Big Shot #53
(February 1945)

Columbia, 1943 Series
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Volume
45
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly except June and December
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Columbia Comic Corporation
Editing
Tom DeAngelo (managing editor)

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Dixie Dugan; Joe Palooka; Sparky Watts / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mart Bailey ?
Inks
Mart Bailey ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golly, Dixie, I didn't know Slappdaddy could dance like that!
Genre
humor; sports; superhero
Characters
Slaphappy; Joe Palooka; Dixie Dugan
Keywords
ice skating

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Sparky Watts / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeAngelo
Pencils
Tom DeAngelo (signed)
Inks
Tom DeAngelo
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Brrr, it's so cold
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Sparky Watts; Slaphappy

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The Skyman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Stern (signed as Cholie Stern)
Inks
Charles Stern (signed as Cholie Stern)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The twists of fate are strange --
Genre
superhero; adventure; aviation
Characters
Skyman

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Joe Palooka / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher
Pencils
Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You were training Joe for the fight, weren' you, Ray?
Genre
sports
Characters
Joe Palooka

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Dixie Dugan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
J. P. McEvoy (credited)
Pencils
John Striebel (credited)
Inks
John Striebel (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ronnie Kinter pretended to be sick to get away from his aunt, uncle and cousin!
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Dixie Dugan

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Brass Knuckles / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mart Bailey (signed as Marty)
Pencils
Mart Bailey (signed as Marty)
Inks
Mart Bailey (signed as Marty)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Only fifty dollars
Genre
humor
Characters
Brass Knuckles (first appearance)

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Charlie Chan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alfred Andriola
Pencils
Alfred Andriola
Inks
Alfred Andriola
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Charlie, Gina, and Kirk arrive in San Francisco to pick up the trail of the two enemy agents...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Charlie Chan

Mister Two Heads (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mart Bailey (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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Captain Yank / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Tinsley (credited)
Pencils
Frank Tinsley (credited)
Inks
Frank Tinsley (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On his way to reprot to HDQHS in Tunisia Yank rescues a mysterious veiled woman who insists on seeing the U.S. commander...
Genre
war
Characters
Captain Yank

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Bo / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Beck (credited)
Pencils
Frank Beck (credited)
Inks
Frank Beck (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Welcome sweet spring time!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bo

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The Face / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mart Bailey (credited)
Pencils
Mart Bailey (credited)
Inks
Mart Bailey (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wild Bill Soggins never expected so much trouble!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Face

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advertisement / 2 pages (report information)