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20March-April 1953
$0.10

Big Town #20

DC · March-April 1953 · on sale 1953-01-21

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Series
Big Town (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
March-April 1953
Key date
1953-03-00
On-sale date
1953-01-21
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe GiellaSteve Wilson
2Big Town's Amazing Manhunt!comic story7.67script: John Broome; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John GiuntaSteve Wilson; Lorelei; Harry; Inspector Callahan; Dr. Gomar Homik; Officer Garrett; Bony; Ox
4Freedom of the Presscomic story0.5
7Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
8The Headline Huntercomic story5.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John GiuntaSteve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; "Big Mike" Andrews; Nifty Brogan; Inspector Callahan; Dusty; Ace Clark
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
10Newspaper Luckcartoon0.5
13The Human Memory Book!comic story3.67pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Joe Giella
15Rendezvous with Murder!comic story8script: David Kahn; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John Giunta

Plus 8.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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