Top Dog #1 [Newsstand]
(April 1985)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.65 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1985
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Star Comics; Marvel
Barcode
0714860254504
Editing
Sid Jacobson (credited); Tom DeFalco (credited) (executive editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Top Dog (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Top Dog / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Kremer (signed)
Inks
Warren Kremer ?
Colors
?
Letters
Grace Kremer ?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters
Top Dog; Joey Jordan
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Cover Thumbnail for Top Dog (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Top Dog (1985 series) #1 [Direct]
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The Dog-Gone Beginning (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Len Herman (credited as Lennie Herman)
Pencils
Warren Kremer (credited)
Inks
Jacqueline Roettcher (credited)
Colors
Peter Kremer (credited)
Letters
Grace Kremer (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now you're getting it Joey!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters
Top Dog; Joey Jordan; Mr. Jordan; Mrs. Jordan; Lizzie Jordan
Synopsis
Top Dog and Joey reminisce about how they met and how Top Dog came to live with the Jordans, pretending to be a regular (non-talking) dog.
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House About a Dog, Mom? - Part 2 The Doggone Beginning (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Len Herman (credited as Lennie Herman)
Pencils
Warren Kremer (credited)
Inks
Jacqueline Roettcher (credited)
Colors
Peter Kremer (credited)
Letters
Grace Kremer (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're going to love my folks, Top Dog!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters
Top Dog; Joey Jordan; Mr. Jordan; Mrs. Jordan; Lizzie Jordan
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Dognapped (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Len Herman (credited as Lennie Herman)
Pencils
Warren Kremer (credited)
Inks
Jacqueline Roettcher (credited)
Colors
Peter Kremer (credited)
Letters
Grace Kremer (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll race you Joey!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters
Top Dog; Joey Jordan; Mervin Megabucks; Slyme; Bruno
Synopsis
Mervin Megabucks overhears Top Dog talking, so he and his butler Slyme kidnap the dog, replacing his own dog Bruno.
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The Big Breakout - Part 2 Dognapped (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Len Herman (credited as Lennie Herman)
Pencils
Warren Kremer (credited)
Inks
Jacqueline Roettcher (credited)
Colors
Peter Kremer (credited)
Letters
Grace Kremer (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
No chance getting through the front gate with all that surveillance equipment!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters
Top Dog; Joey Jordan; Mr. Jordan; Mrs. Jordan; Lizzie Jordan; Mervin Megabucks; Slyme
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Star Signals / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

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

[Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 9 pages (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Top Dog
  2. 1. The Dog-Gone Beginning
    Top Dog
  3. 2. House About a Dog, Mom? - Part 2 The Doggone Beginning
    Top Dog
  4. 3. ["Can You Name These Famous Stars?"]
  5. 4. Dognapped
    Top Dog
  6. 5. The Big Breakout - Part 2 Dognapped
    Top Dog
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Star Signals
  8. 7. ["They have already begun to talk about...Planet Terry"]
    Planet Terry
  9. 8. [Advertisements]
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