Top Notch Comics
#14
(April 1941)
Archie,
1939 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-02-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
- Editing
- Abner Sundell
Issue 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. 3.
[no title indexed]
Black Hood; The Wizard / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Roy; The Skull
- Keywords
- bondage
[no title indexed]
Black Hood / comic story / 14 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A queer feeling of danger for Barbara Sutton -- the girl he loves -- is felt by the Black Hood.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Panther Man [Helmsley] (villain; introduction; death); Cooper (villain); Mrs. Sutton (introduction); Mr. Sutton (introduction; death in flashback)
[no title indexed]
The Wizard / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In an everyday home [sic]
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Harley (villain; introduction); Wizard; Roy
[The Bombing of Taranto]
Fran Frazer / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Adolf Hitler (Villain); Benito Mussolini (Villain); Josef Goebbels (Villain); the Fascists (Villain)
[The Kidnappers]
The West Pointer / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Keith Kornell
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jupe (Villain; Intro); Alvan (Villain; Intro)
[The Claws of the Cat]
Firefly / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Warren King (signed as King)
- Inks
- Warren King (signed as King)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Firefly [Harley Hudson]; Wiley (Villain; Intro; Death); Dr. Wright (Intro); Dr. Wright's daughter (Intro)
- Synopsis
- A girl rumored to be a jungle cat in human form.
Indexer Notes
Signed King in lower right corner of panel four.
[no title indexed]
St. Louis Kid / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lin Streeter (signed as Streeter)
- Inks
- Lin Streeter (signed as Streeter)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jim Jennings, the St. Louis Kid, is battling Mike McCormick in a return bout!
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- St. Louis Kid [Jim Jennings]; King Terry (introduction); two gamblers (villain; introduction); Windy; Mary Malloy; Mrs. Malloy; Timothy Malloy; Flossie
- Synopsis
- The Kid wants to throw the match to save Tim Molloy's skin, but his daughter runs a bluff.
- Keywords
- gambling; stereotyping of blacks
[The Inlet Invasion]
Wings Johnson / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- aviation
- Characters
- The Nazis (Villain)
[The Broadway Jewel Robbery]
Bob Phantom / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten ?
- Pencils
- Bernard Klein (signed as Bobby King)
- Inks
- Bernard Klein (signed as Bobby King)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bob Phantom [Walt Whitney]; Inez (Villain; Intro); Inez's partner (Villain; Intro; Death)
- Synopsis
- A man and a girl rob a jewelry shop on Broadway and get away with a fortune in diamonds.
Indexer Notes
Originally credited to Warren King, but the art is identical to Klein's many signed stories in Top-Notch Comics. Notice tiny, narrow heads with angry eyebrows in sideview, and angular chin.
[no title indexed]
Kardak / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One day, as Kardak and Balthar stroll through the slums...
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Kardac; Balthar; Alderman Hokum (introduction)
- Synopsis
- A grafting politician prevents the building of a playground for kids.
Indexer Notes
This artwork resembles Hubbell's signed story in #15.
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Black Hood; The Wizard -
1.
["A queer feeling of danger for Barbara Sutton -- the girl he loves -- is felt by the Black Hood."]
Black Hood -
2.
["In an everyday home [sic]"]
The Wizard -
3.
[The Bombing of Taranto]
Fran Frazer -
4.
[The Kidnappers]
The West Pointer -
5.
[The Claws of the Cat]
Firefly -
6.
["Jim Jennings, the St. Louis Kid, is battling Mike McCormick in a return bout!"]
St. Louis Kid -
7.
[The Inlet Invasion]
Wings Johnson -
8.
[The Broadway Jewel Robbery]
Bob Phantom -
9.
Breaking the Tape
-
10.
["One day, as Kardak and Balthar stroll through the slums..."]
Kardak
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Steve Coates
- Del Gruber
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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