Top Notch Comics
#24
(February 1942)
Archie,
1939 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-12-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
- Printer
- Printed in the U. S. A.
- Editing
- Harry Shorten (editor)
Issue Notes
Wizard and St. Louis Kid art credits, and promo pages information supplied by Gary Watson, April 2008.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.
[no title indexed]
Black Hood / comic story / 14 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The thick stillness of night is shattered by the staccatto spitting… [sic]
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Hood [Matthew "Kip" Burland]
[no title indexed]
The Wizard / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did you hear that, Blane?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Roy the Super-Boy [Roy Carter]; The Wizard [Blane Whitney]
[no title indexed]
Fran Frazer / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey Fran! For Pete's sake put that camera away!
- Genre
- spy; adventure
- Characters
- Fran Frazer (news-photographer); Hal Davis (reporter)
- Synopsis
- Germans are confiscating American food shipments meant for the French, and Fran is taking pictures.
Indexer Notes
Originally credited to Irv Novick, but the movement of the figures are too stiff and awkward, and none of his faces are found here. Notice inking, the narrow pointed ears and long hands and fingers, which can be found in some other stories in Fran Frazer and Zambini, Zip Comics #23.
[no title indexed]
The West Pointer / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What th’! Where are those bullets coming from?
- Feature Logo
- Keith Kornell
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Keith Kornell
[no title indexed]
Firefly / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That ship looks as if it’s been through a monsoon!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Firefly [Harley Hudson]
[no title indexed]
St. Louis Kid / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Bob Montana (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Montana (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I should have been champion!
- Genre
- sports
[no title indexed]
Wings Johnson / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Quick, grab your gun!
- Genre
- aviation
[no title indexed]
Bob Phantom / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Warren King (signed as King)
- Inks
- Warren King (signed as King)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Captain Casey and his squad...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bob Phantom [Walt Whitney]; Captain Casey (Police); Big Nick (Greek gambler)
- Synopsis
- A police raid on the gambling den of Big Nick brings no results, but Captain Casey will not give up.
[Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation]
statement of ownership / 0.1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Date of filing: October 1, 1941. No circulation data included. Printed at reduced size, rendering it illegible.
[no title indexed]
Kardak / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It is Cristmas eve!
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Kardak; George (gambler); Hook (villain); Hotel Detective
- Synopsis
- A gambling man tries to commit suicide, but is stopped by Kardak.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Originally credited to Paul Reinman, but his heads are much more wedge-shaped, and with eyes far apart and out of line. This is the same artist as on many Fran Frazer stories, with very narrow, pointed ears, and long hands and fingers. There is a possible, but unreadable signature on the head light of the train. Or perhaps just a railroad name.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Black Hood Smashes Murder Ring
Black Hood -
1.
["The thick stillness of night is shattered by the staccatto spitting… [sic]"]
Black Hood -
2.
["Did you hear that, Blane?"]
The Wizard -
3.
["Hey Fran! For Pete's sake put that camera away!"]
Fran Frazer -
4.
["What th’! Where are those bullets coming from?"]
The West Pointer -
5.
["That ship looks as if it’s been through a monsoon!"]
Firefly -
6.
["I should have been champion!"]
St. Louis Kid -
7.
[no title indexed]
-
8.
["Quick, grab your gun!"]
Wings Johnson -
9.
["Captain Casey and his squad..."]
Bob Phantom -
10.
[Hangman Comics]
-
11.
[Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation]
-
12.
["It is Cristmas eve!"]
Kardak
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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