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  • Issue #52
    Big Shot Comics (1940) 52
    • Sticker on cover. Tape on a few interior pages and cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Spine roll, cover coming loose at single center staple, water damage, slight mold.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    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.

  • Issue #53
    Big Shot Comics (1940) 53
    • Cover detached at single center staple. Water spotting.

    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.

  • Issue #54
    Big Shot Comics (1940) 54

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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.

  • Issue #55
    Big Shot Comics (1940) 55

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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.

  • Issue #56
    Big Shot Comics (1940) 56
    • Edge tears to a few interior pages (not fully separated during manufacturing).

    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.

  • Issue #57
    Big Shot Comics (1940) 57

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    Stories and art by Ray Krank, Ham Fisher, 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. Captain Yank and Wanda head to Cairo on a new assignment. Junior gets Bo a job as a security dog. Brass Knuckles faces a wrestler many times his size in the ring. Plus a vintage PSA ("from the War Advertising Council in cooperation with the War Production Board and the Office of War Information") for wartime paper salvage, an early form of recycling. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; The King of QWERTYUIOP. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #58
    Big Shot Comics (1940) 58

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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. When Fawn is abducted by Nazi spies, Skyman gets out his new jet-powered plane, Feather, which can hover in midair. Sparky, Hedy and Slap Happy vacation at Mr. Hodgers' ranch in Texas, and try to help him raise the money for his mortgage before Mr. Gold seizes the property. Charlie Chan tells the story of when he went after The Gentleman Thief. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Skyman Rides the Whirlwind. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #59
    Big Shot Comics (1940) 59

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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.

  • Issue #60
    Big Shot Comics (1940) 60

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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.

  • Issue #61
    Big Shot Comics (1940) 61

    Stories and art by Ed Moritz, 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. Dixie and Rosamond try to jump-start a middle-aged romance between Mr. Shipley and Rosie's aunt. Sparky Watts tries to help Doc Static capitalize on his "living radio" idea, but a random Frank Sinatra broadcast gets Sparky mobbed with infatuated women who think he sings like Frankie. Skyman seeks the thugs who've purloined a jade necklace from the J. Wadsworth Long art collection. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Double Date With Deep-Sea. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $40 Big Shot Comics 61 Columbia VG Skyman Tony Trent the Face Sparky Watts

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