Big Town (1951) comic books 1954-1956
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Big Town (1951) #30Published Mar 1955 by National Periodical Publ.$21.00
View scan- Cover and centerfold detached at one staple.
Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Big Town at Night!" (Steve and Lorelei avenge the death of Big Town's night club columnist); "The Trail of the Talented Trickster"; "Jackpot of Crime!"; "Famous Newspaper Firsts!" and "Circulation Promotion Stunts." Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.
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Big Town (1951) #37Published Feb 1956 by National Periodical Publ.$22.00
View scanBased on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Mystery Reporter of The Illustrated Press!" (a failed reporter gets credit for a story he didn't write); "The Secret Life of ?Streak' Saunders!"; and "The Riddle of the Glass Skyscraper!" Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane. Cover price $0.10.
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Big Town (1951) #40Published Aug 1956 by National Periodical Publ.$17.00
View scans- 1.25" Cumulative spine split. Tape under staples.
Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Steve Wilson's Dangerous Day!" (Steve tells his staff, via flashbacks, what it takes to be a good reporter); "The House of Strange Secrets"; and "The Casebook of Unsolved Mysteries!" Scripts John Broom and Frances E. Heron, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.