Big Shot Comics (1940) comic books 1949

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. The Dugans back an off-Broadway show featuring old vaudeville stars, but does it have the potential to be a hit? Sparky Watts is the only survivor of a worldwide alien attack, and to make matters worse, he's lost his superpowers. Through a misunderstanding, an inept correspondence-course detective thinks that Skyman stole Fawn's purse, and sets out to get it back. Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Bumpy: One Exciting Night. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Brass Knuckles is taken in by a door-to-door carpet salesman, only to learn he accidentally bought a flying carpet. Sparky Watts, the last man on Earth, meets the last woman on Earth - his would-be girlfriend Dotty Dash. Skyman targets an unscrupulous housing contractor. Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Bumpy: Diamonds and Stuff. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Crooks work out a perfect armored-car robbery, but unfortunately for them the sole witness is Fawn, girlfriend of Skyman. Now that Sparky Watts really is the last man on Earth, he finally convinces Dotty to marry him. While Tony Trent and Babs are at Mardi Gras, thieves try to steal the King's necklace. Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Bumpy: Whos Got the Diamonds? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Passing ghosts read Brass Knuckles' book manuscript and decide it's so terrible, they should rewrite it themselves. Returning to reality, Sparky Watts learns that his gal Dotty will marry him after all, even if he's not the last man on Earth. Tony and Babs Trent are captured by enemy forces during a pleasure cruise. Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Bumpy: Limehouse Louie Again. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mart Bailey. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. In his final Golden Age appearance, Skyman's ship is hijacked over Scotland. Sparky Watts' wedding to Dotty is marred by the arrival of her jealous sister and a terrible accident. Tony and Babs Trent must help a fugitive princess fleeing with a fortune in jewels. Bo; Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Bumpy: Everybody Gets Into the Act. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Junior finds gunpowder in the cellar of a house and goes to get the cops, but all is not as bad as it seems. A tragic accident jeopardizes Sparky Watts' wedding to Dotty, and he turns to the readers of Big Shot Comics for advice. Tony Trent tries to help fugitive Princess Elena and her American GI beau, Cliff. Bo; Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Brass Knuckles; Bumpy: Everybody Happy? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Ghosts Frankie and Dracky find a way to keep their haunted house from being torn down - they just rebuild it every night. Sparky Watts responds to the advice sent to him from Big Shot readers over his impending marriage to Dotty. In Paris, Tony Trent meets two former Resistance fighters he knew when he was The Face, but their battles are not over yet. Bo; Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Brass Knuckles; The Revolution Comes to Jamie Cuthbert. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Mistaken for a wealthy woman carrying a fortune in diamonds, Dixie Dugan is abducted onto a luxury yacht. Dotty recovers from her accident, but Sparky Watts faces more hurdles before they can be wed. Tony Trent aids his old war buddies against their new foe in Paris. The end of Big Shot Comics concluded these ongoing series, some in mid-storyline; Bo, Dixie Dugan and Tony Trent/ The Face later appeared in their own comics, from Charlton, Prize and Ace Comics respectively. Bo; Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Brass Knuckles; Jamie and the Battle of Lexington. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.