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23September-October 1953
$0.10

Big Town #23

DC · September-October 1953 · on sale 1953-07-22

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Identification plate

Series
Big Town (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
September-October 1953
Key date
1953-09-00
On-sale date
1953-07-22
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Frank Giacoia
2The Man with 100 Livescomic story7.67script: John Broome; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John GiuntaLorelei Kilbourne, Steve Wilson
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6Buzzy Asks: How Safe Is Your Driving?public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerBuzzy Brown
7Fog over Big Towncomic story8script: John Broome; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John Giunta
8The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawkpromo (ad from the publisher)1
10The Case of the Unlucky Winner!comic story9.67script: John Broome; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John GiuntaSteve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Alice; Fred Colby; J.J. Maxon; Charles Tyson; Harry the Hack; Jojo; Tiny; Alfred; Inspector Callahan
12-cartoon1

Plus 6.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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