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16July-August 1952
$0.10

Big Town #16

DC · July-August 1952 · on sale 1952-05-26

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Series
Big Town (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
July-August 1952
Key date
1952-07-00
On-sale date
1952-05-26
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Crime Nobody Saw!cover1pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: Bernard Sachs
1Buzzy Scoffs at "That Deep, Dark Secret!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown
2The Crime Nobody Saw!comic story7.67script: John Broome; pencils: John Lehti; inks: Bob Lander
6The Case of the Superstitious Reporter!comic story6script: John Broome; pencils: John Lehti; inks: Bob LanderSteve Wilson; Dixon Williams; Lorelei Kilbourne; Mrs. Norris; Inspector Callahan
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
10The Cross-Country Killer!comic story3.5pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen
12The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed!comic story7.67script: John Broome; pencils: John Lehti; inks: Bernard Sachs
16The Craziest Pair in History-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 7.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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