Big Town #23
(September-October 1953)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1953-07-22
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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Big Town / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Man with 100 Lives (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
crime

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

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

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

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Buzzy Asks: How Safe Is Your Driving? (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown; Suzie; Wolfie

Fog over Big Town (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
crime

The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawk (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

Lifebuoy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Unlucky Winner! (Table of Contents: 10)

Big Town / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gentlemen, we have only a short time left to save Fred Colby’s life!
Genre
crime
Characters
Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Alice; Fred Colby; J.J. Maxon; Charles Tyson; Harry the Hack; Jojo; Tiny; Alfred; Inspector Callahan
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Famous Newspaper Firsts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The first trans-atlantic cable...
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

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

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

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

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

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Big Town
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Novelty Mart
  3. 2. The Man with 100 Lives
    Big Town
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. ["How good are you with your bow and arrow, Pud?"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. Buzzy Asks: How Safe Is Your Driving?
    Buzzy
  8. 7. Fog over Big Town
    Big Town
  9. 8. The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawk
    Tomahawk
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Lifebuoy
  11. 10. The Case of the Unlucky Winner!
    Big Town
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  13. 12. ["The first trans-atlantic cable..."]
    Famous Newspaper Firsts
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Master Art Helper Company
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mark Muller
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore