Big Town #25
(January-February 1954)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1953-11-09
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)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
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Home, Sweet Home! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer
Inks
Sheldon Mayer ?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
humor; teen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Art credits from Bob Hughes, Gene Reed, Merlin Haas, Edgar Loftin, and Allen Ross. Loftin and Ross question Mayer inks credit. Bob Bailey argues Bob Oksner base with Mayer heads.

The Six Lives of Steve Wilson! (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
Characters
Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Inspector Callahan
Reprints

[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) /

AMF Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Newspaper Campaigns of Good Will (Table of Contents: 5)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

The Famous Mr. Nobody! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Manny Stallman
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One man's life hung in the balance as crack newshawk Steve Wilson pitted his cunning and courage against a gang of ruthless killers!
Genre
crime
Characters
James Smith; Mary Smith; Steve Wilson; Inspector Callahan; Harry the Hack; Lorelei Kilbourne
Reprints

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The first women's page...
Genre
non-fiction

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

Amazing Editors / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Joseph Medill, the brilliant editor of the Chicago Tribune...
Genre
non-fiction; history
Reprints

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

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

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

Lifebuoy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Death in Disguise (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Manny Stallman
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Big Town! Here a thousand dramas occur daily, and nightly!
Genre
crime
Characters
Hary the Hack; Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Charlie Devers; Inspector Callahan; Frank Sells; Harry Verdin
Reprints

Three Smashing Adventures (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Big Town
  2. 1. Home, Sweet Home!
    Binky
  3. 2. The Six Lives of Steve Wilson!
    Big Town
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    AMF Roadmaster
  6. 5. Newspaper Campaigns of Good Will
  7. 6. ["Watch your step here, Butch..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  8. 7. Editorial Advisory Board
  9. 8. The Famous Mr. Nobody!
    Big Town
  10. 9. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman
  11. 10. ["The first women's page..."]
    Famous Newspaper Firsts!
  12. 11. ["Joseph Medill, the brilliant editor of the Chicago Tribune..."]
    Amazing Editors
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Lifebuoy
  15. 14. Death in Disguise
    Big Town
  16. 15. Three Smashing Adventures
    Batman
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    The Electric Game Co.
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mark Muller
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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