Big Shot Comics
Columbia // May 1940 - November 1942
Issue count: 29
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Big Shot Comics was a comic series released in May 1940 by Columbia Comics Group. They featured some short superhero stories, but after a few issues they started experimenting with funny stories and some reprints from other comics. The issues were 68 pages long and the audience took to them pretty fast, as they were long issues packed with stories and they were released every month. The series rebranded after 22 issues to Big Shot and stayed with that name until the cancellation of the comic nine years after its original release, after 104 issues.
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Issue #1
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What's Big Shot Comics #1 worth in 2024?
The top price of Big Shot Comics (1940): #1 is $2390, paid February 2018 for an 8.5 graded copy. Other prices include $1817, paid in June 2021 for an 8.0 graded copy and $660, paid for a 3.3 graded copy.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #1 of Big Shot Comics (1940) was published May 1940. Penciled and inked by Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Mart Bailey, J. H. Streibel, Ken Ernst, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Jo Metzer, Alfred Andriola, and Fred Schwab. Written by Gardner Fox, Ham Fisher, J. P. McEvoy, Terry Keane, H. J. Tuthill, Jo Metzer, and Fred Schwab.
Key Facts About the Comic
Issue features the first apperence of Skyman!
Story Synopsis
Issue features stories of action, humor, and super heroes of the Golden Age!
- 9 page Skyman story "The Red Signet"
- 6 page Joe Palooka story "Joe's Decision"
- 6 page The Face story "Food Shortage"
- 3 page Dixie Dugan story "Snow Activity"
- 6 page Tom Kerry District Attorney story "The Weasel"
- 2 page text article "Heroes Are Born"
- 8 page Marvelo Monarch of Magicians story "The Taxi Problem"
- 2 page The Bungle Family story "A Touch of Pacifism"
- 1 page Off Side story "Cartoon gags"
- 5 page Charlie Chan story "The Murder of Norda Noll"
- 2 page Jibby Jones story "The Cornet"
- 6 page Rocky Ryan story "Bhangi Si's on the Warpath"
- 6 page Spy-Master story "The Detonator Ray"
- 1 page Mortimer the Monk story "Mirror Image"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $480 | $650 | $800 | $1,825 | $0 | $2,600 |
Issue #24
What's Big Shot Comics #24 worth in 2024?
The top price for Big Shot Comics (1940): #24 is $6600, paid in July 2015 for a 9.6 graded copy. Other prices include $1673, paid November 2016 for a 9.0 graded copy and $433, paid in July 2019 for a 6.0 graded copy. Also in March 2019 $265 was paid for 4.0 graded copy.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #24 of Big Shot Comics (1940) was published in June 1942. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ham Fisher, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Ogden Whitney.
Key Facts About the Comic
Uncle Sam appears on the cover art!
Story Synopsis
Issue features stories of humor, spies, heroes, and war during the Golden Age!
- 8 page Face story
- 4 page Dixie Dugan story
- 10 page Skyman story
- 6 page Joe Palooka story
- 6 page Rocky Ryan story
- 6 page Spy-Chief story
- 6 page Captain Devildog story
- 4 page Sparky Watts story
- 6 page Raja the Arabian Knight story
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $270 | $430 | $280 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
Issue #25
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What's Big Shot Comics #25 worth in 2024?
The top price for Big Shot Comics (1940): #25 is $960, paid in October 2021 for a 7.0 graded copy. Other prices include $336, paid in April 2020 for a 5.0 graded copy and $205, paid in August 2020 for a 4.0 graded copy.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #25 of Big Shot Comics (1940) was published in July 1942. Penciled and inked by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, and John H. Striebel. Written by Gardner Fox, Ham Fisher, Boody Rogers, and J. P. McEvoy.
Key Facts About the Comic
A Nazi U-Boat appears on the cover art!
Story Synopsis
The issue features stories of humor, spies, and heroes of the Golden Age!
- 6 page Rocky Ryan story "Adventure In Panama"
- 6 page Joe Palooka story "Lost in the Woods"
- 6 page Cloak story "Crime In the Blackout"
- 4 page Sparky Watts story "The World's Mightiest Baseball Player"
- 6 page Raja story "The Secret Japanese Island Base"
- 8 page Skyman story "The Aerial Torpedo"
- 4 page Dixie Dugan story "The Secret Room"
- 2 page text story "Jibby Jones Does His Part"
- 9 page Face story "When Murder Rode Under the Big Top"
- 7 page Captain Devildog story "Peril in the Phillipines"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $210 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850 |
Issue #28
What's Big Shot Comics #28 worth in 2024?
The top price for Big Shot Comics (1940): #28 is $1295, paid in July 2019 for a 7.0 graded copy. Other prices include $585, paid in October 2021 for a 5.0 graded copy and $200, paid in March 2017 for a 4.0 graded copy.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #28 of Big Shot Comics (1940) was published in October 1942. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Gardner Fox, Ham Fisher, Fred Schwab, Bart Tumey, Mart Bailey, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Ogden Whitney.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features Hitler being punched.
Story Synopsis
This issue features stories of humor, action, war, and heroes of the Golden Age!
- 6 page Joe Palooka story "Sally's Screen Test"
- 8 page Captain Devildog story "Toep Lao"
- 4 page Sparky Watts story "Halfpint Vs. Slap Happy"
- 6 page Rocky Ryan story "Incident In Iraq"
- 4 page Charlie Chan story "The Search For the Hawk: Part 2"
- 6 page Cloak story "The Boy Scouts and the Nazi Spies"
- 2 page text story "Little Chen Strikes Back"
- 8 page Skyman story "The Plot of Basil Lisk"
- 4 page Dixie Dugan story "Dixie Researches Love: Part 1"
- 8 page Face story "Chinese Obligation"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,675 |