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42November-December 1956
$0.10

Big Town #42

DC · November-December 1956 · on sale 1956-09-18

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Series
Big Town (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
November-December 1956
Key date
1956-11-00
On-sale date
1956-09-18
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Masked Monarch of the Underworld!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella
2Masked Monarch of the Underworld!comic story7.67script: John Broome; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John Giunta
4-cartoon0.5
6Binky's Special Election Exhibitpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira SchnappBinky Biggs
7The Living Shadows of Big Town!comic story8script: John Broome; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John Giunta
9-cartoon1
10The Four-Wheeled Newspaperman!comic story9.75script: John Broome; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John GiuntaSteve Wilson

Plus 7.08 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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