Big Town (1951) comic books 1955 or before

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Deadly Nightmare!" ("fighting editor" Steve Wilson, making his DC debut, solves a food poisoning mystery); "Forgotten Men of Skid Row!"; "I Fight Crime with My Camera!"; and "The Flag of Doom!" Scripts by Dave Wood and France E. Herron, pencils by Dan Barry, inks by Sy Barry. Cover by Carmine Infantino and 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: "The Flying City Room!" (Steve, Lorelei, and veteran Harry the Hack solve mysteries while in flight); "The Gangster Boss of Small Town!"; "The Dubious Alibi!" (with Johnny Law); The Human Bomb!" and "Traffic Troubles." Scripts by France E. Herron, pencils by Dan Barry and J. Winslow Mortimer, inks by Sy Barry. Cover by Dan Barry. 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 Cruelest Racket in the World!" (to solve a blackmail racket, Steve and Lorelei pretend to be married); "Phantom from the Past!"; "Steve Wilson's Disgrace!"; "The Fearsome Film!" (with Johnny Law); and "The Black Toothpick." Scripts by Dave Wood, pencils by Dan Barry and J. Winslow Mortimer, inks by Sy Barry. Cover by Dan Barry. 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 Manhunt!" (Steve faces killer Boxie Vincent); "Badge of Courage!"; "The Zero Hour!" (with Johnny Law); "Arrest Me?I'm a Murderer!"; and "The Hobby Man." Scripts by John Broome, Robert Kanigher and Miriam Hecht, pencils by John Lehti and J. Winslow Mortimer, inks by Sy Barry. Cover by John Lehti and Sy Barry. 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: "Stop the Presses!" (a wounded Policeman's wife resents her husband's profession); "Lost, Strayed or Stolen?One Million Dollars!"; "The Perfect Alibi!" (with Johnny Law); "The Stamp of Guilt!"; and "Custer's Last Fight." Scripts by John Broome, Miriam Hecht, and Dave Wood, pencils by John Lehti and J. Winslow Mortimer, inks by Sy Barry and Frank Giacoia. Cover by John Lehti and Sy Barry. 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: "Death of a Skyscraper!" (Steve Wilson investigates the phenomenon of construction workers falling to their deaths); "Crime Takes a Holiday!"; "The Indirect Murder!" (with Johnny Law); and "The Man Who Plundered Big Town!" Scripts by Miriam Hecht and Dave Wood, pencils by John Lehti and J. Winslow Mortimer, inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by John Lehti and Sy Barry. 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: "Obituaries for Sale!" (Steve Wilson investigates a mystery involving people who die after their obituaries appear in The Illustrated Press); "Secrets of Big Town!"; "The Mystery Room 1313!"; "Crime on the Record!" (with Johnny Law); and "The Build Anything in Hours." Scripts by Dave Wood and Bill Finger, pencils by John Lehti and Irwin Hasen, inks by Frank Giacoia, Sy Barry, and Joe Giella. Cover by John Lehti and Sy Barry. 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 Man Who Died Yesterday!" (Steve Wilson investigates a killer's double); "The Target of the Underworld!"; "The Network of Crime" (with Johnny Law); and "The Case of the Stolen Face!" Scripts by Dave Wood and Miriam Hecht, pencils by John Lehti and Irwin Hasen, inks by Frank Giacoia and Joe Giella. Cover by Alex Toth and Sy Barry. 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 Tin Hero of Big Town!" (Steve Wilson creates "Foster Father Week," which he tries to live up to); "Mystery Mansion!"; "Johnny Law vs. Johnny Lawless"; and "Beauty and the Bullets!" Scripts by Bill Finger and Dave Wood, pencils by John Lehti and Irwin Hasen, inks by Sy Barry, Bernard Sachs, and Frank Giacoia. Cover by Alex Toth. 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 Strange Story of Tomorrow's Newspaper!" (Steve Wilson must protect Lorelei, whose obituary appears in the paper); "Crime Rides the Skies!"; "The Thousand-to-One-Chance!" (with Johnny Law); and "The Alibi King of Big Town!" Scripts by Dave Wood and Miriam Hecht, pencils by John Lehti and Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs and Bob Lander, and Frank Giacoia. Cover by Alex Toth. 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 Last Headline!" (Lorelei and Steve Wilson compete to write the best story involving dangerous jobs); "The Secret Underworld of Big Town!; and "The City That Never Sleeps!" Scripts by John Broome, Miriam Hecht, and Bill Finger, pencils by John Lehti, inks by John Giunta, Bernard Sachs, and Bob Lander. Cover by Alex Toth. 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 Secret of the Dead Man's Shoes!" (Steve and Lorelei investigate a mystery surrounding a corpse's stolen shoes); "Where is Steve Wilson?"; and "A Day in the Life of a Cop!" Scripts by Bill Finger and Miriam Hecht, pencils by John Lehti, inks by Bob Lander and Bernard Sachs. Cover by Alex Toth. 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: "Old Newsmen Never Die!" (Steve visits an old newsmen's home, leading to a criminal case and a bunch of journalists coming out of retirement); "The Hermit of Big Town!"; "Stand-In for Murder!"; and "The Big House Express!" (with Johnny Law). Scripts by Lee Goldsmith, Robert Kanigher, and John Broome, pencils by John Lehti and Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs and Bob Lander. Cover by Alex Toth. 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: "Mystery of the Big Town Zoo!" (a giant ape named Africa helps Steve and Lorelei capture jewel thieves); "The Disappearing Diner!"; "The Accusing Parrot!"; "Shadow of the Underworld"; and "The Pinkerton Detective Agency Out West." Scripts by John Broome and Lee Goldsmith, pencils by John Lehti and Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs and Bob Lander. Cover by Lehti and John Giunta. 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 Terminal!" (Steve and Lorelei capture a bank robber and help reunite lost lovers); "The Fatal Four!"; "The Legacy of Doom!"; and "A Shadow of a Doubt!" (with Johnny Law). Scripts by Lee Goldsmith, Bill Finger, and John Broome, pencils by John Lehti and Irwin Hasen, inks by Bob Lander and Bernard Sachs. Cover by Lehti and John Giunta. 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 Superstitious Reporter" (Steve Wilson's life is saved by a gold pencil that belongs to reporter Dix Williams); "The Crime Nobody Saw"; "The Cross Country Killer" (with Johnny Law); and "The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed." Scripts John Broome, pencils by John Lehti and Irwin Hasen, inks by Bob Lander and Bernard Sachs. Cover by Manny Stallman and 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: "Reporter for a Day!" (A rewrite man for The Illustrated Press accompanies Steve Wilson on a dangerous assignment); "The Perfect Crime Club!"; "I Was an Eyewitness to Murder!"; and "Clay Pigeon!" (with Johnny Law). Scripts John Broome and Dave Wood, pencils by Manny Stallman and Frank Giacoia, inks by John Giunta and Bob Lander. 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: "Nightmare Town!" (Pickpocket Frisky Gates steals an atomic explosive, spurring Steve Wilson into action); "Target of the Underworld!"; "Crime Sheet"; and "Whispering Doom!" (with Johnny Law). Scripts John Broome and Dave Wood, pencils by Manny Stallman and Irwin Hasen, inks by John Giunta and Bernard Sachs. Cover by Gil Kane and 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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.