Big Town #7 (1951) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Secrets of Big Town!	cover	1	pencils: John Lehti; inks: Sy Barry
2	Secrets of Big Town!	comic story	10	script: Dave Wood; pencils: John Lehti; inks: Frank Giacoia	Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Mr. Cheever; Inspector Callahan
5	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
6	The Mystery of Room 1313!	comic story	10	script: Bill Finger; pencils: John Lehti; inks: Sy Barry	Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Inspector Callahan
8	Jacob August Riis	comic story	0.67	script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker	Jacob Riis
10	Crime on the Record!	comic story	8	pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Frank Giacoia	Johnny Law
11	They Build Anything in Hours	text article	1.75	pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
13	Lens-Lads	comic story	1	script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen; letters: Stookie Allen	David Charewicz; George Harrison; Brad Ellis; George Danker
14	-	comic story	1	script: Irwin Hasen; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen; letters: Irwin Hasen	O'Malley; Mr. Antmore; Big Dip (villain); Little Dip (villain)
15	Obituaries for Sale!	comic story	10	script: Bill Finger; pencils: John Lehti; inks: Joe Giella	Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Inspector Callahan; Alvin Wilson
16	Don't Be Earth-Bound!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sy Barry
18	Look for the Real Reason!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 6.08 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Detective Comics #257	1958	On eBay ›

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