Big Shot Comics (1940) comic books 1955 or before

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $234.95 or Best Offer View scans 3" spine split from top of comic. Cover and centerfold detached. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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Ogden Whitney cover. Gardner Fox stories. Contains original features, comic strip reprints, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Skyman" art by Ogden Whitney; "Joe Palooka" by Ham Fisher; "The Face" art by Mart Bailey; "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Tom Kerry, District Attorney" art by Ken Ernst; "Marvelo, Monarch of Magicians" art by Fred Guardineer; "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "Rocky Ryan" art by Ogden Whitney; "Jibby Jones" by Vincent "Vin" Sullivan; "Charlie Chan" by Alfred Andriola; and "Spy-Master" art by Mart Bailey. "The Revolt that Failed" text story by Jack Anthony. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Ogden Whitney cover. Gardner Fox stories. "Spy-Master" feature becomes "Spy-Chief". Contains original features, comic strip reprints, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Skyman" art by Ogden Whitney; "Joe Palooka" by Ham Fisher; "The Face" art by Mart Bailey; "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Tom Kerry, District Attorney" art by Ken Ernst; "Marvelo, Monarch of Magicians" art by Fred Guardineer; "Mike the Mascot" by Fred Schwab; "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "Rocky Ryan" art by Ogden Whitney; "Jibby Jones" by Vincent "Vin" Sullivan; "Mortimer the Monk" by Fred Schwab; "Charlie Chan" by Alfred Andriola; "Off-side!" by Jo Metzer; and "Spy-Chief" art by Mart Bailey. "The Skyman Encounters Kidnappers" text story. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, George Papp, Creig Flessel, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Radio star Tony Trent dons the horror mask of The Face to investigate Zigzag Sondrow's fur robberies. Magician hero Marvelo battles witch doctor Malanga, whose magic is nearly as powerful as his own. Spy-Chief faces a mad scientist's Tornado Weapon. The Face was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; Facts from the Files; Flossie; Charlie Chan; Jibby Jones; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo Monarch of Magicians; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, Jo Metzger, A. W. Nugent, Vin Sullivan, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Joe Palooka's gal Ann Howe is worried about him on the eve of his biggest fight yet. Marvelo the Magician encounters the Troglodytes of Matto Grosso while deep-sea fishing. Radio star Tony Trent dons the horror-mask of The Face to investigate the Dude Ranch Kidnapping. Plus a Hollywood page featuring Dick Powell, Joan Blondell and Mickey Rooney. Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; Film Facts; Off-Side; Oddities from Here 'n' There; Potts the Butler; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Paul Dean, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Sparky Watts, in classic superhero tradition, tests out his new powers by getting in the ring with a wrestler, punching through a punching bag, and learning he now weighs 823 pounds (!). Circus sharpshooter Mary hires Charlie Chan to find the identity of the murderous Rockingham Bandit. Marvelo the Magician fights to free a millionaire from the murderous schemes of a master hypnotist. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo; The Face; Oliver Drab. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Doc Static's cure for Sparky's sudden microscopic shrinking has the side-effect of giving Slap Happy super-powered feet. Marvelo the Magician and his assistant Zee join Commodore Crank's yacht for a Caribbean cruise, but someone doesn't want them on board. Charlie Chan tries to prove Eric innocent of being the deadly Rockingham Bandit before the real Bandit gets to him. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Marvelo; The Face; Oliver Drab. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Fred Schwab, Bart Tumey, Ham Fisher, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Sparky Watts once again shrinks to microscopic size when the cosmic rays that give him his superpowers wear off. Captain Devildog faces Nazi U-boats on the Eastern US coast. The Cloak, aka Sky Chief, tries to protect the experimental B-19 mega-bomber from a mysterious saboteur. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mortimer the Monk; Raja the Arabian Knight; The Face; Trixie. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Boody Rogers. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Gangsters betting on fixed baseball games don't like the idea of super-powered Sparky Watts becoming the team pitcher. Joe Palooka's trainer Knobby is concerned when he gets letters threatening Joe's life right before a big match. The Cloak battles the Riders of Doom, who are terrorizing the people of a small town. The first cover of the series to feature Sparky Watts by Boody Rogers. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief as the Cloak; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Racetrack Racketeers; Raja the Arabian Knight; The Face. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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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Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Gardner Fox, Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Frank Beck, H. J. Tuthill, Ray McGill, 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. Sparky Watts, the world's strongest man, goes out for football. The Face fights to free the captive Flying Tigers fighter squad from a Japanese ship. The mysterious voice of The Prophet hijacks radio waves to predict disasters, undermine the US war effort, and frame Skyman for his crimes. Cover by Ogden Whitney features Joe Palooka, Santa Claus, and a flying jeep. Mortimer the Monk; Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Trixie; Bo; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; The Bungle Family; The Face. