Big Town #19
(January-February 1953)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1952-11-29
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 Cartoon Crimes! (Table of Contents)

Big Town / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Master Art Helper Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Club of Condemned Men (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

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

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Buzzy Says: "Free Speech -- Free for All!" (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; advocacy; teen

Beware of Steve Wilson! (Table of Contents: 6)

Big Town / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Manny Stallman
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Snapper / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Snapper, I want you to cover the big game...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Chemcraft / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; superhero

The Innocent Killer! (Table of Contents: 11)

Johnny Law / comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
detective-mystery; crime

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Rinso / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Cartoon Crimes! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Manny Stallman
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
Steve Wilson; Lorelei; Ben Eddy; Big Frank; Joey; Inspector Callahan
Reprints
Keywords
cartoonists; comic strips

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

The Electric Game Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Cartoon Crimes!
    Big Town
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Master Art Helper Company
  3. 2. Club of Condemned Men
    Big Town
  4. 3. ["If you make this jump..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  5. 4. Editorial Advisory Board
  6. 5. Buzzy Says: "Free Speech -- Free for All!"
    Buzzy
  7. 6. Beware of Steve Wilson!
    Big Town
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. ["Snapper, I want you to cover the big game..."]
    Snapper
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Chemcraft
  11. 10. Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!
    Superboy
  12. 11. The Innocent Killer!
    Johnny Law
  13. 12. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Rinso
  15. 14. The Cartoon Crimes!
    Big Town
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    The Electric Game Co.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mark Muller
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore