Big Town #47
(September-October 1957)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1957-07-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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.

Steve Wilson - Underworld Decoy (Table of Contents)

Big Town / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
Steve Wilson

Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Diamonds of Peril! (Table of Contents: 2)

Big Town / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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

Genre
crime
Characters
Ian Clarke; Steve Wilson; Ellen Borland; Mark; Brack; Mr. Dunforth; Hank
Reprints
Keywords
diamonds

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Danger: Prejudice at Work! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Reprints

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

DeLuxe Photo Service / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Man with the Million-Dollar Memory! (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
Reprints

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

Newspaper Flashes! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When the U.S. Government undertook to dig the Panama Canal...
Genre
non-fiction

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Good Luck Oleomargarine / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Steve Wilson, Underworld Decoy! (Table of Contents: 11)

Big Town / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
crime
Characters
Steve Wilson
Reprints

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

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Honor House Products / 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) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Steve Wilson - Underworld Decoy
    Big Town
  2. 1. Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  3. 2. The Diamonds of Peril!
    Big Town
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  5. 4. Danger: Prejudice at Work!
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    DeLuxe Photo Service
  8. 7. The Man with the Million-Dollar Memory!
    Big Town
  9. 8. ["When the U.S. Government undertook to dig the Panama Canal..."]
    Newspaper Flashes!
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Good Luck Oleomargarine
  12. 11. Steve Wilson, Underworld Decoy!
    Big Town
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Bicycles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mark Muller
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore