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Cover: Creig Flessel
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Big Shot Comics #8

Aug 1940 · Columbia · 0.10 USD
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In "Norgo's Freeze Weapon," Doe answers a cryptic distress call from her missing father, a scholar investigating the ruins of a sunken city, and with Rocky at her side, sets out on a perilous journey into forgotten depths. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated with striking detail by Ogden Whitney, this 1940 adventure blends mystery and early sci-fi suspense, with a cover by Creig Flessel capturing the eerie allure of the submerged world.

Contains 14 stories
Norgo's Freeze Weapon
11 pp · Adventure, Superhero
Fawn CarrollAllan Turner [Skyman]Norgo

In "Norgo's Freeze Weapon," the mysterious villain Norgo unleashes a chilling threat upon the United States, blanketing key regions in unnatural cold and daring the nation to surrender—or face total freeze. With the fate of the country hanging in the balance, the stakes are as frigid as the threat itself.

Reunion with Knobby
6 pp · Humor, Sports
Joe PalookaKnobby WalshSteveTonyWeidebottomMr. StookeyBuddy Peters
The Robot Killer
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Tom Kerry
The Hypnotist
6 pp · Spy
Spy-Chief [Jeff Cardiff]"Ace" GordonJack CondonThe Hypnotist

Spy-Chief Jeff Cardiff infiltrates a hidden Virginia compound to stop The Hypnotist, a villain who's broadcasting his hypnotic powers to control Army bombers from the air. With his wits and fists, Cardiff must overcome an enemy whose most dangerous weapon is a glance—and bring the threat down before more aircraft fall under the villain's spell.

Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor, Children
BettyJibby JonesJaneUncle Grump
Untitled Non-Fiction story
1 pp · Non-Fiction
Ann SheridanErrol FlynnDon Ameche
The Kidnapping of David Frome, Part 3
5 pp · Detective-Mystery
Kirk BarrowCarlaBienaCol. BambaBorricoGeneral JuraDavid Frome
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Mike
Mystery in Metalanim
6 pp · Adventure
Doe AmesRocky RyanMr. JonsonMr. Ames

In "Mystery in Metalanim," Jo receives a cryptic message that her father has vanished while exploring the ruins of a sunken city, prompting her to enlist Rocky’s help. Together, they set out on a daring journey into the depths of forgotten architecture, where every crumbling pillar holds a secret.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Buckwheat
Untitled Humor story
3 pp · Humor
ImogeneJohnDixie Dugan
The Chilean Drug Smugglers
6 pp · Adventure
MarveloZeeCaptain Esperol
Too Much Santa Claus
1 pp · Humor
George Bungle
Mystery of the Missing Shoes
6 pp · Adventure, Superhero
Tony Trent [The Face]Ted BolderO'Rourke

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Raw (Good) $86
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $840*
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artist, inker Ogden Whitney
cover pencils, inks Creig Flessel

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