Top-Notch Laugh Comics #40

(October 1943)

["All of us know the Black Hood..."] (Table of Contents)

Black Hood / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed)

Inks:

Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Barbara Sutton (reporter); Larry (District Attorney); Riordan (killer); Gertie (accomplice)

Synopsis:

Kip finds the District Attorney shot and killed in his office.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited "Al Camy?".

["As the curtain goes up..."] (Table of Contents)

Pokey Oakey / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Dean (signed)

Pencils:

Don Dean (signed)

Inks:

Don Dean (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Pokey Oakey; Squire McTavish; Col. Qagmire; Nancy Quagmire

Synopsis:

Pokey and Nancy find an old mine shaft full of mushrooms.

Keywords:

ethnic

["Driving through the hills..."] (Table of Contents)

Snoop McGook / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carl Hubbell [as Hubbell] (signed)

Pencils:

Carl Hubbell [as Hubbell] (signed)

Inks:

Carl Hubbell [asHubbell] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; detective-mystery

Characters:

Snoop McGook; Pop McGook; Dave McGook (old hermit); Crook McGook (cousin)

Synopsis:

Pop McGook has got threatening letters from a relative.

"Here we go again!" (Table of Contents)

Suzie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Claire Moe [as Moe] (signed)

Pencils:

Claire Moe [as Moe] (signed)

Inks:

Claire Moe [as Moe] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Suzie; Madam Fifi; Lady Puddle Duddle; Lord Puddle Duddle

Synopsis:

Suzie has got herself a new job as window display artist.

["It was Senor Siesta's smattering of the culinary arts..."] (Table of Contents)

Senor Siesta / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Dean (signed)

Pencils:

Don Dean (signed)

Inks:

Don Dean (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; western-frontier

Characters:

Senor Siesta; Dead Head (bad man); Slick (bad man); Slats (bad man)

Synopsis:

The bad men have Siesta to cook for them.

["Now take those delicious tid-bits and go!"] (Table of Contents)

Three Monkeyteers / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Groggin (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Goggin (signed)

Inks:

Ed Goggin (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

The 3 Monkey-Teers [Sassafras; Small Fry; Yehudi]; Stupidman [Egbert]; Frankie and Johnnie Doubleday (two-headed friend); Eager Beaver (Indian); Witch

Synopsis:

The monkeys and Stupidman meet a funny Indian.

["Gus! Look down there, a new customer!"] (Table of Contents)

Gloomy Gus / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Virginia Hubbell (signed)

Pencils:

Red Holmdale (signed)

Inks:

Janice Valleau (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Gloomy Gus [Gus Gloompuss]; St. Pete; Gabby; Babyface Blop (killer); Zeke Snarkin (hillbilly); Zack Snarkin (hillbilly)

Synopsis:

Gus thinks it is a mistake to take the body of a killed hillbilly.

The Black Panther (Table of Contents)

Dotty and Ditto / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Pencils:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Inks:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; western-frontier

Characters:

Dotty; Ditto (parrot); Dottum (indian); Black Panther (steer)

Synopsis:

On the train, Dotty and friends meet a steer on its way to the rodeo.