Big Shot Comics (1940) comic books 1945-1947

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $41.00 View scans Sticker on cover. Tape on a few interior pages and cover.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $28.50 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $23.00 View scans Spine roll, cover coming loose at single center staple, water damage, slight mold. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Ray Krank, Tom DeAngelo, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Kermit Jadiker and Charles Zerner (credited as Paine), Elmer Wexler, 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 returns to San Francisco to close the trap on the remaining members of the spy ring. Sparky and company try to help war orphans, and a young Joe Palooka contemplates equality and democracy. While Dixie Dugan is dressed as a nurse for a joke, a doctor takes her along on an urgent call. The cover features a PSA to "Fight Infantile Paralysis," better known as polio. Vic Jordan; Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; All in a Lifetime; Happy New Year, Jim!. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $21.00 View scans Cover detached at single center staple. Water spotting.

Stories and art by Charles Stern, Tom DeAngelo, 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. In Tunisia, Captain Yank rescues a mysterious veiled woman, who demands to see the U.S. commander. Slap Happy wants to go ice skating to impress beautiful Lana Lucious, but his fantastically large feet require sleds for skates. Dixie Dugan learns that wealthy Ronnie Kinter has only been pretending to be sick to get away from his family. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Mister Two Heads. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $56.00 View scans Edge tears to a few interior pages (not fully separated during manufacturing).

Stories and art by 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. Captain Yank and a squad of Italian freedom fighters must evade Nazi tanks to escape with captured fuel trucks, but Yank has a plan. Slap Happy sets out to capture radium thieves for the reward. Dixie Dugan and her friends stumble on a millionaire's deserted cabin in the woods. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; How To Cook a Monkey. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ed Moritz, 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. Dixie and Rosamond try to jump-start a middle-aged romance between Mr. Shipley and Rosie's aunt. Sparky Watts tries to help Doc Static capitalize on his "living radio" idea, but a random Frank Sinatra broadcast gets Sparky mobbed with infatuated women who think he sings like Frankie. Skyman seeks the thugs who've purloined a jade necklace from the J. Wadsworth Long art collection. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Double Date With Deep-Sea. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ogden Whitney, Tom DeAngelo, Don Dean, Ham Fisher, 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. Joe Palooka convinces his trainer Knobby to give another fighter some good advice, even though Knobby's already bet against him. This was the last appearance of Joe Palooka in Big Shot; he next appeared in Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) #1. Doc Static's new invention puts Sparky Watts into suspended animation, and he is carried off by hungry vultures. After crash-landing his ship on the moon, Skyman encounters a moon-girl and escaped Nazi war criminals, including Hitler himself! Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Good Old Bumpy: Help Wanted. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $21.00 View scan Corner clipped. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Ogden Whitney, Tom DeAngelo, Don Dean, 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 investigates the murders of the Post family. Doc Static's new automatic lawnmower also paints the house and eliminates pesky door-to-door salesmen, but gets stuck on Sparky's head when Slap Happy tries to give him a haircut. Skyman discovers Hitler hiding out among the Nazi war criminals on the moon; unfortunately, Skyman has amnesia after his spaceship crashed. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; All in a Lifetime; Good Old Bumpy: Little Monsters. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $10.00 View scan No top staple (manufacturing).

Stories and art by Ogden Whitney, Tom DeAngelo, Don Dean, Lank Leonard, 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. In his debut in the pages of Big Shot, Irish-American cop Mickey Finn wants to attend the FBI academy, but his Uncle Phil just wants a free trip to Washington. Doc Static's new remote-control machine causes nothing but problems, especially when a greedy millionaire gets wind of it. On the moon, amnesiac Skyman doesn't recognize either his gal Fawn or Adolf Hitler, but he's got bigger problems: an attack of giant moon-rats. Babs remembers how she first met Tony Trent and The Face, in a one-issue revival of The Face in response to reader demand. Plus a PSA for US Savings Bonds featuring a photo/cartoon version of screen legend Danny Kaye. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Mickey Finn; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; All in a Lifetime; Good Old Bumpy: Little Monsters. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Don Dean, Lank Leonard, 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. Bo the dog is worried when he hears rumors about a dog food shortage. Sparky Watts decides to see if he can use his superpowers to stop a tornado. Skyman's plan to turn the moon-people against Hitler hits a snag when a missile from Earth strikes the moon. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Mickey Finn; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; All in a Lifetime; Good Old Bumpy: Aftermath. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Lank Leonard, Renny McEvoy, Jim Fabian, Don Dean, 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. Dixie Dugan's mom is hired to make evening gowns for a dozen men, for a college "powder puff" drag revue. Slap Happy reads Mother Goose rhymes for the first time, and thinks they're reports of actual events. As Skyman and his team escape the moon, Adolf Hitler, tied to a rocket, meets a final fate that only Bucky Barnes could truly appreciate. Sparky Watts; Cranberry Boggs; Mickey Finn; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Hollywood Johnnie; All in a Lifetime; Tony Trent's Peril. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.