as Marty Marion)
Inks
Mart Bailey (credited as Marty Marion)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This baby-sitter stuff is going to be a cinch!
Genre
humor
Characters
Brass Knuckles

Everybody Happy? (Table of Contents: 5)

Bumpy / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mart Bailey (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
drama
Characters
Bumpy; John Beerymore; Randolph; Frederic Bons; Butsy Ratoff

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Bo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Beck (credited)
Pencils
Frank Beck (credited)
Inks
Frank Beck (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Junior is leading the police...
Genre
animal
Characters
Bo (a dog); Junior
Synopsis
Junior leads the police to a house where he discovered gunpowder in the cellar.
Reprints
  • from Bo Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

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Tony Trent / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mart Bailey (credited)
Pencils
Mart Bailey (credited)
Inks
Mart Bailey (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can scarcely believe that you...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Tony Trent; Babs Trent; Princess Elena; Cliff
Synopsis
Agents of the government which murdered her parents and overthrew the previous administration attempt to kidnap Princess Elena (twice). A young G.I, Cliff, saves her and there is an immediate bond formed between them.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dixie Dugan; Sparky Watts; Brass Knuckles; Mickey Finn
  2. 1. ["What should I do--"]
    Sparky Watts
  3. 2. ["It's nice of ya t'bring yer grade school kiddies..."]
    Dixie Dugan
  4. 3. ["Did you hear about O'Brien..."]
    Mickey Finn
  5. 4. ["This baby-sitter stuff is going to be a cinch!"]
    Brass Knuckles
  6. 5. Everybody Happy?
    Bumpy
  7. 6. ["Junior is leading the police..."]
    Bo
  8. 7. ["I can scarcely believe that you..."]
    Tony Trent
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  • Henry Andrews
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Daniel Thingvold
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