Big Shot Comics (1940) comic books 1939-1941

Ogden Whitney cover. Gardner Fox stories. First appearances of Skyman, The Face, and The Cloak (as Spy-Master). Contains original features, comic strip reprints, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Skyman" art by Ogden Whitney, reprinted in Skyman (1941) #1 and Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) #23; "Joe Palooka" by Ham Fisher; "The Face" art by Mart Bailey, reprinted in Skyman (1941) #1 and What Is...The Face (1986) #1; "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "Tom Kerry, District Attorney" art by Ken Ernst; "Marvelo, Monarch of Magicians" art by Fred Guardineer; "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Offside" by Jo Metzer; "Charlie Chan" by Alfred Andriola; "Jibby Jones" by Vincent "Vin" Sullivan; "Rocky Ryan" art by Ogden Whitney; "Spy-Master" art by Mart Bailey; and "Mortimer the Monk" by Fred Schwab. "Heroes are Born" text story by Terry Keane. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Ogden Whitney cover. Gardner Fox stories. Contains original features, comic strip reprints, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Skyman" art by Ogden Whitney; "Joe Palooka" by Ham Fisher; "The Face" art by Mart Bailey; "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Tom Kerry, District Attorney" art by Ken Ernst; "Marvelo, Monarch of Magicians" art by Fred Guardineer; "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "Rocky Ryan" art by Ogden Whitney; "Jibby Jones" by Vincent "Vin" Sullivan; "Charlie Chan" by Alfred Andriola; and "Spy-Master" art by Mart Bailey. "The Revolt that Failed" text story by Jack Anthony. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Ogden Whitney cover. Gardner Fox stories. "Spy-Master" feature becomes "Spy-Chief". Contains original features, comic strip reprints, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Skyman" art by Ogden Whitney; "Joe Palooka" by Ham Fisher; "The Face" art by Mart Bailey; "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Tom Kerry, District Attorney" art by Ken Ernst; "Marvelo, Monarch of Magicians" art by Fred Guardineer; "Mike the Mascot" by Fred Schwab; "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "Rocky Ryan" art by Ogden Whitney; "Jibby Jones" by Vincent "Vin" Sullivan; "Mortimer the Monk" by Fred Schwab; "Charlie Chan" by Alfred Andriola; "Off-side!" by Jo Metzer; and "Spy-Chief" art by Mart Bailey. "The Skyman Encounters Kidnappers" text story. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Gardner Fox stories. Contains original features, comic strip reprints, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Skyman" art by Ogden Whitney; "Joe Palooka" by Ham Fisher; "The Face" art by Mart Bailey; "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Tom Kerry, District Attorney" art by Ken Ernst; "Film Flashes" by Will Arthur; "Charlie Chan" by Alfred Andriola; "Jibby Jones" by Vincent "Vin" Sullivan; "Rocky Ryan" art by Ogden Whitney; "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "Marvelo, Monarch of Magicians" art by Fred Guardineer; "Spy-Chief" art by Mart Bailey; and "Mortimer the Monk" by Fred Schwab. "The Face Stalks Crime" text story. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, George Papp, Alfred Andriola, Creig Flessel, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Fred Schwab. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Skyman investigates after an experimental new light bulb causes catastrophic explosions at power plants. Inspired by the superheroes in his favorite comic books, Jibby Jones creates a costume and becomes Moon Man, but his heroic career is very short. Crooked stockbrokers find that their very machines and possessions are coming to life and refusing to work for them anymore, in an unusual Marvelo the Magician story. Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; World Wonders; Charlie Chan; Jibby Jones; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo Monarch of Magicians; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, George Papp, Alfred Andriola, Creig Flessel, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Fred Schwab. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Charlie Chan investigates the kidnapping of David Frome. Tom Kerry, District Attorney, seeks the secret behind the Blue Light Murders. Adventurer Rocky Ryan travels to the Valley of the Moon to find Queen Moora and stop her Hill Tribes from invading the Maharajah's kingdom. Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; Amazing Faces; Charlie Chan; Jibby Jones; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo Monarch of Magicians; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, George Papp, Creig Flessel, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Radio star Tony Trent dons the horror mask of The Face to investigate Zigzag Sondrow's fur robberies. Magician hero Marvelo battles witch doctor Malanga, whose magic is nearly as powerful as his own. Spy-Chief faces a mad scientist's Tornado Weapon. The Face was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; Facts from the Files; Flossie; Charlie Chan; Jibby Jones; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo Monarch of Magicians; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, Albert Chartier, A. W. Nugent, Creig Flessel, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Tom Kerry, District Attorney, seeks the mastermind behind a robot that is robbing banks. Spy-Chief leaps into action after a hypnotist takes control of a US bomber squadron. Rocky Ryan guides Doe Ames to a lost underwater city in search of her missing father. Plus a Christmas greeting from the Big Shot characters. Merry Christmas!; Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; Movieland Sketches; Kid Stuff; Let's Play Games; Charlie Chan; Jibby Jones; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo Monarch of Magicians; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, Albert Chartier, A. W. Nugent, Creig Flessel, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Sailing southward with Doe Ames and her father Professor Ames, Rocky Ryan faces peril in the underground Antarctic city of Pola. Marvelo the Magician seeks The Hidden Treasure of the Haunted House. Radio star Tony Trent must don the horror-mask of The Face to find out who is impersonating Tony Trent. Plus a Hollywood page featuring James Stewart and Helen Vinson. Happy New Year; Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; Film Flashes; Kid Stuff; Oddities from Here 'n' There; Let's Play Games; Charlie Chan; Jibby Jones; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo Monarch of Magicians; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, Jo Metzger, A. W. Nugent, Vin Sullivan, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Joe Palooka's gal Ann Howe is worried about him on the eve of his biggest fight yet. Marvelo the Magician encounters the Troglodytes of Matto Grosso while deep-sea fishing. Radio star Tony Trent dons the horror-mask of The Face to investigate the Dude Ranch Kidnapping. Plus a Hollywood page featuring Dick Powell, Joan Blondell and Mickey Rooney. Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; Film Facts; Off-Side; Oddities from Here 'n' There; Potts the Butler; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, Creig Flessel, Fred Schwab, Jack Bogle, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Tom Kerry, District Attorney investigates when a gorilla murders a carnival barker at a circus, but evidence suggests the gorilla was framed by a monkey. Rocky Ryan and Doe Ames find the lost land of Carcarola, where Doe is abducted by the unicorn-riders of the high steppes. The Face investigates a smuggled Buddha and learns that it contains stolen diamonds. Plus a Hollywood page featuring Bette Davis. Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; Movieland Sketches; Jibby Jones; Oddities from Here 'n' There; Barnyard Frolics; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, Creig Flessel, Albert Chartier, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Tom Kerry, District Attorney investigates murder by water-pistol at a Turkish bath, in a story with risque pre-Code art by Fred Guardineer. Rocky Ryan and Doe Ames are hired by an obsessed captain to find the elusive white whale. Radio star Tony Trent dons the horror-mask of The Face to battle Nazi saboteurs. Plus a Hollywood page featuring Western star Tom Mix. Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; Film Flashes; Jibby Jones; Kid Stuff; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, Creig Flessel, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Skyman investigates the mysterious disappearances of Merchant Marine ships. Bandit queen Pari matches wits with Captain Devildog over new radio-comm technology. A sea-salvage crew needs the help of Marvelo the Magician to retrieve a 200-year-old sunken treasure. Plus a promo for Boody Rogers' Sparky Watts, which debuted in the following issue, #14. Skyman; Joe Palooka; Captain Devildog of the U.S. Marines; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; Jibby Jones; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, Mart Bailey, Fred Schwab, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Teen Sparky Watts volunteers to help mad scientist Doc Static with his cosmic-ray experiment, becoming a sort of nerdy Superman, in the debut of this legendary Boody Rogers series. Spy-Chief battles saboteurs who are targeting the US as a "neutral" nation during WWII (this issue was published in the summer of 1941). Marvelo the Magician accompanies archaeologist Oswell on a journey into the forbidden blue mountains of Peru. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo; Mortimer the Monk; The Face; Oliver Drab. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mart Bailey. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, Mart Bailey, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Sparky Watts resolves to use his new superpowers for good, just as a gang of con artists targets the nerdy-looking Sparky for their next swindle. Marked for death by Nazi saboteurs, Jeff Cardiff, Spy-Chief, dons the mask and cloak of a Revolutionary War-era hero, becoming The Cloak. Skyman is captured by De Carva, an earthquake-creating supervillain who tries to hold the governments of the world hostage. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo; Flossie; Film Flashes; The Face; Oliver Drab. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Paul Dean, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Sparky Watts, in classic superhero tradition, tests out his new powers by getting in the ring with a wrestler, punching through a punching bag, and learning he now weighs 823 pounds (!). Circus sharpshooter Mary hires Charlie Chan to find the identity of the murderous Rockingham Bandit. Marvelo the Magician fights to free a millionaire from the murderous schemes of a master hypnotist. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo; The Face; Oliver Drab. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mart Bailey. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Mart Bailey, Albert Chartier, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. The cosmic rays that provide Sparky Watts' superpowers run out and he shrinks to microscopic size, right in the middle of a boxing match. Radio star Tony Trent dons the horror-mask of The Face to track The Millionaire Killer. Captain Devildog of the U.S. Marines ("devil dog" being an archaic term for a Marine) faces a fight for Alaska. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mortimer the Monk; Kid Stuff; Jibby Jones' Swimming Pool; Marvelo; The Face; Oliver Drab. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Doc Static's cure for Sparky's sudden microscopic shrinking has the side-effect of giving Slap Happy super-powered feet. Marvelo the Magician and his assistant Zee join Commodore Crank's yacht for a Caribbean cruise, but someone doesn't want them on board. Charlie Chan tries to prove Eric innocent of being the deadly Rockingham Bandit before the real Bandit gets to him. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Marvelo; The Face; Oliver Drab. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Mart Bailey, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Adventurer Rocky Ryan goes in search of Amelia Earhart after picking up a radio transmission a few months after her disappearance. Skyman battles a mad scientist whose exploding idols are terrorizing the city. The Cloak (aka Spy-Chief) tracks Von Gratzoff after foiling his plan to halt shipping in the Panama Canal. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Kid Komics; Marvelo; The Face; Oliver Drab. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Gardner Fox, Ham Fisher, Mart Bailey, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Joe Palooka starts his training to fight Phantom Dill for the title. Super-powered Sparky Watts wants Doc Static to treat his girlfriend Hedy with cosmic rays, so he can marry her without threatening her safety. Marvelo the Magician rescues a kidnapped child by turning the kidnappers into children and introducing them to Santa Claus. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Mortimer the Monk; Marvelo; The Face; Oliver Drab. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.