Tops #1

(July 1949)

The Realization of a Dream... (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Charles Biro (signed as Charles Biro)

Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Table of contents, and an editorial by Charles Biro.

The Closet (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Biro

Pencils

Reed Crandall

Inks

Reed Crandall

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022), (March 2022) [Colorless reprint of the title page.]

Are You... A Soft Touch? (Table of Contents: 3)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Marshall Goodman

Pencils

Cobalt ?

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Cobalt ?

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?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustrated quiz.

I'll Buy That Girl! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Auriel Macfie

Pencils

Dan Barry

Inks

Dan Barry

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Letters

?

Genre

drama

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022) [Detail from the title page of the story.], (March 2022)

The Prize Was Death! (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dilys Jones

Pencils

Reed Crandall

Inks

Reed Crandall

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022)

You're On the Parole Board! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

William Kofoed

Pencils

Bob Fujitani (credited as Robert Fugi)

Inks

Bob Fujitani (credited as Robert Fugi)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022)

How Sad Can a Sack Get? (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Perry

Pencils

Bob Perry

Inks

Bob Perry

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?

Letters

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Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022)

Gold Mine in a Sewer (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Robert W. Lamont

Pencils

Louis Jambor

Inks

Louis Jambor

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Letters

?

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022) [Back cover illustration is excerpted from the title page of the story.], (March 2022)

There Must Be a Better Way (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Claude Moore

Pencils

Tony DiPreta

Inks

Tony DiPreta

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Letters

?

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022)

Our Explosive Children! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Briefer

Pencils

George Tuska

Inks

George Tuska

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

drama; teen

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022) [Colorless excerpt from the first panel of the second page of the story.], (March 2022)

Are We All Craze Crazy? (Table of Contents: 11)

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Script

Edd Ashe

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Edd Ashe

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Edd Ashe

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Letters

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Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022)

Under Our Skin (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. Benedig (credited as Dr. A. Benedig)

Pencils

Simmonds

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Simmonds

Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022)

The 9 Lives of Citizen Train... (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

George Hansen (adaption); Willis Thornton (original)

Pencils

Fred Kida

Inks

Fred Kida

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022)

The Joke on Eloise Money (Table of Contents: 14)

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Script

Dashiell Hammett

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Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022)

Indexer Notes

Two illustrations without credit.

Helping the World Go Round (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Anton Nikola

Pencils

Sy Barry

Inks

Bernard Sachs

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Letters

?

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022)

Times Square Interlude (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Halsey (adaption); Billy Rose (original)

Pencils

George Tuska

Inks

George Tuska

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

drama

Reprints

• in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022), (March 2022) [Reprints the first panel of the story without any text.]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Lovmee Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

These Two Great New Mystery Novels (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

The Dollar Mystery Guild / advertisement / 1 page (report information)