Big Town (1951) comic books 1953-1955

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Cartoon Crimes!" (Steve Wilson solves the mystery of a missing cartoonist); "The Club of Condemned Men"; "Beware of Steve Wilson!"; and "The Innocent Killer!" (with Johnny Law). Scripts John Broome and Dave Wood, pencils by Manny Stallman and Irwin Hasen, inks by John Giunta and Joe Giella. Cover by Gil Kane and Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Headline Hunter" (Steve Wilson deals with a press agent and his client); "Big Town's Amazing Manhunt!"; "The Human Memory Book!" (with Johnny Law); and "Rendezvous with Murder!" Scripts John Broome, Dave Wood, and David Kahn, pencils by Manny Stallman and Irwin Hasen, inks by John Giunta and Joe Giella. Cover by Gil Kane and Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $60.00 View scans Cover oxidation.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $37.00

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Strange Invasion of Big Town!" (alien invaders do their thing in this sci-fi tale); "Halfway to Peril"; "Million Dollar Typewriter!"; and "Police Reporter." Scripts John Broome and Dave Wood, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Bernard Sachs. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Amazing Crime Camera!" (criminals use an innocent young photographer to do their bidding); "The Mysterious Mr. Mastermind!"; and "The Impossible Alibi!" Scripts John Broome, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Case of the Unlucky Winner!" (thanks to Steve and the Court of Final Appeal, the fiancé of a switchboard operator is spared from being executed); "The Man with 100 Lives"; "Fog over Big Town"; and "Famous Newspaper Firsts." Scripts John Broome, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Frank Giacoia. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Last Stop?Murder!" (buses replace streetcars as the preferred mode of transportation, and criminals discover that a streetcar conductor has made a model of the streetcar system); "The Puzzle of the Burglar-Proof Bank"; "Appointment with Death!"; and "Promotion Stunt." Scripts Frances E. Heron and John Broome, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Six Lives of Steve Wilson!" (Steve uses a wax dummy of himself to defeat a criminal); "The Famous Mr. Nobody!"; "Death in Disguise"; "Newspaper Campaigns of Good Will"; and "Famous Newspaper Firsts." Scripts John Broome and Frances E. Heron, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Newsboy Brigade!" (Steve helps city youth, two of which?a teenage reporter and photographer?nail their first bylines and capture crooks); "Big Town Blockbuster"; "The Man Who Cheated Death!"; "Headline Heroes"; and "Odd News Items." 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.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Big Town Jungle!" (Steve Wilson uses techniques learned from the newspaper's hunting and fishing editor to solve a manhunt); "The Crime Laboratory!"; "Death Takes the Stage!"; and "Among the Missing." 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.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Crime Patrol!" (Steve, Harry, Hack, and Lorelei investigate multiple cases of arsony); "The Billion Dollar Captive"; and "The 3-Ring Murder Case!" Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Steve Wilson's Night Beat!" (Steve teaches an arrogant millionaire's son a thing or two about journalism); "Crime Goes to the Fair!"; "The Riddle of the Roving Reporter!"; "Famous Newspaper Firsts"; and "Odd News Items!" Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $25.00 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.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The House of Doomed Men" (While working on the 100th issue of The Illustrated Press, Steve and Lorelei solve a 100-year-old mystery); "Mystery of the Missing Eye-Witness"; "Untold Tales of Filmland: Jungle Cinderella"; and "One Minute to Live!" Scripts John Broom and Frances E. Heron, pencils by Manny Stallman and Nick Cardy, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $14.00 View scan Staple rust with migration. Water damage. Cover loose at one staple.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Vanishing Headline!" (Steve and Lorelei search for a kidnapped singer); "The Prophet of Doom"; and "The Gun That Never Missed!" 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.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Amazing Mr. Presto!" (Steve and Mr. Presto uncover the mystery of a vanishing act); "The Secret of the Stolen Statuettes!"; "The Mountain Trail of Mystery!"; "Amateur Inventors"; and "Why the Shoe Fits." Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $5.00

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Mystery of the Millionaire G.I." (Steve and some Marine buddies rescue a member of their group who has been kidnapped); "Behind the Locked Door!"; and "The Mental Marvel of Big Town!" Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $8.00

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Steve Wilson's Lucky Day!" (a trio of contests helps increase the circulation of The Illustrated Press); "The Mystery Man of Tumble-Down Alley"; and "Danger Signal!" Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Prisoners of Thunder Hill!" (cub reporter Hal Courtney beats his more experienced peers to the big story); "The Mysterious Stranger of Mazda Lane"; and "The Fortune-Hunters of Big Town!" Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.