Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1954-07-14
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
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Crime Goes to the Fair!
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Big Town / cover / 1 page

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On-sale date from copyright registration.

Buzzy Says: "Work Can Be Fun!"
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Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page

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Inside front cover.

Steve Wilson's Night Beat!
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Big Town / comic story / 8 pages

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page

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Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids / advertisement / 0.5 page

Newspaper Business!
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Publicity News Stunts
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Crime Goes to the Fair!
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Big Town / comic story / 7.67 pages

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Three Exciting New Adventures
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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Good Luck Oleomargarine / advertisement / 1 page

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Famous Newspaper Firsts / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The Auction Advertiser was the first newspaper...

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Odd News Items! / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:During the newspaper wars in Chicago at the beginning of the 20th Century, prize fighters, wrestlers, and other rugged individuals were hired to protect and push street sales...
  • Keywords:Newspapers
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The Riddle of the Roving Reporter!
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Big Town / comic story / 7.67 pages

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Editorial Advisory Board
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Superman DC National Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Colonial Studios, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page

The Insult That Turned a "Chump" Into a Champ
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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page

How Chuck's Fineline Pen Got Him in the Movies!
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Sheaffer Pens and Skrip Ink / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Crime Goes to the Fair!
    Big Town
  2. Buzzy Says: "Work Can Be Fun!"
    Buzzy
  3. Steve Wilson's Night Beat!
    Big Town
  4. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. ["There's nothing I like better than a parade!"]
    Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids
  6. Newspaper Business!
  7. Publicity News Stunts
  8. Crime Goes to the Fair!
    Big Town
  9. Three Exciting New Adventures
    Batman
  10. [no title indexed]
    Good Luck Oleomargarine
  11. ["The Auction Advertiser was the first newspaper..."]
    Famous Newspaper Firsts
  12. ["During the newspaper wars in Chicago at the beginning of the 20th Century, prize fighters, wrestlers, and other rugged individuals were hired to protect and push street sales..."]
    Odd News Items!
  13. The Riddle of the Roving Reporter!
    Big Town
  14. Editorial Advisory Board
    Superman DC National Comics
  15. ["Here he is- the one and only Jimmy Olsen..."]
    Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
  16. [no title indexed]
    Colonial Studios, Inc.
  17. The Insult That Turned a "Chump" Into a Champ
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  18. How Chuck's Fineline Pen Got Him in the Movies!
    Sheaffer Pens and Skrip Ink
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