Top Notch Comics
#18
(August 1941)
Archie,
1939 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-06-15
- 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.
The Return of the Skull!
Black Hood; The Wizard / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Hood; Wizard; Roy
The Return of the Skull!
Black Hood / comic story / 14 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Sergeant McGinty; Barbara Sutton (reporter); The Skull (villain); Lord Rothmere (introduction); Slim
Indexer Notes
title from cover
Camy can be spotted during this period by the rather square faces with scowling mouth, especially on Sergeant McGinty. Compare with signed story in #20.
[no title indexed]
The Wizard / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No phoney moves or you get it!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy; Lil (villain; introduction); Moe; Lil's gang
Indexer Notes
Camy can be spotted during this period by the rather square faces with scowling mouth. Compare with signed story in #20.
[Indochina Incident]
Fran Frazer / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Fran Frazer (Photographer); Hal Davis (reporter); The Japanese (Villain)
Indexer Notes
Art similar to the signed Montana story next. Compare eyes, ears and mouth of Fran and Hal.
[Ski Mission]
The West Pointer / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Montana (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Montana (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Keith Kornell
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Billy (Intro); Billy's sister (Intro); Billy's father (Intro)
Indexer Notes
Signed in splash panel above mountain at right.
[The Return of the Mummy: Part 2]
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]; Joan Burton; The Mummy (Villain; Death)
[no title indexed]
St. Louis Kid / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee! Dunno whatsa matter with me.
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Gregstone Dyke (introduction); Clarissa Dyke (introduction); Count Shekels (villain; introduction); St. Louis Kid; Mary Malloy; Timothy Malloy; Windy
- Synopsis
- Jim blows his shot at the champ in order to raise money for Mr. Dyke.
- Keywords
- Bermuda; surfing; swimming; swimsuits; yachts
[The Haunted House: Part 2]
Wings Johnson / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- aviation
- Characters
- The Nazis (Villain); Bruce Brown (Guest Star)
[The Hands of Johnny Napoleon: Part 2]
Bob Phantom / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Roland Patenaude (signed as Pat)
- Inks
- Roland Patenaude (signed as Pat)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bob Phantom [Walt Whitney]; Jinx Friday (secretary); Jerry Lesser (Villain)
[The Reformation of Shiela Brooks]
Kardak / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Kardak; Shiela Brooks (Intro); Mr. and Mrs. Brooks (Intro); Mr. and Mrs. George Smith (Intro); Lorna Smith (Intro); Meadows (Intro)
Steel Sterling Pin-Up
Steel Sterling / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steel Sterling
Indexer Notes
Back Cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Return of the Skull!
Black Hood; The Wizard -
1.
The Return of the Skull!
Black Hood -
2.
["No phoney moves or you get it!"]
The Wizard -
3.
[Indochina Incident]
Fran Frazer -
4.
[Ski Mission]
The West Pointer -
5.
[The Return of the Mummy: Part 2]
Firefly -
6.
["Gee! Dunno whatsa matter with me."]
St. Louis Kid -
7.
[The Haunted House: Part 2]
Wings Johnson -
8.
[The Hands of Johnny Napoleon: Part 2]
Bob Phantom -
9.
[The Reformation of Shiela Brooks]
Kardak -
10.
Steel Sterling Pin-Up
Steel Sterling
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Del Gruber
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
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