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ham Fisher, Kermit Jadiker and Charles Zerner (credited as Paine), Elmer Wexler, Art Huhta, Frank Beck, Frank Tinsley, 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. Sparky Watts' pal Yoo Hoo invents a "dark" bulb that creates darkness when it's turned on. Joe Palooka struggles to survive in the Everglades after a plane crash. In the final chapter of the Hawk saga, Charlie Chan and Laddie are captured by the ruthless villain known as the Hawk, but Laddie has hidden his father's confession that identifies the Hawk. Vic Jordan; Skyman; Sparky Watts; Somewhere in Africa; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dinky Dinkerton; Dixie Dugan; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ham Fisher, Kermit Jadiker and Charles Zerner (credited as Paine), Elmer Wexler, Art Huhta, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Sparky Watts meets Corporal Treetop, another wacky Boody Rogers character, who is so tall, his head never appears in panel. Treetop is strong enough to pick up Sparky, but Sparky is strong enough to pick up Treetop while he's still holding up Sparky. Unemployed detective Dinky Dinkerton seeks a crime to solve, in a strip with wacky art (by Art Huhta) along the lines of Toonerville Trolley and Basil Wolverton. Vic Jordan and Adrienne work with the French Resistance to help British airmen escape Nazi-held Europe. Vic Jordan; All in a Lifetime; Sparky Watts; Trouble for Tojo; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dinky Dinkerton; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; V for Valor. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Tom DeAngelo. Stories and art by Tom De Angelo, Jeff MacHamer, Ham Fisher, Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Kermit Jadiker and Charles Zerner (credited as Paine), Elmer Wexler, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Sparky Watts must escort officials to a secret military conference, which seems like no problem for a man with cosmic-ray superpowers. Vic Jordan is captured by Nazi agent Major Koenig, leading to a rescue by Adrienne and a battle to the death. Skyman's plane barely survives an encounter with a mechanic named "Gremlin," in an early use of the "gremlin" legend that originated just before WWII. Vic Jordan; Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; All in a Lifetime; Hollywood Husband; Return to Mindanao. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ray Krank, Tom DeAngelo, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Kermit Jadiker and Charles Zerner (credited as Paine), Elmer Wexler, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Charlie Chan returns to San Francisco to close the trap on the remaining members of the spy ring. Sparky and company try to help war orphans, and a young Joe Palooka contemplates equality and democracy. While Dixie Dugan is dressed as a nurse for a joke, a doctor takes her along on an urgent call. The cover features a PSA to "Fight Infantile Paralysis," better known as polio. Vic Jordan; Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; All in a Lifetime; Happy New Year, Jim!. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Charles Stern, Tom DeAngelo, Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. In Tunisia, Captain Yank rescues a mysterious veiled woman, who demands to see the U.S. commander. Slap Happy wants to go ice skating to impress beautiful Lana Lucious, but his fantastically large feet require sleds for skates. Dixie Dugan learns that wealthy Ronnie Kinter has only been pretending to be sick to get away from his family. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Mister Two Heads. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ray Krank, Charles Stern, Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Charlie Chan stows away on a Japanese ship to track the saboteurs, but he is detected and captured. Slap Happy, Sparky and Doc Static are shipwrecked on an island, but they are not alone. Dixie Dugan tries to determine if the runaway soda jerk is really the wealthy Ronnie Kinter. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; The Monkeys of Mr. Wun. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ray Krank, Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. A killer stalks the creators of the Dream Drug, which causes criminals to have nightmares until they confess their crimes. A painting is so horrible, people flee the art gallery to get away from it - so naturally, Sparky's pal Slap Happy wins it in a raffle. Kirk and Charlie Chan battle escaped spies Zara and Everett on a ship bound for Axis Japan. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Manhattan Manhunt. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Captain Yank and a squad of Italian freedom fighters must evade Nazi tanks to escape with captured fuel trucks, but Yank has a plan. Slap Happy sets out to capture radium thieves for the reward. Dixie Dugan and her friends stumble on a millionaire's deserted cabin in the woods. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; How To Cook a Monkey. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. The "last Nazi," an escaped war criminal, hijacks a plane to escape justice, and Skyman takes wing in pursuit. Sparky and Slap Happy battle escaped outlaws while on vacation at Mr. Hodgers' ranch in Texas. Charlie Chan tries to prove a man is innocent of killing his wife, despite the evidence suggesting otherwise. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; The Man Who Stole the Sixth Avenue L. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. A Skyman impostor, complete with customized Wing plane, tries to frame Skyman for his crimes. While listening to their favorite radio program, The Lone Stranger, Doc Static accidentally turns Sparky Watts into a living radio. Captain Biggs wants to arrest The Face for murder, leading to trouble for Willy and Tony, the two men behind The Face's mask. