Top Dog #1 [Star Chase]
(April 1985)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.65 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1985
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Star Comics; Marvel
Editing
Sid Jacobson

Issue Notes

This issue differs in content from regular edition of Top Dog #1. It includes a Star Chase activity.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Top Dog / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Kremer
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A Talking Dog!!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters
Top Dog; Joey
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Dog-gone Beginning (Table of Contents: 2)

Top Dog / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Len Herman
Pencils
Warren Kremer
Inks
Jacqueline Roettcher
Colors
Peter Kremer
Letters
Grace Kremer
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters
Top Dog; Joey Jordan; Lizzie Jordan; Mr. Jordan; Mrs. Jordan; Willie
Synopsis
remembering when Joey and Top Dog first met

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Royal Roy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Get Along Gang / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Dog-Gone Beginning Part 2: House about a Dog, Mom? (Table of Contents: 5)

Top Dog / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Len Herman
Pencils
Warren Kremer
Inks
Jacqueline Roettcher
Colors
Peter Kremer
Letters
Grace Kremer
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters
Joey Jordan; Top Dog; Mrs. Jordan; Lizzie Jordan; Mr. Jordan
Synopsis
Joey convinces his parents to let Top Dog stay with them.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Top Dog / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Spider-Ham / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fresh off the Press!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham

Indexer Notes

promo for Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham comic; page 14 of comic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Dognapped (Table of Contents: 9)

Top Dog / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Len Herman
Pencils
Warren Kremer
Inks
Jacqueline Roettcher
Colors
Peter Kremer
Letters
Grace Kremer
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters
Top Dog; Joey Jordan; Slyme; Mervin Megabucks
Synopsis
Top dog is stolen.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Strawberry Shortcake / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Planet Terry / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Big Breakout: Dognapped Part 2 (Table of Contents: 12)

Top Dog / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Len Herman
Pencils
Warren Kremer
Inks
Jacqueline Roettcher
Colors
Peter Kremer
Letters
Grace Kremer
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters
Joey Jordan; Top Dog; Slyme; Mervin Megabucks
Synopsis
Joey rescues Top Dog.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wally the Wizard / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Planet Terry / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Play Star Chase

Indexer Notes

questions and gameboard to play Star Chase, a trivia game about Star Comics

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["A Talking Dog!!"]
    Top Dog
  2. 1. ["Catch a Rising Star"]
  3. 2. The Dog-gone Beginning
    Top Dog
  4. 3. ["Somewhere there is a Place called Cashelot"]
    Royal Roy
  5. 4. ["Here Comes the Get Along Gang"]
    Get Along Gang
  6. 5. The Dog-Gone Beginning Part 2: House about a Dog, Mom?
    Top Dog
  7. 6. ["Top Dog is the Talk of the Town!"]
    Top Dog
  8. 7. ["Fresh off the Press!"]
    Spider-Ham
  9. 8. ["Can You Name These Famous Stars?"]
  10. 9. Dognapped
    Top Dog
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Strawberry Shortcake
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Planet Terry
  13. 12. The Big Breakout: Dognapped Part 2
    Top Dog
  14. 13. ["The Magic is Here!"]
    Wally the Wizard
  15. 14. ["Play Star Chase"]
    Planet Terry
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
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