Big Comic comic books issue 24

Wraparound cover by Joe Cooper and John Livesay. Stories by Gary Carlson, Chris Ecker, Edward DeGeorge and Jim Steranko. Art by Mark Lewis, Dave Zimmerman, Howard Bender, Randy Buccini, Joe Cooper, Shannon Denton, Chris Ecker, Bill Fugate, Darren Goodhart, Bob Hack, Steve Kurth, Tony Manginelli, Christopher Page, Dan Preece, Ed Quinby, Stuart Sayger, Andrew Sheppard, Frank Squillace, Tim Stiles, Carl Taylor, Ben Torres, John Thompson, Nigel Tully, Shawn Van Briesen, Jeff Weigel, Mike Worley and Joe Zierman. A tribute to the comics of the Golden and Silver Ages - and a breath of fresh air in the grim world of 1990s superheroes. This issue and its cover are a tribute to Jim Sterankos classic 1970s History of Comics, including the real history of Dr. Weird, one of the few characters to cross over from the world of fanzines into mainstream comics. 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ham Fisher, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Ogden Whitney. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Gangsters abduct Sparky Watts, so he uses super-speed to convince them he's a set of identical brothers. The Face is framed for the murder of a gangster's bodyguard, and must find the real killer to clear his name. The Cloak fights to protect a refugee Transylvanian count from an assassin. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief as the Cloak; U.S. Wings Over Burma; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Raja the Arabian Knight; The Face. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Story by Ray Mackay, Gary Carlson, and Charlie Boatner. Art by Ron Williams and Paul Bonnano. Cover by Ron Williams. Chaos rocks a charity carnival and brings Megaton face to face with a deadly new supervillain! But who is this mysterious Agent Orange and what does he want? And will the combined might of Megaton and Shutterbug be enough to stand up to his dangerous powers? Find out this and more in Big Bang Comics exciting 24th issue featuring Megaton in Chemical Warfare!! Plus, Astra the Rocket Girl is attacked by an alien Cog-Roach who wants her spaceship to escape a black hole. Full Color. 36 pages. Cover price $4.95.