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Big Town (1951) comic books

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    Big Town (1951) #24 GD+ 2.5
    Published 1953 by National Periodical Publ.

    Big Town (1951) 24 GD+ 2.5

    .5" Spine split.

    Starts Aug 24

    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.

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    Big Town (1951) #37 VG- 3.5
    Published Feb 1956 by National Periodical Publ.

    Big Town (1951) 37 VG- 3.5

    Water spotting.

    Starts Aug 31

    Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Mystery Reporter of The Illustrated Press!" (a failed reporter gets credit for a story he didn't write); "The Secret Life of ?Streak' Saunders!"; and "The Riddle of the Glass Skyscraper!" Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane. Cover price $0.10.

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    Big Town (1951) #50 FR 1.0
    Published Apr 1958 by National Periodical Publ.

    Big Town (1951) 50 FR 1.0

    Interior is complete. Full length spine split.

    Starts Aug 24

    Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Mystery of the Time Capsule!" (Steve nabs jewel thieves whose modus operandi includes hiding jewels inside a time capsule robot); "The Secret beyond the Footlights!"; "Peril out of the Past!"; "Famous Newspaper Firsts/Quotes"; 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.