Big Town (1951) comic books 1955 or before
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Published Jan 1951 by National Periodical Publ.$72.00
View scans- 3.5" Spine split from bottom (chew). Cover detached at one staple and loose at the other.
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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: "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.
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$235 Big Town # 1 Very Good Plus [1951] DC Golden Age Scarce $330 Big Town (1951) #1 CGC 6.0 FN Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Apr 1951 by National Periodical Publ.$28.00
View scans- 2.5" Spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust migration.
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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: "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.
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$30 Big Town #4 GD+ Golden Age Comic $44 DC 1951 BIG TOWN No. 4 VGFN Golden Age Pre-Code Crime ARREST ME - I'M A MURDERER $102 Big Town # 4 Good Plus [1951] DC Golden Age Scarce Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Aug 1951 by National Periodical Publ.$55.00
View scans- Cover detached at one staple. Rust migration.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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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 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.
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Big Town (1951) #12Published Dec 1951 by National Periodical Publ.$12.50
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.
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Big Town (1951) #17Published Oct 1952 by National Periodical Publ.$24.00
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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: "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.
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Big Town (1951) #19Published Feb 1953 by National Periodical Publ.$23.00
View scan- Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.
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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 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.
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Big Town (1951) #21Published May 1953 by National Periodical Publ.$14.00
View scan- Cover detached. 2" Cumulative spine split to cover.
$18.00
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.
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Big Town (1951) #24Published 1953 by National Periodical Publ.$23.00
View scans- .5" Spine split.
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) #25Published Feb 1954 by National Periodical Publ.$37.00
View scans- Water damage.
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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 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.
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Big Town (1951) #33Published Jun 1955 by National Periodical Publ.$14.00
View scan- 3/4" Spine split from top.
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.











