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18November-December 1952
$0.10

Big Town #18

DC · November-December 1952 · on sale 1952-09-24

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Series
Big Town (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
November-December 1952
Key date
1952-11-00
On-sale date
1952-09-24
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bernard Sachs
1Buzzy Says "You Get What You Vote For!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown
2Target of the Underworld!comic story8script: Dave Wood; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John GiuntaSteve Wilson; Jarvis White; Lorelei Kilbourne; Whispering Willie; Harry the Hack; Al Mason; Carl Zuto; Bobo Burke; Phil Robbins
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6Crime Sheet!comic story5.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John GiuntaSteve Wilson; ‘By-Line’ Benson
8News on the Wingcartoon0.5
11The Whispering Doom!comic story3.67pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Bernard Sachs
13Big Townpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
14World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15Nightmare Town!comic story8script: John Broome; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John Giunta

Plus 6.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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