Publishers / DC / Big Town (1951) / #9
9September 1951
$0.10

Big Town #9

DC · September 1951 · on sale 1951-07-25

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies ›
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Big Town (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
September 1951
Key date
1951-09-00
On-sale date
1951-07-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Beauty and Bullets!cover1pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex TothSteve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Harry the Hack
2The Tin Hero of Big Town!comic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: John Lehti; inks: Sy BarrySteve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Danny; Big Jim Flowers
4-comic story0.67script: Irwin Hasen; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen; letters: Irwin HasenO'Malley; Sarge
6Mystery Mansion!comic story10script: Dave Wood; pencils: John Lehti; inks: Bernard SachsSteve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10Johnny Law vs Johnny Lawlesscomic story8pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Frank GiacoiaJohnny Law; Captain Morley; Mullins; Herb Harrison; Mr. Carlton; Eddie Darrow
11Hard Luck Lestercomic story0.5Hard Luck Lester
13Tomahawk!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RayTomahawk; Dan Hunter
14Three O'Clock in the Morningtext story2script: Marie Sarafianos; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
15Melville E. Stonecomic story0.67script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker; letters: Mort DruckerMelville E. Stone
17Beauty and Bullets!comic story9script: Dave Wood; pencils: John Lehti; inks: Frank GiacoiaSteve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Harry the Hack; Mr. Kerns
19Snappercomic story0.67script: Irwin Hasen; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen; letters: Irwin HasenSnapper
21Buzzy Says: "Old Folks Are People, Too!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp; editing: Jack SchiffBuzzy Brown; Hank

Plus 6.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman #1001956On eBay ›
Adventure Comics #2261956On eBay ›
Detective Comics #2901961On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Before you buy

  • Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
  • Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
  • Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #89 of 50#10 ›

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com