Big Town #48
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- November-December 1957
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: Superman National Comics
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/13868
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, editor [attributed] (actual)
Issue contents
Cover
Mystery of the Moon Man!
(Big Town)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Big Town
- Genre
- Crime
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Wilson Chemical Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Big Town
- Genre
- Crime
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Manny Stallman, penciller
- John Giunta, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
3"The oldest symbol in comics..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Our Army at War; Blackhawk
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
4Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction; advocacy
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Ruben Moreira, line art
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
5"Well, Spike, I see you're back here again!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Casey the Cop
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #108 ([February 1958]) — Untitled
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Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #108 (February 1958) — Casey the Cop
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Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #27 ([July 1967?]) — Untitled
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Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #27 ([July 1967?])
6Featuring
- Feature
- Big Town
- Genre
- Crime
- Characters
- Dan Brewster; Steve Wilson; Wyn; Lt. Greggory
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Manny Stallman, penciller
- John Giunta, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
7"A unique publishing experiment was initiated in Chicago..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Odd News Items!
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
8Featuring
- Feature
- Palisades Amusement Park
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
9"President Thomas Jefferson held newspapers in such high esteem..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Famous Newspaper Quotes!
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
10Featuring
- Feature
- Good Luck Oleomargarine
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
11Featuring
- Feature
- Big Town
- Genre
- Crime
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Manny Stallman, penciller
- John Giunta, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
12Featuring
- Feature
- Headline Heroes
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Mort Drucker, scripter
- Art
- Mort Drucker, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Mort Drucker, letterer
Synopsis
Events in the life of the editor/publisher of the New York Sun.
13Featuring
- Feature
- Stephens Credit Sales
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
14Featuring
- Feature
- Charles Atlas
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
15Featuring
- Feature
- American Specialty Company
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.