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    Big Shot Comics (1940) #27 CGC 6.5
    Published Sep 1942 by Columbia Comics Group.

    Big Shot Comics (1940) 27 CGC 6.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #1497202002

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    Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Gardner Fox, Ham Fisher, Ray McGill, Bart Tumey, Mart Bailey, Alfred Andriola, 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. After super-powered baby Halfpint strikes Senator Fiddlestring, the politician's words all come out backwards, and Sparky Watts must remedy the situation without making it worse. Rocky Ryan goes deep behind enemy lines in the heart of Asia to save Betty, a US agent. En route to Hollywood to make a movie, Joe gets out of a sticky situation when Knobby pulls some strings. Interestingly, while the Charlie Chan comic strip was discontinued at this time (as WWII began), Columbia continued running the strip reprints in Big Shot. Escape; Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; The Cloak; Kid Komics; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Charlie Chan; The Face. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Skyman (1941) #3 CGC 6.0
    Published 1947 by Columbia Comics Group.

    Skyman (1941) 3 CGC 6.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4679275007

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    Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories and art by Ogden Whitney, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. A solo book featuring aviator hero Skyman, one of the stars of Columbia's Big Shot Comics. Skyman struggles to avert an air attack that involves crashing an airliner into a skyscraper. A gangster plots to kidnap Skyman's gal Fawn, while the gangster's beautiful red-headed moll steals Skyman's plane itself. Searching for a missing plane, Skyman encounters gypsies, hoboes, a mountain lion attack, and a fortune in gold bullion. Plus a PSA for US Savings Bonds featuring comedy legend Groucho Marx! Skyman; All in a Lifetime; Brass Knuckles; Bo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.