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Swindler's Homecoming. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. No longer hiding behind the mask of The Face, Tony Trent continues to battle crime under his own name. Slap Happy is cast as the lead in a Hollywood movie, but the GMG studio doesn't know about the living-radio invention that makes him such a great singer. As America transitions from World War II to the postwar period, Captain Yank makes his final appearance. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Double Date With Deep-Sea. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Don Dean, Ham Fisher, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Bo the dog can't compete with the new kitten for cuteness, so he decides to adopt it instead. Slap Happy accidentally winds up in the pilot's seat when Doc Static is testing out his new invention, a remote-control drone plane. The debut of Cranberry Boggs, a sort of Northeastern Li'l Abner with lobster-traps and Codville, instead of Sadie Hawkins and Dogpatch. Bizarre pre-psychedelic cover was featured in Scott Shaw!'s Oddball Comics. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Jamie Cuthbert and the Dublin Terror. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Don Dean, Ham Fisher, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Dixie Dugan springs into action after a handsome stranger breaks his leg, but a lawnmower makes for an odd-looking splint. Sparky Watts dreams that he's married to the worst wife ever, and his superpowers are no help. Charlie Chan helps track down kidnappers who've taken a young boy hostage. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Paddy Doyle. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Tom DeAngelo, Don Dean, Ham Fisher, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Skyman encounters an artist who uses his paintings as a way to case buildings for future robberies. Fragile millionaire Spencer Strongheart looks exactly like super-powered Sparky Watts, which causes some confusion after Spencer is kidnapped. Charlie Chan and Kirk find themselves in a strange situation after a plane crashes on a beautiful, reclusive woman's property. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Pistols in the Morning. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ogden Whitney, Tom DeAngelo, Don Dean, Ham Fisher, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Granny is scandalized that Cranberry Boggs went and got himself a tattoo, until she sees what it says. When Sparky Watts winds up walking down the aisle with the fiancee of lookalike Spencer Strongheart, only his super-speed can save him from marriage. Dixie Dugan's mysterious, wealthy new beau wants to transform her into a debutante, and she's not sure how she feels about that. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; The Revolution and a Bit of Dentistry. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ogden Whitney, Tom DeAngelo, Don Dean, Ham Fisher, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Skyman secretly plans to launch his latest ship to the moon itself, but Fawn finds out about it, and so does a gangster who wants the rocket for himself. Slap Happy becomes the latest target of Coquette Circe, the beautiful woman who drives ugly men to suicide. Tony Trent is angry after stunt-flier Hellcat Rankin takes Tony's fiancee Babs with him on his latest dangerous flight. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; All in a Lifetime; Jamie Cuthbert's Duel. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ogden Whitney, Tom DeAngelo, Don Dean, Jeff Machamer, Ham Fisher, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Skyman launches his experimental spaceship toward the moon, unaware that he's carrying two stowaways. Doc Static suggests to Sparky Watts that a road trip is the best way to cure Slap Happy's ills. After he reads a comic book to his niece and nephew, Brass Knuckles dreams that he is Superman spoof Dooperman on an encounter with the Moon Men. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Hollywood Husband; Squire Kingsman's Front Tooth. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Tom DeAngelo, Don Dean, Jeff Machamer, Ham Fisher, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Skyman finds two surprising things on the moon: Fawn, his stowaway girlfriend, and fugitive Nazis. Sparky Watts becomes a rainmaking machine after Slap Happy accidentally knocks him skyward. Charlie Chan reveals the story of the Lottery Murders. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; All in a Lifetime; Hollywood Husband; Good Old Bumpy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ogden Whitney, Tom DeAngelo, Don Dean, Ham Fisher, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Joe Palooka convinces his trainer Knobby to give another fighter some good advice, even though Knobby's already bet against him. This was the last appearance of Joe Palooka in Big Shot; he next appeared in Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) #1. Doc Static's new invention puts Sparky Watts into suspended animation, and he is carried off by hungry vultures. After crash-landing his ship on the moon, Skyman encounters a moon-girl and escaped Nazi war criminals, including Hitler himself! Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Good Old Bumpy: Help Wanted. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ogden Whitney, Tom DeAngelo, Don Dean, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Charlie Chan investigates the murders of the Post family. Doc Static's new automatic lawnmower also paints the house and eliminates pesky door-to-door salesmen, but gets stuck on Sparky's head when Slap Happy tries to give him a haircut. Skyman discovers Hitler hiding out among the Nazi war criminals on the moon; unfortunately, Skyman has amnesia after his spaceship crashed. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; All in a Lifetime; Good Old Bumpy: Little Monsters. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $18.25 View scan Only one staple (manufacturing). Water damage.

