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| I've always wondered why they kept the Black Hood in Top Notch after it converted to Top Notch Laugh. Every other feature in the book is outright comedy, but the Black Hood story is about a murderer who uses human blood from his victims to animate killer puppets! (The text story is also crime-oriented) He had his own title by this time, so it wasn't like they were just burning off inventory. This was the last issue in which he appeared, however. |
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| Note that Archie used superheroes as backup features in Laugh and Pep not just in the 1940s, but in the early 1960s as well. |
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| Publication | April 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly except March, June, September and December |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Superhero | Characters: Black Hood; Suzie |
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| Synopsis | Suzie is a sign painter's helper. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Suzie; Mr. Leopard; Mr. Schultz |
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| Synopsis | Clara Belle is going to marry Bugeye, but the Preacher turns out to be a nutty from the State Asylum. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Pokey Oakey; Clara Belle; Bugeye Mc Slop; Parson Dropseat (nutty Preacher) |
| Notes | Credit line reads "A Don Dean Production." |
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| Synopsis | Senor Siesta is spotted by a movie scout. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Senor Siesta; Movie scout; Makum Hatum (magician); Stretch Stitchel (midget) |
| Notes | Final appearance of the "Señor Siesta" feature. |
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| Synopsis | The Clapsaddle sisters feel romantic and invite Snoop over to their estate. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Snoop McGook; Waldo (squirrell); Ella Clapsaddle; Bella Clapsaddle; Della Clapsaddle; Snitch Harris (burglar) |
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| Synopsis | Gus, the homeless ghost, and his sidekick angel, Gabby, browse around to see if they can find some body. They find a mechanical man. |
| Credits | Script: George Kean? |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Gloomy Gus [Gus Gloompuss]; St. Pete; Gabby (angel); Professor |
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| Comic Story | The Marionette Murders (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | A puppeteer with living marionettes that need human blood. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Barbara Sutton (reporter); Sergeant McGinty; Paulini (puppeteer) |
| Notes | Final appearance of the "Black Hood" feature in Top Notch Laugh Comics. However, "Black Hood" now also appears in Black Hood Comics (Archie, 1943 Series), which will continue until 1946. |
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| Text Story | I Choose Death (1.88 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Robert C. Blackman | Letters: Typeset |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Louis H. Silberkleit, publisher and business manager; Harry Shorten, editor; John L. Goldwater, managing editor. Owner: M.L.J. Magazines (partnership); Louis H. Silberkleit, John L. Goldwater; Maurice Coyne |
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| Synopsis | Stupidman makes War Bond stew and catches a German spy. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Superhero | Characters: The 3 Monkey-Teers [Sassafras; Small Fry; Yehudi]; Stupidman [Egbert]; Frankie and Johnnie (two headed being); The Witch |
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| Synopsis | The heir to the Ranville millions is due on the next train to rough it up on the ranch. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children; Western-frontier | Characters: Dotty; Ditto (parrot); Dottum (Indian); Gramps; Mail man; Tommy Granville |
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