Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1941-01-28
Editing: Vin Sullivan (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Big Shot Comics (Columbia, 1940 series) #11 Edit Cover
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Charlie Chan; Joe Palooka; The Skyman / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; detective-mystery; sports; adventure; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Joe! Look out for that tree stump!!
  • Keywords:sledding; T.N.T.
Characters:
Skyman [Allen Turner]; Charlie Chan; Joe Palooka; Jibby Jones; The Face [Tony Trent] (inset); Marvelo (inset); Rocky Ryan (inset)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.

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The Skyman / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Gardner Fox (credited as Paul Dean)
Pencils:
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks:
Ogden Whitney (signed)
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  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A press conference at Washington --
Characters:
The Skyman [Allen Trent]; Fawn Carroll; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Stentor (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

The Who's Who indicates that Fox was a writer on this feature at this time.

The Skyman Lends a Hand
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The Skyman / text story / 2 pages

Script:
Gardner Fox (credited as Paul Dean)
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typeset
  • Genre:aviation; superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Allan Turner lounged on the aft deck...
Characters:
The Skyman [Allen Turner]; Ted Dawson

Indexer Notes

The Who's Who indicates that Fox sometimes used the pen name of Paul Dean as did Vin Sullivan. Both wrote for Columbia during this period.

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Spy-Chief / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Mart Bailey (signed)
Inks:
Mart Bailey (signed)
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  • Genre:spy
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Many and varied are the accidents...
Characters:
Spy-Chief [Jeff Cardiff]; Commander Nolan; Drahson; Norgos

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Joe Palooka / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Ham Fisher (credited)
Pencils:
Ham Fisher (credited)
Inks:
Ham Fisher (credited)
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Letters:
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Despite a badly sprained ankle...
Characters:
Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Ann Howe
Reprints (0)
  • from Joe Palooka daily (The McNaught Syndiccate)

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Tom Kerry District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:crime
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The circus is in town!
Characters:
Tom Kerry; Carl Barker; Stella; Dolly; Joe Castell

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Jibby Jones / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Some day Jane I'm goin' to be a Boy Scout...
Characters:
Jibby Jones; his mother; Jane

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The Bungle Family / comic story / 1 page

Script:
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Pencils:
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Inks:
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well Butch what is the laugh for today?
Characters:
George Bungle; Homer
Reprints (0)
  • from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Short Stories", by the same creator.

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Charlie Chan / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Alfred Andriola (credited)
Pencils:
Alfred Andriola (credited)
Inks:
Alfred Andriola (credited)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:On board ship returning to the United States...
Characters:
Kirk Barrow; Sam Shalett; Biena; Miss Parrish; Mr. Richter
Reprints (0)
  • from Charlie Chan daily (The McNaught Syndicate)

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Movieland Sketches / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In many of the movie fight scenes...
Characters:
Bette Davis; Mala

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Dixie Dugan / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
J. P. McEvoy (credited)
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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:We'll rehearse what you're s'posed to do...
Characters:
Dixie Dugan
Reprints (0)
  • from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Good Deed Dotty", by the same creators.

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Rocky Ryan / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; fantasy-supernatural
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Through the land of the blue glass tower...
Characters:
Rocky Ryan; Doe Ames; Targo; Prince Naran; King Mowra

Indexer Notes

Whitney signs in the final panel of page four.

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Mike the Mascot / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Fred Schwab (signed)
Inks:
Fred Schwab (signed)
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Letters:
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Br-rr-r!

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Marvelo / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:We're coming to the Belmere Race Track, Zee!
Characters:
Marvelo; Zee; Mary Dolan; her mother; Lefty Louie

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Dixie Dugan / comic story / 1 page

Script:
J. P. McEvoy (credited)
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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There's Buddy now, Imogene...
Characters:
Dixie Dugan; Imogene; Buddy
Reprints (0)
  • from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

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Facts From Here'n There / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The average college football game...

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The Face / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; superhero
Characters:
The Face [Tony Trent] (radio commentator); Jinny Gildernest; Dr. Franck (villain, society doctor, sandstone collector); two un-named crooks (villains)
Synopsis:
The Face grabs a sandstone buddha from a pair of crooks and sees the foremost authority on sandstone figures to find out whether it is hollow or not. Dr. Franck tells him it isn't, but Tony Trent discovers that it is, and that it's secreting stolen diamonds.

Indexer Notes

Script and art credits added by Craig Delich.

Michael Blake, a by-line used at Columbia, was used by writer Gardner F. Fox.

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Barnyard Frolics / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Jack Bogle (signed)
Pencils:
Jack Bogle (signed)
Inks:
Jack Bogle (signed)
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Watch me show the rest of the gang up...

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Oddities From Here'n There / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The ocean liner "Liberty"...

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Hey, Joe! Look out for that tree stump!!"]
    Charlie Chan; Joe Palooka; The Skyman
  2. ["A press conference at Washington --"]
    The Skyman
  3. The Skyman Lends a Hand
    The Skyman
  4. ["Many and varied are the accidents..."]
    Spy-Chief
  5. ["Despite a badly sprained ankle..."]
    Joe Palooka
  6. ["The circus is in town!"]
    Tom Kerry District Attorney
  7. ["Some day Jane I'm goin' to be a Boy Scout..."]
    Jibby Jones
  8. ["Well Butch what is the laugh for today?"]
    The Bungle Family
  9. ["On board ship returning to the United States..."]
    Charlie Chan
  10. ["In many of the movie fight scenes..."]
    Movieland Sketches
  11. ["We'll rehearse what you're s'posed to do..."]
    Dixie Dugan
  12. ["Through the land of the blue glass tower..."]
    Rocky Ryan
  13. ["Br-rr-r!"]
    Mike the Mascot
  14. ["We're coming to the Belmere Race Track, Zee!"]
    Marvelo
  15. ["There's Buddy now, Imogene..."]
    Dixie Dugan
  16. ["The average college football game..."]
    Facts From Here'n There
  17. ["One night in Harbor Haven..."]
    The Face
  18. ["Watch me show the rest of the gang up..."]
    Barnyard Frolics
  19. ["The ocean liner "Liberty"..."]
    Oddities From Here'n There
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