Big Shot Comics (1940) comic books

Big Shot Comics (1940) 54 PR 0.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Spine split seal. INCOMPLETE: Centerfold missing. Cover detached from staple, affixed to interior wraps with glue.

Stories and art by Ray Krank, Charles Stern, Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Charlie Chan stows away on a Japanese ship to track the saboteurs, but he is detected and captured. Slap Happy, Sparky and Doc Static are shipwrecked on an island, but they are not alone. Dixie Dugan tries to determine if the runaway soda jerk is really the wealthy Ronnie Kinter. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; The Monkeys of Mr. Wun. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Big Shot Comics (1940) 58 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing second wrap and centerfold, interrupts art and story. Cover detached.

Stories and art by Ray Krank, Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. When Fawn is abducted by Nazi spies, Skyman gets out his new jet-powered plane, Feather, which can hover in midair. Sparky, Hedy and Slap Happy vacation at Mr. Hodgers' ranch in Texas, and try to help him raise the money for his mortgage before Mr. Gold seizes the property. Charlie Chan tells the story of when he went after The Gentleman Thief. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Skyman Rides the Whirlwind. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.