Stories and art by Ogden Whitney, Tom DeAngelo, Don Dean, Lank Leonard, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. In his debut in the pages of Big Shot, Irish-American cop Mickey Finn wants to attend the FBI academy, but his Uncle Phil just wants a free trip to Washington. Doc Static's new remote-control machine causes nothing but problems, especially when a greedy millionaire gets wind of it. On the moon, amnesiac Skyman doesn't recognize either his gal Fawn or Adolf Hitler, but he's got bigger problems: an attack of giant moon-rats. Babs remembers how she first met Tony Trent and The Face, in a one-issue revival of The Face in response to reader demand. Plus a PSA for US Savings Bonds featuring a photo/cartoon version of screen legend Danny Kaye. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Mickey Finn; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; All in a Lifetime; Good Old Bumpy: Little Monsters. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Tom DeAngelo, Jeff Machamer, Don Dean, Lank Leonard, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Tony Trent finds a doctor who can cure Babs of her tropical disease, but first he must elude the two sinister men following him. Cosmic rays cause Slap Happy to regress quickly to infancy, and Sparky Watts has to figure out how to change him back. Skyman tries to protect Fawn and Vega the moon-girl from the giant moon-rats, but after that he still has to deal with Hitler's bid to take over the moon-people. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Mickey Finn; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; All in a Lifetime; Hollywood Husband; Good Old Bumpy: Mmm-m-m-m! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $26.00 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Don Dean, Lank Leonard, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Bo the dog is worried when he hears rumors about a dog food shortage. Sparky Watts decides to see if he can use his superpowers to stop a tornado. Skyman's plan to turn the moon-people against Hitler hits a snag when a missile from Earth strikes the moon. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Mickey Finn; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; All in a Lifetime; Good Old Bumpy: Aftermath. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Boody Rogers. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Don Dean, Lank Leonard, Renny McEvoy, Jim Fabian, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Dixie Dugan goes on her first date with her boss, despite her better judgment. Back from the lost valley, Sparky Watts introduces Hattie the Horrible, a talking spike-helmet with feet who hates women, in another wacky Boody Rogers tale. On the moon, Hitler plans to hypnotize Skyman and command him to build nuclear bombs for his attack on Earth. Another bizarre cover by Boody Rogers is worth a good long look. Sparky Watts; Cranberry Boggs; Mickey Finn; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Hollywood Johnnie; June Bride; Bumpy: Trouble for Everyone. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. At the urging of Bradley, Dixie secretly studies for the lead role in his new play at a boarded-up old theater. While Slap Happy gets his nose stuck in a bowling ball, Sparky Watts brings his new giant pal home to meet the gang, in another wacky Boody Rogers story. Skyman has Flash Gordon-style adventures soaring through the skies of Venus. Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Bumpy: Limehouse Louey Takes Over. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mart Bailey. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. In his final Golden Age appearance, Skyman's ship is hijacked over Scotland. Sparky Watts' wedding to Dotty is marred by the arrival of her jealous sister and a terrible accident. Tony and Babs Trent must help a fugitive princess fleeing with a fortune in jewels. Bo; Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Bumpy: Everybody Gets Into the Act. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.