Big Town #14
(March-April 1952)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1952-01-28
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 Mystery at the Big Town Zoo! (Table of Contents)

Big Town / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Lehti
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

The Team's the Thing! (Table of Contents: 1)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Allergy Biggs; Binky Biggs; Hank Borden

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Mystery at the Big Town Zoo! (Table of Contents: 2)

Big Town / comic story / 5.75 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Jack Lehti
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Reprints

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

Riddle Me This; Necco / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Superman and the Mole Men / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Famous Newspaper Crusades (Table of Contents: 6)

cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Charlie Wild and the Hitch-Hiker (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Disappearing Diner! (Table of Contents: 8)

Big Town / comic story / 5.75 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Goldsmith
Pencils
Jack Lehti
Inks
Bob Lander
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

What Sparks a Champion --Sparks You! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Accusing Parrot! (Table of Contents: 12)

Johnny Law / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery; crime

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

Rinso / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Pinkerton Detective Agency = Out West (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier

Shadow of the Underworld (Table of Contents: 15)

Big Town / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Jack Lehti
Inks
Bob Lander
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Henry M. Stanley (Table of Contents: 17)

Headline Heroes / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; biography

Wild West Charlie Bags a Mountain Lion - Thanks to Ludens (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Luden's Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Mystery at the Big Town Zoo!
    Big Town
  2. 1. The Team's the Thing!
    Binky
  3. 2. Mystery at the Big Town Zoo!
    Big Town
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Riddle Me This; Necco
  5. 4. ["Golly, he's good!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Superman and the Mole Men
  7. 6. Famous Newspaper Crusades
  8. 7. Charlie Wild and the Hitch-Hiker
    Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. The Disappearing Diner!
    Big Town
  10. 9. What Sparks a Champion --Sparks You!
    Wheaties
  11. 10. Editorial Advisory Board
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  13. 12. The Accusing Parrot!
    Johnny Law
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Rinso
  15. 14. The Pinkerton Detective Agency = Out West
  16. 15. Shadow of the Underworld
    Big Town
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Vitalis Hair Cream
  18. 17. Henry M. Stanley
    Headline Heroes
  19. 18. Wild West Charlie Bags a Mountain Lion - Thanks to Ludens
    Luden's Cough Drops
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore